Hasta La Motion!

The Compositing Lead manages the creative team of compositors, to plan, and create compositing of visual effect shots and is also responsible for delivery of completed shots to clients.

Responsibilities

• Supervises a team of compositors including development, scheduling, performance reviews, discipline, and making recommendations for advancement, hiring and termination.
• Managing and overseeing the team of compositors as required for each project
• Leading the team to delivering final shots that are creatively and technically sound
• Uses discretion and independent judgment to allocate resources to meet expected quality levels within budget and ensure work is finished in a timely manner.
• Uses discretion and independent judgment to create bids for potential projects.
• Supervises the development of film shots, ensuring the team has the necessary skills and knowledge to complete a project.
• Approves final shots for presentation to client.
• Establishes quality standards.

Requirements

• Ability to build and maintain excellent working relationships with key customers.
• Ability to communicate in manner that creates collaboration, coordination and teamwork and to ensure the mutual sharing of ideas and information
• Ability to direct and structure working practice so that design changes can be efficiently made
• Must have clear understanding of match moving, roto, re-projection, matte painting and compositing process.
• Demonstrated ability to keep track of priorities, project activities, and critical milestones using the appropriate project management tools and techniques.
• An established leader with a demonstrated track record of success.
• Ability to generate new and innovative ideas.
• Ability to manage, develop and retain key talent.
• Must be willing to travel
• Degree in computer animation, fine art, graphic design, or equivalent experience. A high-level of film-based compositing systems, Shake/Nuke.
• Thorough understanding of the visual effects pipelines and workflows
• Excellent understanding of photography and film, and how the interactions of light, lenses and film emulsions make up the image
• Strong leadership skills, be customer service oriented, and work well in a team environment.
• Stereo experience a plus
• Experience in managing large teams of artists.

If you are interested in this position please send your resume to TDP.Recruitment@technicolor.com