Senior Comp Artist - On Contract

Company Description

VIFX Design Studio Pvt Ltd (VIFX) offers post-production visual effects (VFX) related services like VFX, CGI, 2D / 3D visual art services including, but not limited to, modeling, compositing, motion capture, color corrections, matte painting, concept design, 3D effects, rotoscoping, and tracking in India by utilising the most cutting-edge digital solution-based technologies.

The Pitch Black Company is a global house of award-winning creative brands with a rich history in digital production for film, television and streaming media. Pitch Black brings together world-leading visual effects studios like FuseFX, FOLKS, Rising Sun Pictures and El Ranchito. The company employs over 1,400 personnel across thirteen worldwide studio locations in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver, Atlanta, Montréal, Toronto, Bogotá, Saguenay, Mumbai, Adelaide, Brisbane, Madrid & Barcelona.

VIFX works under the banner of FOLKS (Pitch Black).

Job Description

• Create Nuke scrips that integrate efficiently into the compositing pipeline.
• Work with your Lead to maintain and improve sound production workflows.
• Focus on reducing the time taken to complete repetitive or complex tasks.
• Iterate your work as required by your Lead, Head of Department, or the 2D Supervisor.
• Expect additional delegated tasks by them. Adapt work according to the changing needs of a developing brief.
• Work in a manner that allows other compositing team members to pick up your work if necessary.
• Work within RSP's colour pipeline, adhering to the colour workflow as outlined by the project.
• Adapt your comp setups as the brief evolves, diagnosing and resolving any issues with your own Nuke script.
• Review, QC & tech check your work for internal and external delivery, ensuring it addresses creative and technical requirements.
• Ensure visual continuity is upheld across shots and sequences.
• Work with lighting team members as necessary in order to meet compositing objectives.
• Develop and maintain a working relationship with 2d and 3d artists and technicians.
• Contribute to creative and technical conversations, with a view to raising the quality level of the final image.
• Manage your workload. Advise key stakeholders of any obstacles which may impact delivery quality or timeliness or budget.
• Promote a collaborative and enjoyable workplace influencing morale, fostering purposeful discussions and a positive work ethic.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years creating high-end composites for live-action feature films.
• Should be immediately available
• Expert knowledge of Nuke and a thorough understanding of the math behind comp operations.
• Good knowledge of Nuke scripting and tool development.
• Strong level of attention to detail and a strong understanding of colour theory, LUT'S, composition and both film and digital capture formats.
• Expert organisational skills, maintaining a calm and professional demeanour in a delivery focused work environment.
• Utilitarian knowledge of other discipline software such as Maya, Houdini and industry standard tracking software.
• Real world understanding of physics, math, proportion, depth, light and colour.
• Technical and creative problem solving with a can-do mindset.
• Working knowledge of the VFX pipeline and entire post-production process, including interdepartmental dependencies and hand over processes.

Additional Information

Looking for Immediate joiners only. Tenure of the contract would be 3 months.

Nothing in this job description restricts the Company’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The Company prohibits discrimination in employment against otherwise qualified applicants because of a physical or mental disability and will make reasonable accommodations to enable qualified persons with known disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job consistent with applicable law. The Company will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.