Senior Compositor

Summary

Join Zoic Studios, a Visual Effects company, as a Senior Compositor! This role offers the option to work remotely from British Columbia or in our Vancouver studio. You will be responsible for complex compositing shot work, look development, and workflow improvements. The ideal candidate possesses 5+ years of digital compositing experience, proficiency in Nuke and Photoshop, and a strong understanding of VFX pipelines. We offer a collaborative environment, respect work-life balance, and are currently working on an exciting stop-motion animated feature project. While relocation costs are not covered, the salary range is $45-$65/hour, depending on experience and qualifications.

Requirements

• 5+ years Digital Compositing experience, preferably on feature films
• Experience in Nuke, Nuke Studio/Hiero, and Photoshop
• Experience with Linux (or other Unix) operating system
• Understand VFX pipeline fundamentals, including shooting, editorial turnovers, modeling, texturing, animation, lighting, rendering, compositing, and DI
• Ability to work efficiently and independently under tight deadlines in production environment
• Ability to communicate effectively with diverse artistic talents within teams and one-on-one
• Excellent time management, proactive approach to problem solving, and respect for deadlines
• All applicants must be residents of British Columbia, Canada
• Must be legally entitled to work in Canada ie. Citizen, PR, Open Work Permit

Responsibilities

• Create comps that meet the creative vision and technical standards of the project
• Develop and produce creative and convincing imagery combining stage and CG elements
• Apply knowledge of photography, color theory, composition, stage/CG lighting
• Apply compositing techniques that may include extractions, color grading, tracking, CG integration, grain management, deep compositing, 2D and 3D compositing and Roto/Paint
• Establish and share workflows, tools, best practices to support shot production, as needed and participate in Look Development of shots and sequences, working with artists across disciplines
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with colleagues across disciplines to troubleshoot and achieve the creative and technical goals of a shot
• Maintain aesthetic integrity and technical standards of work with consistency and keen attention to detail
• Help develop and maintain custom tools, templates, scripts and documentation
• Help identify areas of industry innovation and automation
• Help identify productivity improvements in collaboration with Artists across disciplines
• Assist in training and development of talent, including mentoring new hires, as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing custom Nuke toolsets (including Python3 or Nuke NDK)
• Familiarity with Silhouette

Benefits

• Option to work from home OR work from our Vancouver studio
• British Columbia Employees Pay Range: $45 - $65