Digital Matte Painter (Temporary)

Business Unit: Method Studios 
Position: Digital Matte Painter
Location: Santa Monica, CA (Remote or On-Site) 
*Pay Range: $54.23 - $81.35 USD Hourly

POSITION SUMMARY:  

The perfect candidate needs to be a dependable, team player with a great attitude, and be flexible with our fast turnarounds. They will work closely with the VFX Supervisor and VFX Producer in achieving the highest creative and technical standards of work. As a Company 3/Method Inc Digital Matte Painter, you will be proficient at digitally painting photo-real environments and landscapes primarily using Photoshop. You’ll be responsible for creating photorealistic paintings that are used as an element to either embellish or replace live-action footage. As a Digital Matte Painter, you’ll also paint photo environments, elements, and textures to match into live-action plates or stand as their own matte painting plates. 
 

MAIN DUTIES: 

• Create digital paintings of photo-realistic environments based on concept art and/or photo reference 

• Provide or acquire photographic reference materials 

• Work closely with Supervisors to produce paintings and elements that match concepts 

• Paint 2D and 3D paintings for digital environments including Camera Setup, Modeling for Projection, Camera Animation, Projection; Setup, Image Re-Projection, and apply Atmospherics and Light Effects 

• Integrate matte paintings into 3D environments using Maya and/or Nuke 

WHAT YOU BRING: 

• Expert working knowledge of Photoshop 

• Experience creating digital paintings of photo-realistic environments based on concept art and/or photo reference 

• A strong understanding of light, color, and perspective 

• Excellent artistic communication skills, as well as an excellent eye for detail 

• Solid knowledge and understanding of visual effects pipelines, production, and implementation, as well as the ability to work well in a team 

• Strong knowledge of advanced matte painting techniques including color space, digital paint techniques, and Photoshop file management (be it file format, bit depth resolution, or appropriate layering of elements) 

• Good knowledge and ability with perspective, color, and value matching; 

• Good knowledge of camera focal lengths and composition 

• Knowledge of film resolution and aspect ratios 

• A good understanding of 2D and 3D workflows within a feature film environment 

• Business Systems Experience.  

• Demonstrable experience integrating matte paintings into 3D environments using Maya and/or Nuke; Flexibility to produce concept art from scratch.  

ABOUT THE COMPANY:
Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.

Diversity and Inclusion at Company 3:

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.

*The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs. 

The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.

The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws.

This position is for an existing vacancy. Both external and internal candidates can apply for this role through the Company’s Career Page. The Company generally only contacts those individuals who have submitted an application which it wishes to interview. The application window for this position is expected to close by April 17, 2025.