Digital Artisan

Job Summary:

Position Overview

Industrial Light & Magic is seeking a highly skilled Digital Paint Artist to join our team. As a Digital Paint Artist, you will be responsible for restoring background plates and crafting digital articulate mattes.

About the Role

• Demonstrates a strong eye for color and grain structures with the ability to match saturation, hues, and black points from multiple sources to build a cohesive final montage.
• Able to break shots down into individual components with little supervision.
• Easily assimilates feedback given by supervisors.
• Researches appropriate references, including continuity with like shots, and proactively communicates this information to the team.
• Demonstrates a keen eye for recognizing paint artifacts, sharpness, and color issues.
• Able to handle complex shots with heavy motion blur, lots of layers, etc.
• Uses a combination of techniques when dealing with tricky wire removals and clean plates.
• Demonstrates a basic ability to do 'paint on comp' work to a high level of quality.
• Working knowledge of color correction and Grain pipeline in Nuke.
• Ability to use layout and DM cameras in Nuke.
• Ability to export track points between multiple toolsets.
• Proven understanding of stereo compositing pipeline.
• Demonstrates excellent troubleshooting skills.
• Takes ownership and responsibility of shot, proactively offering options and finding own solutions for production problems.
• Actively works across departments in shot groups, providing updates to production and other artists on shot progress.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design, Drawing, or Animation; or equivalent artistic background and education required.
• 3+ years production experience in computer graphics, animation, or video.
• Professional experience with Silhouette and Nuke.
• Ability to write Nuke gizmos and/or plugins is a plus.
• Python and/or C++ experience a plus.
• Computer proficiency, including UNIX operating system; able to learn software and adapt scripts.
• Must have an understanding of how their work fits into the pipeline and its effect on upstream and downstream departments.
• Must have a willingness to learn new tools, a proven track record to be meticulous, and problem-solving skills.
• Adaptability and willingness to work under tight deadlines and to work efficiently within a production environment.