Job Description

: As the Nuke Developer/ TD you will be supporting the studio’s 2D Compositing, Editorial and Matte Painting departments. You will be working with the Department TDs and creative team to ensure shots can be delivered to the very highest standard. Key Responsibilities

• Maintain and support custom tools/templates/scripts, both creative and pipeline, for the 2d team (Editorial, Compositing, Matte Painting) under the direction of the Compositing Supervisor and Lead Compositors.
• Work in conjunction with Editors/Matte Painters/Compositors to effectively problem solve, acting as a first line of support for all workflow & productivity issues within the 2d team.
• Identify issues to prioritize for Systems / Pipeline / Vendor response & support where appropriate.
• Work with the Compositing Supervisor and Lead Compositors to identify areas of innovation and automation.
• Develop new tools to support individual shot production and general workflow.

• Proven technical experience in VFX feature films / television series
• Expert-level Nuke skills
• Experience developing Nuke gizmos/tools
• Experience developing Nuke plugins with the NDK is a plus
• Experience with Linux (or other Unix) operating system
• Experience with Nuke Studio is considered an asset
• Experience with Git is an asset
• Expert-level understanding of techniques and technologies relating to compositing, matte painting and editorial such as: OpenColorIO, Projections & Nuke 3d system, 2d digital image processing and EDL/XML editorial workflows
• Good understanding of the entire VFX pipeline from shooting to modeling to texturing, animation, lighting and rendering, compositing, technical editorial, and DI
• Experience with Python, C++, PySide/PyQt, SQL, NoSQL, Linux Server/Bash Scripting