Hasta La Motion!

The Visual Effects department within Sky Creative provides visual effects, animation, grading and mastering of promos, titles and branding across a wide range of briefs to fulfil business needs. In order to continue to produce quality and exciting work, we now are looking for a 2D senior who will bring experience to the Visual Effects team both technically and creatively to produce high-end visual effects and animation up to HD quality in a fast-paced broadcast environment.

Your Key responsibilities will include:

• Hands-on compositing on Nuke. Autodesk Flame knowledge would be a benefit but not essential
• Specialising in complex visual effects based projects, potentially incorporating 3d tracking, photo-real composition of 2d and 3d elements, and other high-end effects. Individuals would also be expected to work on other projects as necessary, including day to day and promo work.
• Develop collaborative relationships with Designers, Directors, Creative Directors and all internal departments to ensure visual effects workflow is efficient and produces the level of work expected
• Supervise small projects and assist in planning staffing and workflow on individual projects within the 2D team. Duties will include but are not limited to, project setup, time and resource planning, technical and creative direction, problem solving at a strategic and local level and day to day supervision.
• Close collaboration with the Visual Effects and CG Supervisors
• Collaborating with 3D team members when required
• Visual effects supervision on shoots when required
• Advise on software and hardware and research new technology when required
• Mentoring to all members of staff within the visual effects team.
• Accountable and responsible for the quality of project results
• Accountable and responsible for personal interactions with all staff and clients

Your previous experience will include a high level of 2D compositing in a high-end environment, you will have led small teams of 2D artists on complex projects and have developed a track record in being able to support other team members through changes both creatively and technically. You must be familiar with working within a delivery schedule determined by management and will also have the ability to take direction from clients and disseminate information and seek support if required.

To apply for this role please go to www.workforsky.com

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