Company Description

As an artist-driven boutique studio, Folks has built a solid reputation in the industry. Through teamwork and creativity, we value detail-oriented design. From the very beginning, we have been passionate about capturing the imagination through highend visual effects. The artists on our team have been making larger-than-life visual effects for film and television for 12 years, bringing their rich and diverse experience from Montreal, Toronto, Bogotá, Saguenay, Mumbai and now in London.

Job Description

• Create realistic high-end matte paintings, including from scratch digital matte paintings, projection mapping and scene augmentation.
• Collaborate with your lead, assisting in the conceptualization of environments.
• Work with all DMP & Environment team members collaboratively to tight delivery parameters.
• Iterate your work as required by your Lead, Head of Department, or the 2D Supervisor.
• Adapt work according to the changing needs of a developing brief.
• Work in a manner that allows other compositing team members to pick up your work if necessary.
• Review and QC your work for internal and external delivery ensuring it hits creative and technical notes.
• Manage your workload. Advise your lead/head of dept of any obstacles which may affect delivery quality, timeliness, or budget.
• Promote a collaborative and enjoyable workplace, influencing morale, fostering purposeful discussion and positive work ethic. 

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years professional experience creating photo-realistic environments for live-action feature film.
• Expert user of Photoshop & proficient in Nuke. Experience with Maya & Mari is a plus.
• Deep understanding of color, light, and composition.
• Maintain a calm and professional demeanor in a deadline focused work environment.
• Expert organizational skills, maintaining a calm and professional demeanor in a delivery focused work environment.
• Technical and creative problem-solving with a can-do mindset.
• Working knowledge of the VFX pipeline and entire post-production process, including interdepartmental dependencies and hand over processes.

Additional Information

This Opportunity is a Fixed Term Contract Only.