Compositor - Mid - Short Term

2 months ago

Vancouver, Canada Image Engine Design Full time

**Position**: Compositor - Mid

**Hiring Range**:$85,000 to $98,000/year for a 40 hour work week

**Project Contract**:6 weeks from January 6th, 2025**

**Company Benefits**: Extended healthcare from day 1, premiums 100% covered by Image Engine, up to 8 paid Health and Wellness days per year.

**ABOUT IMAGE ENGINE**

Image Engine is a world-class VFX studio based in Vancouver, BC, that has built a reputation for excellence in the visual effects industry since 1995. We specialize in crafting stunning visual effects for feature films and television with an award-winning portfolio that includes The Book of Boba Fett, The Mandalorian, Game Of Thrones, Lost in Space, Jurassic World, and District 9.

We offer a full range of visual effects services, from concept designs and pre-visualization to CG animation, compositing, and explosive volumetric digital effects. Our crew is passionate about storytelling and pushing the artistic and technical boundaries to deliver the highest quality work on every project. R&D is central to our philosophy of driving creativity through innovation and we're committed to continually evolving our robust production pipelines.

At Image Engine, we value diversity and teamwork, and we're proud to foster a workplace culture that is supportive, respectful, and empowering. We believe that our success is a reflection of our exceptionally talented team, and we're always looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join us on our mission to create unforgettable visual experiences. Join our team and be part of something extraordinary.

**POSITION PURPOSE**

The Mid Compositor is responsible for delivering high-quality shots in a quick and efficient manner, with some guidance and support. They will directly address notes given by Compositing Leads and Supervisors, and will strive to continuously find ways to improve their shots on every iteration.

Mid Compositors will manage their time effectively to ensure assigned tasks of varying difficulty are completed to the expected quality within the assigned timeframe. They will proactively assess their workload every week, and communicate any challenges in shot complexity or delivery timeframes with their Lead, Supervisor and Coordinator. They will identify and troubleshoot problems as needed and will ask for assistance when necessary to ensure effective use of time and resources.

Mid Compositors will exhibit a positive/calm demeanour and maintain morale levels during peak production periods. They will participate in all team meetings when necessary.

**DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Take direction from Leads and Supervisors to consistently hit a pre-defined (templated) look for shots in a sequence, maintaining continuity and consistency.
- Demonstrate a keen eye for detail, with the ability to achieve high-quality creative comps, and proactiveness for addressing technical issues at every stage of delivery. Take a pragmatic approach to problem-solving
- communicating with other artists on the team to find the best solution and trying to help themselves before asking others.
- Accurately assesses and prioritizes their workload, and communicates time requirements to Comp Coordinator, Lead & Supervisor.
- Proactively communicates with artists in upstream departments to ensure they have what they need to deliver their shot. This includes starting a shot understanding the required elements, and requesting what they need with help from the Lead.
- Communicate successes and challenges faced by the team to the Compositing Supervisor
- Take direction from the Compositing Supervisor to help realize the vision of the shots
- Ensure continuity is upheld across the shots and sequences they are assigned
- Be open and enthusiastic about learning new things to further develop their Compositing skillset
- Attend dailies, reviews, and team meetings

**EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE**
- 3+ years’ experience in compositing digital VFX for film & high-end streaming projects
- Demonstrated experience using Nuke in a high-end production environment
- Attention to detail when finalizing & quality-controlling shots
- Ability to balance quick turnaround while achieving a high degree of aesthetic quality

**SKILLS AND ABILITIES**

**Technical skills**
- Thorough knowledge of Compositing workflows in Nuke, and how to make aesthetically pleasing and technically sound photorealistic imagery.
- Ability to Composite multiple types of shots from simple to difficult with increasingly less supervision
- Aptitude for technical workflow challenges between departments, industry-standard conventions.
- Understanding of photography, composition, lighting & physics.

**Core skills**
- Ability to troubleshoot and deal with competing priorities and projects
- Excellent time management and communication skills
- Ability to remain calm during peak production periods and maintain the morale of the Compositing team.

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