Senior Compositing Artist

This is a Full Time Job

A s a Compositing Senior Artist, you will work as part of the C ompositing team in conjunction with the Lighting artists to provide compositing support and solutions to the challenges associate d with delivering sequences in an animated movi e. You will work on developing looks and tools to meet the needs of the Art D irectors and Compositing workflow. Y ou will be expected to collaborate with the wider C ompositing team to offer support and guidance to fellow artists and the Production team .

Responsibilities
• Keeps up on current artistic methodologies and techniques that best suit the production and the company, in the development of a stronger creative environment.
• Works under the artistic supervision of the Lighting Sequence Lead in charge of sequence.
• Supports the Compositing Supervisor and Compositing Leads to create tools and looks to accomplish the artistic goals of the m ovie.
• Takes c harge of the more complex compositing shots of the sequence, when needed.
• Contributes to the creation and maintenance of compositing templates for the sequence, ensuring it's clean, documented, and easy to understand and assists lighting artists, in its correct use.
• Work s closely with the backend departments to define the strategies and workflows regarding the render layer structure for the sequence.
• Work s with the Lighting Sequence Lead and the Compositing Lead to develop gizmos, effects, specific looks, or applications for the sequence, if needed.
• Keeps up to date with current artistic methodologies and with technology trends and tools that best suit the production .
• Provides support for Quality Control of the final images ensuring all material complies with the necessary end goals.
• Work s closely with the Lighting Sequence Lead under their artistic supervision to support them with any compositing tasks.
• Work s closely with the Lighting Leads and artist s to determine the best approaches to solve shot challenges and develop final templates.
• Works together with the team , providing them with support, guidance , and instruction in areas that contribute towards their artistic and professional growth.
• Follows the Compositing Supervisor and Lead's guidance.
• Is proactive , adaptable, and calm under pressure.
• Accountable for meeting productivity and quota targets.

Requirements
• 5 years in VFX or animation industries.
• 1 years in the animation industry
• 4 years of professional experience in digital compositin g.
• Advanced technical knowledge of Nuke.
• Python scripting is desirable.
• Previous experience setting up compositing workflows for production.
• Deep understanding of lighting rendering passes and AOVs .
• Self-motivated and comfortable working with deadlines.
• Strong artistic eye and understanding of colour , lighting, and image analysis.
• Previous experience with Deep Compositing workflows .
• Houdini / Solaris k nowledge is desirable .
• High English level desirable.
• Spanish desirable.

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