Remote job for VFX, Post Visualization Artist

Job Opening: VFX, Post Visualization Artist

Studio: Mariposa Pictures

Job Type: Remote

Job Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the producer and director to create a dynamic cinematic experience that aligns with the director and story vision.
• Translate existing animation, live action footage into final rough version for senior compositor and VFX teams to follow.
• Working efficiently.
• PV Artist will be sent direction with a low-quality cut to follow as reference for the scene and camera movement descriptions, mood and emotion for scene and story.
• PV Artist will blend and composite all elements for scenes, create camera movement and scene manipulation through camera movements.
• PV Artist will be working with a variety of files, Large files, and backgrounds with multiple layers to be manipulated.
• A rough lighting pass may also be required before approval of scenes.
• PV Artist will receive notes from producer/director at each stage for approved final rough composited scenes.
• Adhere to pipeline protocols.
• Adhere to the production schedule.

Qualifications & Skills:

• 2+ years of production experience as a previs/postvis artist
• Experience using Maya
• Experience with Adobe After Effects and Photoshop
• Generalist level skill, lighting, compositing, and shading, etc.
• Fundamental understanding of composition, cameras, film language, and editing
• A strong team player who takes direction and constructive feedback well
• Excellent communication skills
• Adobe Premiere a plus
• Nuke experience a plus
• TB Harmony a plus
• Creative lighting abilities a big plus.
• Understanding of 2D animation principals a plus

Salary: $ 50.00 to $ 1,000.00 flat rate per scene-scene length range 45 seconds to 4 minutes

Apply: Send Post Visualization reel and/or VFX reel to mariposapictures@gmail.com and also Include programs you are proficient in and plan on using for rough composites for our project.

Note: Applicants will be required to complete a short test.