Compositing Artist - Team Lead - Supervisor

As a seasoned VFX Compositing Supervisor, you will lead the compositing team to maintain the highest quality standards across all projects. Your role will require a strong artistic eye, exceptional technical skills, and proven leadership experience to guide both creative and technical execution of visual effects shots efficiently. - **Comp Supervision**: - Supervise the compositing team daily, set priorities, assign tasks, and manage shot delivery timelines. - Mentor and guide junior/mid-level compositors with constructive feedback and creative direction. - Collaborate closely with the VFX Supervisor and production team to interpret the visual goals of each project. - **Creative & Technical Excellence**: - Review, critique, and approve compositing work for seamless integration of all elements. - Solve complex shot challenges related to color grading, lighting continuity, chroma keying, rotoscoping, grain matching, etc. - Maintain compositing consistency and fidelity across sequences and projects. - **Project Management & Pipeline Integration**: - Forecast team requirements, track milestones, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery by interfacing with production. - Provide technical direction for compositing workflows, color pipeline, render passes, and troubleshooting. - Ensure that compositing tools and techniques follow industry best practices. In this role, on-site availability is mandatory, and you must be willing to work in rotational shifts based on production needs. You must also be team-driven, adaptable, and calm under pressure. **Key Skills & Requirements**: - Minimum 7 years of compositing experience, with at least 2-3+ years in a supervisory/lead role. - Expert-level Nuke proficiency is mandatory; showreel must demonstrate high-end feature/episodic work. - Deep understanding of VFX production pipelines, rendering passes, stereo/anamorphic workflows, and plate integration. - Strong artistic eye for photorealism, lighting, depth, and color composition. - Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate creative direction into actionable steps. - Experience in both 2D and 3D compositing techniques, including multi-pass CG integration. - Strong troubleshooting skills and an analytical mindset. **Software Proficiency**: - Nuke (Expert Level) - After Effects (Basic Knowledge Preferred) - Shotgun / Ftrack (for tracking and team coordination) **Preferred Qualifications**: - Background in photography or cinematography is a plus. - Experience working on international feature films, streaming content, or high-end commercials. - Familiarity with Silhouette, Photoshop, or other VFX tools is a bonus.,