Compositing Supervisor

Job Description

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Job title: Compositing Supervisor

Reports to: Head of CG

POSITION SUMMARY

As Compositing Supervisor you will determine best approach to solve compositing challenges and develop final look,
• Assist the Head of Department with:
• developing and documenting best practices
• recruiting and vetting candidates
• interdepartmental collaboration efforts
• guiding artists' professional development - continually assessing artist skill levels and aptitudes, providing performance feedback, mentoring, etc.
• developing and delivering training programs
• organizing and conducting departmental post-mortems upon completion of shows
• providing artistic and technical support to Lead Compositors
• Assist the Lead Compositors and Production teams with:
• bidding, planning, forecasting, etc.
• look development of projects
• solving technical issues, designing workflows, etc.
• providing artistic and technical support to artists
• Within the compositing department, ensure adherence to:
• established best practices
• highest aesthetic standards
• Lead show teams of compositors, as required

Qualifications
• 6+ years leading compositing teams for film or high-end TV/Streaming
• advanced knowledge of Nuke and all aspects of compositing
• ability to composite high-complexity, creatively challenging shots or lookdev
• ability to lead and mentor a team
• strong written and oral communication skills
• familiarity with Linux and bash/tcsh scripting is an asset
• familiarity with Python scripting/Nuke gizmos/NDK is an asset
• advanced knowledge of filmmaking / photography is an asset
• on-set supervision experience is an asset
• familiarity with Houdini and Renderman is an asset

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjmj6b-18-216-251-37-42 in your application.