Python Job: Compositing Supervisor

Position Summary

The Compositing Supervisor participates in the supervision and direction of the Compositing group on a given project, in addition to a variety of administrative and personnel decisions, responsibilities, and tasks related to the staff members and activities. This position serves as a role model and mentor for the Compositing department, with the objective of fostering a team environment, and producing high-quality imagery.

What You’ll Do

• Guide the Compositing team in achieving the vision of the Director and VFX Supervisor
• 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
• Take a primary role in creating efficiencies and advantages in software capabilities for department and show requirements
• Participate in colour management, including the ingestion of scanned photography and internal colour management systems to ensure colour consistency of ILM’s work
• Handle quality control issues as shots go to film
• Communicate effectively with all levels of Production, VFX Supervisor, client/director, discipline supervisor peers and Compositing team
• Responsible for genuine, timely feedback to Compositing crew members
• Act as a point person between Production and Compositing crews, providing clear and timely communication
• Assemble crew for production, assess individual’s skills, and delegate work appropriately
• 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
• Participate in the creation and submission of shot bids
• Assess work for a shot and is responsible for its completion
• 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
• Assist with problem solving efforts and communicating issues organizationally, logistically, and technically
• Supervise and train less experienced compositing artists
• Foster a team environment

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of Compositing experience
• Outstanding Artistic Ability
• Expert-level Nuke abilities
• Excellent communication skills a must
• Highly skilled in all aspects of compositing, colour tools and methodologies, matte extraction techniques, 2.5d compositing techniques, scanning and timing process
• Understanding of photography, composition, lighting, colour, and motion
• Ability to mentor less experienced Compositors
• Working knowledge of Unix and shell scripting
• Python experience a plus

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