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Compositor

Remote · New Zealand Full-time

CoSA currently has opportunities for compositors in Canada with preference to British Columbia and Ontario based artists. CoSA VFX is a fully remote studio, operating in North America.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Create and integrate photo-real or stylized elements with live-action footage, using a variety of techniques including rotoscoping, keying, effects, graphics (GFX) and 3D integration, digital matte painting (DMP) integration, tracking, projections, colour-correction, etc.
  • Finish shots independently on a tight episodic TV schedule and work effectively as part of a team collaborating on larger sequences.
  • Implement fast, effective solutions to shot production challenges using off-the-shelf tools.
  • Interpret and facilitate client notes to rapidly achieve the client’s desired look or result.
  • Solve creative problems using simple, efficient techniques, sharing ideas with teammates.
  • Update shot tracking database (F-track or other), check email, attend dailies and other meetings, communicate effectively with supervisors, managers, and teammates.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Minimum of 3 years experience working in photo-real VFX for episodic television and motion pictures.
  • High-level knowledge of Nuke, VFX color pipelines, and VFX production process, with experience compositing multi-layer EXR CG, set extensions, and FX elements.
  • Work effectively as a part of a team collaborating on larger sequences.
  • Tangible evidence of experience working in photoreal VFX for episodic television and motion pictures (demo reel) plus evidence of working experience as a digital artist in TV and/or motion pictures.
  • Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail. Ability to be engaged with multiple projects at the same time.
  • Skilled in solving creative problems using simple, efficient techniques, share ideas with teammates and iterate rapidly based on client notes.

Preferred

  • Working knowledge of Python, TCL, and JavaScript

Requires 3+ years of photoreal VFX experience in episodic television or motion pictures, advanced Nuke and color-pipeline knowledge, compositing experience, and a demo reel. Python, TCL, and JavaScript preferred.

Key Responsibilities

  • integrating elements
  • finishing shots
  • updating databases

Skills & Tools

Nuke, F-track, Python, TCL, JavaScript

Job Details

  • Category: Creative and Art Services
  • Seniority: Mid Level
  • Commitment: Full Time
  • Workplace: Remote — Vancouver or Ontario
  • Salary: CAD 30 – 70 / year
  • Languages: English

About CoSA VFX

A remote visual effects studio producing photo-real and stylized imagery for television and motion pictures. — Industry: Media and Communications

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