Compositing Supervisor

4 weeks ago

Vancouver, Canada Lucasfilm Ltd Full time
Job Summary:

This role is considered Hybrid, which means the employee will work 2-3 days onsite at a Company designated location and occasionally from home.

Industrial Light & Magic is looking for a Compositing Supervisor to join our extraordinary team The Compositing Supervisor works as a hands-on collaborator with the VFX Supervisor, CG Supervisor, department supervisors and leads to ensure that all delivered shots maintain the group's exceptional standards. With minimal direction and mentorship from their supervisors, their primary task is to support their leads, artists, and Production to produce outstanding compositing for complex shots in industry leading, photo-realistic visual effects films and feature animations.

We are looking for a creative who reflects the innovative spirit, creative talent, production excellence, team-oriented mentality and passion for innovative filmmaking that define ILM

What You'll Do
  1. Provide highly detailed creative and technical feedback and support to leads and artists
  2. Guide the Compositing team in achieving the vision of the Director and VFX Supervisor
  3. Advocate to achieve the highest quality aesthetic results in the compositing domain at the shot and show level; have the ability to not only manage the team, but complete the highest-level and most complex shot work
  4. Take a primary role in creating efficiencies and advantages in software capabilities for department and show requirements
  5. Participate in colour management, including the ingestion of scanned photography and internal colour management systems to ensure colour consistency of ILM's work
  6. Handle quality control issues as shots go to film
  7. Communicate effectively with all levels of Production, VFX Supervisor, client/director, discipline supervisor peers and Compositing team
  8. Responsible for genuine, timely feedback to Compositing crew members
  9. Act as a point person between Production and Compositing crews, providing clear and timely communication
  10. Assemble crew for production, assess individual's skills, and delegate work appropriately
  11. Participate in the supervision and direction of a variety of administrative and personnel decisions and responsibilities including: recruitment, determination of work procedures and priorities, career development, employee morale, performance reviews and conflict resolution
  12. Participate in the creation and submission of shot bids
  13. Assess work for a shot and is responsible for its completion
  14. Assist the department talent manager with the employee review process and the scheduling of personnel on shows, providing input on skills, productivity, and career development
  15. Assist with problem solving efforts and communicating issues organizationally, logistically, and technically
  16. Supervise and train less experienced compositing artists
  17. Foster a team environment


What We're Looking For
  1. 8+ years production experience or feature film experience with compositing work
  2. 2+ years of experience in a leading role
  3. Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, computer graphics or other relevant field; or equivalent experience
  4. Demo reel required
  5. References required
  6. Ability to work with competency, energy and enthusiasm within a team environment with minimal supervision
  7. Exhibits excellent listening and interpersonal skills, able to receive direction and criticism
  8. Demonstrates an extraordinarily refined aesthetic eye, anticipating potential problems and using knowledge of how to use the tools to achieve the desired look
  9. Expert-level Nuke abilities
  10. Consistent track record to pick up new software and proprietary pipelines
  11. Excellent communication skills a must
  12. Highly skilled in all aspects of compositing, colour tools and methodologies, matte extraction techniques, 2.5d compositing techniques, scanning and timing process
  13. Understanding of photography, composition, lighting, colour, and motion
  14. Ability to mentor less experienced Compositors
  15. Working knowledge of Unix and shell scripting
  16. Python experience is a plus


JoinILM

The hiring range for this position in Vancouver is C$153,600 to C$196,700 per year based on a 40-hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits, may be offered dependent on the level and position offered.

About Industrial Light & Magic:

Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney's stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with ILM (Vancouver) Inc., which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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