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Lead Compositor
2 years ago
Lead Compositor
Position location: Winnipeg, Toronto, or Vancouver
About Us:
Tangent Animation is currently seeking a motivated and skilled Lead Compositor to be part of our growing team. The Lead Compositor will work with comp supervisor and collaborate with lighting and other upstream departments to establish artistic goals for a given project(s). The candidate will be in charge of leading compositing artists, and supporting lighting artists. We’re looking for an experienced Lead Compositor to help us bring this new world to life.Responsibilities:
- Composite shots in the Foundry Nuke
- Develop and maintain comp templates and supports other artists in utilizing them
- Create gizmos and scripts used by comp & other departments and support with detailed documentation explaining tools and techniques
- Ensure continuity across the shots in a sequence
- Work with comp supervisors and compositing artists to achieve high quality looks
- Work with upstream departments (lighting, matte painting, and FX) and provide feedback on assets needed for the look of shots
- Troubleshoot Nuke scripts for technically related issues
- Communicate problems to the supervisors to get them resolved in a timely fashion
- Quality Check the final outputs
- Demonstrates good written and verbal communication, and exhibits a collaborative, supportive approach to working with other team members
- Works within a production schedule and follows strict deadlines
- Participate in meetings and reviews
- Mentor and offer support to junior artists
Requirements
- Minimum five (5) years of production experience in animated feature films or VFX films
- Expert knowledge of Foundry Nuke and integration of CG elements
- Strong understanding of compositing techniques
- Strong artistic skills and a critical eye for details
- Strong problem-solving skills and troubleshooting for any technical issues.
- Experience developing gizmos for nuke
- Ability to work collaboratively with artists from other disciplines
- Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
- Scripting experience in tcl, python is a plus
- Experience teaching and supporting large groups of artists is a plus
- Working knowledge of any 3D lighting software is a plus
Benefits
Tangent Animation is a high-end feature animation studio focused on delivering the best creative with the industries top talent. Our locations are Winnipeg, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Tangent Animation is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation upon request for candidates taking part in the recruitment process.
We thank you for your interest, however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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