VFX Lead Compositor

Axis VFX are looking to hire Lead Compositors to join us on a freelance basis, to work across a variety of VFX projects remote*/onsite in our Bristol based studio.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with and taking direction from the Compositing Supervisor and VFX Supervisor to help evaluate the creative and technical approaches.
• Responsible for working with the Show Supervisors and production to assess, assign and monitor compositing needs
• Design and develop procedural and innovative tool sets, pipelines and techniques for the Compositors
• Leading a team of artists and ensuring that the output is of a consistent and high quality.
• Performing all tasks associated with the compositing process, including 2D tracking, matte extraction, layering of elements, and colour grading on difficult shots.
• Developing key looks for shots that can be rolled out across the rest of the sequence as well as taking on more complex compositing tasks.
• Providing solutions to technical and aesthetic challenges.
• Being accountable for meeting productivity and quota targets on time and at a high level of quality.
• Offering guidance and mentoring to junior and mid level compositors.
• Working collaboratively with artists from other disciplines.
• Clearly communicating progress and issues.

Required Skills

• At least 5+ years experience in compositing digital VFX for film and/or Television
• Strong artistic ability and eye for detail
• Advanced demonstrated knowledge and production experience of using Nuke
• Experience with complex matte extractions and motion tracking
• Must have strong knowledge of compositing workflow and VFX pipelines.
• Experience in leading a team of compositors
• Must have strong aptitude for technical workflow challenges such as directory structure, file formats, naming conventions, scripts, automation tools, automated dailies, etc.
• Ability to mentor coworkers
• Familiarity with using Unix systems
• Ability to work gracefully under pressure to meet deadlines.
• Ability to write Nuke gizmos and/or plugins is a plus
• Python and/or C++ experience a plus

*Please note: Candidates outside of UK time zone must be willing to work within UK studio hours