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Compositing Supervisor

British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid)

Compositing Supervisor

2 Hours ago • 7 Years +

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Job Description

The Compositing Supervisor oversees the compositing team, ensuring timely and high-quality deliveries. Responsibilities include collaborating with production and creative teams, managing compositors across global studios, monitoring progress, solving problems, and performing complex shot compositing. The role requires expertise in Nuke, 3D computer graphics, and 2D image manipulation. The supervisor will develop production methodologies, provide input to the Head of 2D, and potentially create training materials. The ideal candidate possesses 7+ years of experience in live-action feature film or episodic compositing.

Must have:

7+ years live-action compositing experience
Expert Nuke skills
Expert understanding of 3D CG
Outstanding leadership & time management
Effective communication & collaboration

Good to have:

Shotgrid/Flow experience
Python, Blinkscript, or C++ experience
Nuke particle experience
OCIO/ACES Color Config experience
360 VR or Array Compositing experience

As a Compositing Supervisor, you will oversee the compositing team, ensuring timely and high-quality deliveries. Your expertise in compositing and production methodologies will guide the team to resolve creative and technical challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Collaborate with Production and other Creative teams to achieve the goals of the project
Ensure Deliveries are completed to the highest standards and consistency, both technically and creatively
Assist in planning and coordination of Compositing Deliveries
Manage a team of Compositors across global studios
Monitor the team's progress and help diagnose and solve problems
Recognize knowledge gaps and actively collaborate with the team to find solutions
On-the-box compositing of complex shots (live action sourced and/or full CG)
Utilize and share core knowledge of 2D image manipulation processes such as tracking, color correction, depth of field, retiming, warping, and photographic optical effects to achieve photorealistic composites.
Develop production methodologies and creative approaches in anticipation of and to resolve problems
Provide input to Head of 2D on Compositor performance, compositing pipeline, and workflows

Qualifications

7+ years live-action feature film or episodic compositing experience
Expert Nuke skills and knowledge of compositing workflows
Expert understanding of 3D computer graphics, including modeling, lighting, and animation
Outstanding leadership, organizational, and time management skills
Ability and desire to engage in positive collaboration and communicate effectively
Advanced knowledge and experience using Shotgrid/Flow or other VFX Production tracking software
Experience creating written or video recorded training materials
Traditional art, photography, and film background (preferred)
Python, Blinkscript, or C++ experience (preferred)
Nuke particle experience (preferred)
OCIO/ACES Color Config and management experience (preferred)
360 VR or Array Compositing experience (preferred)

About Us

Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 7 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry.

We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas.

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Eyeline Studios, our virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility. Learn more.

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Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients.

Come as you are

We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.

We will only consider applicants based in British Columbia, or those willing to relocate.

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Scanline VFX is an award-winning, global leader in the visual effects industry with studios in 7 core locations including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich, Seoul, Stuttgart, and Vancouver. From humble beginnings over 30 years ago, we’ve grown to a team of over 1,200 made up of diverse nationalities from around the world. We believe in the power of storytelling and are committed to helping filmmakers realize their artistic vision. Underpinned by a commitment to innovation, collaboration and long-standing partnerships, we continue to develop innovative tools, techniques and technologies, to offer filmmakers the ultimate in creative freedom. Eyeline Studios, Scanline’s virtual production division, is rethinking the future of real-time filmmaking by providing content creators with unmatched flexibility.

Netflix’s investment in Scanline’s pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows Scanline to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in VFX. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, Scanline continues to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients outside of Netflix.

Established in 1989 in Munich, Scanline became well-known for our ability to create photorealistic natural phenomena such as fire, smoke and water, having developed our proprietary fluid simulation software, Flowline. Scanline was the sole developer of Flowline and in 2008, and was the recipient of a Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Award® for the software.