Leads the technical creation of Nuke gizmos and tools required for the final look
Authors, maintains and improves show-specific compositing tools within Nuke for artists
Supports, advises, educates and mentors artists around proper compositing workflows
Advises on and supports show Nuke templates, standards and workflows
Creates and maintains documentation on workflows, tools, process and procedures for compositing aspects related to the show
Perform creative lighting development setup as required using lighting and compositing tools
Integrate show specific needs from Look Dev into Nuke to allow artists to achieve final look
Initiate, setup, organize and document show specific Nuke gizmos and tools required for the final look
Perform technical work in support of shot compositing using various production tools
Interprets the creative notes from the Director, Production Designer, VFX Sup and Head of Look and works with department supervisors, Production Software Nuke Developer, and leads to come up with technical solutions to achieve the desired look
Works with Production Software Nuke Developer to determine studio compositing needs
Continues to help maintain show gizmos that get promoted to studio gizmos
Aids in testing and planning major version releases and updates to tools as required
As needed, serve as the compositing point person in production and technical meetings and reviews
Maintains knowledge of industry-standard trends and technology in the prescribed area(s) of expertise while staying abreast of the current production workflows and tools

Requirements

3+ years of Nuke experience
Proficient knowledge in compositing techniques and workflows
Capable of writing Nuke gizmos, plugins, nodes and associated GUIs
Ability to write python, BlinkScript or similar production programming languages
Extensive hands-on production experience with compositing tools and pipelines
Strong communication, collaboration and problem solving skills

Benefits

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

Nukecompositing techniquesNuke gizmosNuke pluginsNuke nodesGUIsPythonBlinkScriptproduction programming languagescompositing pipelines

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem solvingmentoringadvisingeducatingorganizational skillstechnical solutionscreative interpretationdocumentation