Lead Paint & Roto Artist

Job Description

About ILM

Founded by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, with studios located in San Francisco, Vancouver, London, Sydney and Mumbai. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema. You can see some of our current projects here.

Your role?

The Lead Roto/Paint Artist is responsible for making sure the paint/roto team delivers all the requested elements in a timely fashion and acts as liaison between Production and the crew.

What will you be doing?
Assists the Producer, CG Supervisors & Production Managers with bidding and scheduling
Attends Dailies and follows up with team regarding their notes, fixes, etc.
Attends Production meetings
Assigns shots to appropriate artists
Provides clear direction and priorities to crew
Monitors shot and sequence progress
Motivates and empowers crew to meet deadlines
Identifies problems and effectively implements solutions
Quality control on elements delivered to compositors
Fast and efficient paint/roto on complex shots as needed or time allows
Interviews and reviews potential candidates when required.
Mentors less experienced artists

To be a contributing member of this team, you will have a mix of these skills:
At least 4+ years on feature film VFX work alone, not including stereo conversion experience
Must have Nuke experience
Demonstrated leadership qualities
Strong communicator with artist, supervisors, and managers
Strong time management in delivering shots
Solid organizational skills for priority shot task requests
Team player who takes direction well
Dependable under pressure with attention to detail
Professional in all dealings with Production, Sup and crew

JoinILM

This position is with ILM (Australia) Pty. Ltd., which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjb4p0-18-117-91-173-42 in your application.