Flame Artist

Job Description

Company: Method Studios
Position: Flame Artist
Location: Santa Monica, CA (On-Site)
*Pay Range: $100.00 - $140.00 Hourly

Method Studios currently has openings for a project hire Flame Artist to work on projects within our VFX department. This position will be located in Santa Monica.

The perfect candidate needs to be a dependable, team player with a great attitude, and be flexible with our fast turnarounds. They will work closely with the Flame Supervisor and VFX Producer in achieving the highest creative and technical standards of work.

MAIN DUTIES:
• Working with offline edits, prepping initial conforms as needed
• Organizing media for archiving and liaising with data services to ensure the space is managed efficiently on the Flames
• Adhering to tight deadlines and other constraints to meet production times.
• QC and Mastering

WHAT YOU BRING:
• Knowledge of working with timelines, conforming and mastering deliverables
• A strong sense of compositing, color, design, and a thorough knowledge of the film industry
• Knowledge of file formats and compression methods
• Knowledge of cleanup, beauty work, element integration, and matte painting
• Comfortable in a client attended bay, developing creative and building rapport
• Extensive knowledge of extraction techniques of bluescreen and greenscreen
• Solid knowledge of both VFX and finishing in Flame
• Nuke experience is an asset
• Knowledge of Tracking software
• Excellent understanding of techniques and technologies related to CG and compositing
• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills
• Deliver work within established project targets and the high-quality standards of the company
• Pro-active and an excellent communicator
• Ability to thrive under the pressure of tight deadlines

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9yn0m-18-117-72-224-42 in your application.