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Overview

Barnstorm VFX is seeking a Compositor to join our team.

Barnstorm VFX is a boutique visual effects studio with offices in Burbank and Vancouver. Our team of talented artists provides photo-realistic visual effects for a variety of television and online streaming projects. We pride ourselves in our artists’ talent and dedication to producing world-class visual effects.

Job Requirements:

-Must excel in the following software: Nuke/NukeX, Mocha Pro, Photoshop. After Effects, 3D, and additional software packages are a plus.

-Exceptional artistic aptitude for shot composition, design, element creation, and/or look development for sequences.

-Capable of inventing creative solutions to challenging shots and ability to break down these complex shots into a group of easier tasks that can be accomplished procedurally.

-Excellent ability to set up logical compositing workflows that Junior Artists can understand and use, and the ability to troubleshoot and manage consistency among artists.

-Able to work on large sequences with a long-term deadline, supervising and delegating tasks to other artists.

-Dependable and reliable: can be counted on to be a turnkey solution on a high-pressure shot with a quick turnaround.

-Remarkable grasp of 2D and 3D compositing workflows in Nuke (After Effects a plus), as well as EXRs and multi-pass compositing.

-Ability to use Mocha.

-Understanding of 3D tracks and the ability to make and use them in a 3D comp.

-Outstanding compositing skills: able to tackle complex paints, split screens, and fixes with moving cameras and multiple elements, as well as matching multiple plate and CGI elements into scenes.

-Superior knowledge of keying techniques, including advanced spill suppression, mattes, relighting, light wrap, and key mixing (understanding of Keylight, Primatte, and IBK).

-Advanced photographic knowledge of lenses, distortion, and practical shooting, as well as the simulation of these elements in CGI.

-Notable leadership qualities.  Able to serve as a mentor.

-A genuine interest in pushing your creative and professional boundaries.

-An ability to be self-directed and to thrive on tight deadlines.

-Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Location/Compensation:

This position will be located in Vancouver, Canada.

Eligible to work In Canada (Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, Open Work Permit)

This is not a remote position.

Salary and Benefits are commensurate with skills.

About Barnstorm VFX Vancouver Inc

Barnstorm is an Emmy-nominated boutique visual effects studio located in Burbank, CA and Vancouver, BC, providing photo-realistic visual effects for a variety of television and online streaming projects. We pride ourselves in our artists’ talent and dedication to producing world-class visual effects.