Hasta La Motion!

Job Description:
Bent Image Lab is looking for a Department Head of Compositing and VFX for its growing slate of animated commercials and TV shows. Applicants must be experienced in Adobe AfterEffects, Nuke and familiar with Photoshop.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities
• Supervise team of staff and freelance compositors and roto artists.
• Support Head of Production and Producers in recruiting and scheduling artists for jobs.
• Troubleshoot technical and management issues for studio.
• Provide technical and creative support for bidding process.
• Manage the ongoing R&D for the studio for VFX and compositing.
• Responsible for the finishing of shots requiring any of the following skills: 2D and 3D tracking, lighting, rotoscoping, compositing and keying.
• Working with a variety of elements, from motion graphics to CG to live action to FX to stop motion animation, sometimes all in one shot.
• Provides visually creative and timely solutions to directors
• Communicates with other VFX staff and departments on status of composite work
• Able to manage time effectively and give accurate assessments of the workload and the time required to complete tasks.
• Provide preliminary and final color correction for spots.

Qualifications
• 3+ experience as a lead or Department Supervisor, preferably on commercials.
• 5+ years professional experience in Adobe After Effects and Nuke
• Photoshop experience
• Proficiency in film and video broadcast standards, and video and graphics formats
• Proficiency in color grading.
• Must be highly organized, and have the ability to juggle several jobs at once in a highly efficient manner
• Very strong interpersonal skills and communication skills a must.
• Prior animation experience a plus
• Experience with building a Nuke pipeline a plus.

Applicants should have a minimum of 5 years professional experience. Seamless integration and an eye for detail is a given. You will be required to work to tight deadlines, be very organized and need to have a positive hardworking attitude.
Please include your current location and your willingness to relocate.

BENT IMAGE LAB is a hybrid animation laboratory and live action production studio where award-winning filmmakers, artists, storytellers, animators, and designers come together to create projects for a diverse clientele. The studio stretches the boundaries of concept and design. It is a laboratory where exploration and play go hand in hand. We are located in Portland, Oregon.

This is a staff position with some benefits.
Salary is commensurate with experience. References required.
All submission must state what position you are applying for in the ‘subject line’ of your email.

Submit reels and resumes to info@bentimagelab.com and/or:

Ken Bryan
Studio Manager
Bent Image Lab

No phone calls please.