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SENIOR COMPOSITOR

Windmill Lane VFX is looking for an experienced, senior-level Nuke Artist to join our VFX team for work on upcoming feature & television projects.

We require someone who can think fast and thrive in a small creative team and who takes pride in delivering a high standard of work and is a creative problem solver with a great eye, someone who shows initiative and can take, share and deliver feedback and direction in a positive way.

We keep our core team small, so it’s important to us that you’re a people person. This is an opportunity to contribute, drive and shape great storytelling visual effects and contribute in a more hands-on, direct and valued way that is often beyond the scope of larger VFX companies.

Responsibilities

• Perform all tasks associated with the compositing process, including tracking, keying, paint, roto, layering and colour matching to seamlessly integrate the various layers or elements of a live-action plate to a high standard.
• You must be able to take direction and feedback from supervisors well, demonstrate initiative, versatility and resourcefulness and have a positive attitude. Constructive feedback and input is also welcome and expected.
• Complete work within the schedule while maintaining constant communication with the production team and supervisors.
• Follow production process, develop creative approaches and proactively problem-solve.

• Establish certain looks and solve particular design or effects challenges for key sequences.

• Working within studio best practices, follow guidelines, and keep scripts clean and organised.
• Have the ability to multitask and work well under pressure.

• Prioritise and revise work based on direction from supervisors

• Mentor and advise junior compositors and ensure best practices are being employed.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 year’s experience in film, TV or advertising with an in-depth knowledge of Nuke.
• A keen, detail oriented, creative eye with a strong understanding of colour.
• Strong knowledge of compositing, VFX and live action production workflows.
• Effective organisational and time management skills. Having a good sense/experience and balance of task time and creative expectation is a must.
• Proven ability to work closely in a small team with tight schedules.
• Familiarity with Shotgun.
• Experience and a thorough understanding of compositing multi-pass CG elements with a demonstrable high level of photoreal CG integration skills.
• Proficient in camera projections and 3D compositing techniques within Nuke
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with other applications such as Maya, Houdini, Photoshop a plus
• Concept, look dev, style frame experience a plus
• Experience with scripting, pipeline integration, gizmos, etc. also a plus
• Digital Matte Painting experience a plus
• On set experience a plus

About us

We are part of a busy content creation, VFX, audio, and post-production studio working on a range of film, TV, and advertising projects in Dublin, Ireland.

We are currently working remotely and ideally would prefer if you are, or could be Dublin-based in the future. We love and value a studio environment, although hybrid and remote working solutions will always be considered.

Please note that you must be eligible to work within the EU to be considered for this role.

Please send a CV, cover letter, and links to the email below with “Senior Nuke Artist” in the subject.