2D Compositor

About us

Established in 2000, Boulder Media has become one of Ireland's largest animation studios. Combining our passion, expertise, and experience, we believe in the power of our creativity and our ability to deliver world-class animated entertainment experiences. Boulder has produced many great shows, including Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, The Amazing World of Gumball, El Tigre, Wander Over Yonder, My Little Pony: Pony Life, DC Super Hero Girls, Transformers Cyberverse, Danger Mouse, Cat Burglar, and the Netflix hit feature film – My Little Pony: A New Generation.

About our culture

Boulder Media is not only a very hard-working creative studio, but we also have a jam-packed social calendar. From celebrating the end of each show with wrap parties to our famous Halloween fancy dress and Christmas celebrations to bake-offs, table quizzes, dungeons & dragons, online and offline meet-ups, and sketch-ups. We put on cultural events to celebrate our international staff and make them feel at home, away from home. What makes Boulder Media special is the people that fill the studio and bring life to everything we do. Boulder is a family, a very nurturing and open space for all to come and be themselves and express who they are through creativity. We would love you to be part of our animation adventure!

About the role

The primary role of the 2D Compositor is to bring together all elements of production, paying attention to good staging and composition, adding lighting and composite FX as per style guides, and maintaining continuity for any given sequence you work on. Working with care and consideration, maintaining the required style and quality of the show, while hitting deadlines.

Skills & Other Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Develop a clear understanding of the show being produced.
• Keep an efficient record of assigned scenes and maintain it in order of priority scenes.
• Ensure that all necessary final resource files are ready for use prior to starting a scene.
• Communicate effectively with Team Lead, Production Team, and Director to ensure a high-quality output of work.
• Prior to starting an episode assignment, carefully assess the full animatic and materials pack. From there, going into a more detailed assessment of assigned shots, ascertaining whether camera moves, colour palette treatments, or any special effects are required.
• Create clean and efficient lighting setups for a variety of characters and assets in different sequences.
• Organise workflow to enable and ensure you meet quotas and deadlines.
• Composite all relevant elements, i.e., BG's, FX, and 2D animation.
• Ensure that the scenes are reviewed and approved by the head of the department prior to saving them into the render folder.
• Ensure work files and folders are organised efficiently.
• All naming conventions must be followed, and all files are set up correctly in line with the established production system.
• All files must be saved and updated on the server.
• Ensure all finished scenes are exported according to the delivery requirements and saved into the appropriate unapproved folder for review.
• Ensure that all retakes called by clients are followed and completed by the deadline given.
• As part of your continuous development, you are expected to keep up to date with the latest initiatives and developments in your area of expertise/role, such as (but not limited to) training, learning and development initiatives, and mentoring.
• Any other duties company management may from time to time deem necessary and reasonably require.

What would we look for?

• A minimum of 2 years of compositing experience is required.
• Experience in Toon Boom Harmony and Adobe After Effects.
• A strong grasp of the basic animation fundamentals and a great work ethic.
• Be able to work to a weekly quota.
• Be detail-oriented.
• Be flexible, willing to learn, and self-motivated.
• Be able to work within/to a production schedule.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written.

What do we offer?

• Competitive salary, depending on skills and experience.
• 21 days' holidays per annum (pro rata).
• An extra paid day off for Good Friday each year.
• An extra paid day off for Christmas Eve each year.
• Time off for Christmas.
• Paid sick leave.
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity package.
• Death-In-Service Benefit.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Vision/Eye Care.
• Temporary Remote Work Abroad.
• Various in-house social events such as Cake & Fruit Day, Screening nights, Games nights, to name a few.

Boulder Media is an equal opportunity employer committed to supporting diversity and inclusion within our work environment. All applicants, regardless of gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, or membership of the Travelling Community, will be given equal consideration for employment based on their skills, experience, and potential.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at jobs@bouldermedia.tv to request accommodation.