Senior Compositing Artist
We’re excited to be back in our Montreal studio Tuesday thru Thursday… come join us! Under the general supervision of the Lighting & Compositing Supervisors, this position will help Lead artists with all aspects of Compositing. They will be executing high-end Nuke effects, assisting with 3D Compositing set-ups, overseeing sequence continuity passes, and helping the team with general Nuke guidance.
Responsibilities
- Works in partnership with the Lighting & VFX Supervisors to maintain and/or improve look quality and sustain pipeline stability across multiple shows.
- Review environment & key shot Nuke scripts of the Light/Compositors.
- Performing advanced compositing operations with the rendered layers created, including overall look and feel, color correction, 3D set-ups, advanced rotoscoping, look development, and other more specialized compositing effects, as needed.
- Itemize and help to identify what tasks are more Compositing specific vs Lighting specific, helping to manage & execute sequence continuity passes.
- Offers up ideas early on in shot production for Compositing effects to heighten or fix a problem in the final look of a shot or sequence. (Flares, Projections, Comp FX particles, etc.)
- Light production shots as required by the Lighting schedule.
- Perform technical work in support of shot Lighting using a variety of tools.
- Partner with the Director, VFX Supervisor, Lighting Supervisor and other staff in order to understand mood, time of day and color of the composition.
- Offers additional perspectives on techniques to final shots quicker, cheaper and of high quality.
Qualifications
- Degree/diploma in fine arts or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 8 years of experience as a Lighting and Compositing Artist
- Thorough knowledge of high-end 3D software, Maya
- Thorough knowledge of high-end compositing software, Nuke
- Thorough knowledge of high-end Rendering software, Arnold
- Strong demonstration of composition, lighting and color
- Strong artistic skills
- Demonstrable ability to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas
- A creative and collaborative problem solver who is organized and critical of their own work
- Enjoy working in teams
- Able to follow directions well
This job description is not meant to be all inclusive. Employees may be required to perform other duties to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. Please note that Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada will be treated in priority. Only the selected candidates will be contacted. Please note that you may be asked to provide references. Professional references may be requested.