Senior Compositor - ILM London

13 Minutes ago • 4-8 Years

About the job

Summary

The Senior Compositor at ILM London will combine live-action and computer-generated elements in visual effects shots, ensuring aesthetic integrity and technical quality. Responsibilities include evaluating creative and technical approaches, performing all compositing tasks (layering, matte extraction, tracking, color grading), maintaining consistent look and color balance, delivering excellent results with minimal supervision, collaborating with other senior team members, and anticipating technical challenges. The role requires extensive experience with Nuke, strong aesthetic skills, and a keen sense of composition and design. This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of two days on-site per week in London.
Must have:
  • Extensive Nuke experience
  • Strong aesthetic skills
  • Excellent time management
  • Collaboration skills
  • Problem-solving abilities
Good to have:
  • Familiarity with Linux
  • Experience with color grading
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Job Posting Title:

Senior Compositor - ILM London

Req ID:

10107887

Job Description:

Position Summary

The Senior Compositor combines live-action and computer-generated elements into visual effects shots that realise the vision and creative direction of the client and Visual Effects Supervisor. The Senior Compositor is ultimately responsible for the aesthetic integrity and technical quality of the final image delivered to the client. 

What You’ll Do

  • Together with the Compositing Supervisor and Visual Effects Supervisor, evaluate the creative and technical approach for assigned shots

  • Performs all tasks associated with the compositing process with minimal supervision, including layering of elements, matte extraction, tracking,  and colour grading on difficult shots

  • Actively maintain the overall look, colour balance, and quality for assigned shots and sequences to create uniformity in all finished work

  • Consistently deliver excellent results with minimal supervision and good time management

  • Work proactively with other senior members of the team and across departments

  • Understand and embody the company's and the department's values of collaboration, efficiency and problem-solving

  • Anticipate technical challenges on shots and can plan and test solutions to find the most effective, aesthetic and technically sound result

What We’re Looking For

  • Demonstrating resilience and efficiency in meeting time-sensitive goals

  • Taking ownership of own work while taking on board ideas and suggestions

  • Effective communicator with great interpersonal skills

  • Encouraging and empowering fellow artists

  • Acting as a point of contact for other artists and disciplines

  • Being aware of the wider show needs

  • Extensive experience with Nuke

  • Strong aesthetic skills in judging photo-realism and colour

  • Keen sense of composition, colour and design

  • Familiarity with using Linux systems

  • Experience in a similar level position

This role is Hybrid, which means the employee will be required to work a minimum of 2 days on-site per week at a Company designated location, and occasionally from home.

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Job Posting Segment:

ILM London

Job Posting Primary Business:

ILM London

Primary Job Posting Category:

Compositing

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

London, United Kingdom

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Date Posted:

2024-12-03
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