Compositor Job Description
Compositor
provides a portfolio of work that demonstrates production experience with Nuke Compositing.
Compositor Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective compositor job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included compositor job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Thorough understanding of compositing in NUKE and AfterFX
A keen creative eye and an understanding of color space principles
Using 2.5/3D approaches, projections, point cloud, tracking and using 3D environment within Nuke and AfterFX
Perform all tasks associated with the compositing process, including 2D tracking, matte extraction, layering of elements, and color grading on difficult shots
Briefing junior compositors when the dividing of shots into tasks
Perform a variety of job duties in a sophisticated electronic Mac based pre-press area
Constant attention to detail and constant quality-checking for accuracy is a requirement of all jobs in the prepress production area
Work with the project director and leads to create a compelling look for a variety of sequence styles and styles
Able to take art direction to the next level by improvising and innovating under design and time constraints
Self-manage, self-task, and understand project deadlines
Compositor Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Education for Compositor
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the compositor job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Communication, Supervision, Animation, Computer Science, Fine Arts, Computer, Publishing, Technical, Visual Arts, Art
Skills for Compositor
Desired skills for compositor include:
Nuke
CG integration
EXR integration
Matte painting integration
Maya
Projection
Rig removal
After Effects
CG integration with multi-pass EXR
Color
Desired experience for compositor includes:
Completion of a formal education course in the Arts or Sciences
Can composite any shot without oversight or direction in comptime or shake
Can work directly with the FX Supe with regards to look & artistic development
Can train people in compositing techniques
Can supervise other compositors on a sequence
Can direct the roto/paint requests for their shots
Compositor Examples
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Compositor Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a compositor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for compositor
- Color, timing and management of sequence continuity
- Proactively identify problems and communicate them
- Document and communicate look guidelines and implementation techniques
- Able to keep up with the fast pace of the in-game cinematics production schedule
- Seamlessly integrate the various layers or elements of a live-action volumetric shot
- Ability to offer out of the box thinking and creative solutions
- Follow production process and develop creative approaches and problem-solving
- Ensure shots are delivered to the very highest standard
- Managing outside agencies
- Working with Director of Graphics Operation, Brand Resource Manager and custom design team, build professional relationships with creative services, news and sales personnel across select HTV stations
Qualifications for compositor
- Can quickly learn new software or techniques
- Can provide realistic bids about any shot
- Can work with the stage dept to get still elements as directed by the FX Supe
- Sets a standard for all Compositors in continually raising the bar of for speed, quality of work and adaptability
- Minimum of 3 years of digital compositing experience in a feature film or commercial production environment
- Strong fine arts foundation skills, such as photography and photographic lighting
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Our growing company is looking to fill the role of compositor. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for compositor
- Working with HTV Design and select HTV markets, create, execute and support local brand-building initiatives for creative services, news and sales
- Skills to collaborate one-on-one with local creative services and sales personnel to deliver custom station and client project elements
- Ability to multitask and work on a wide variety of projects crossing several stations at the same time
- Work in a collaborative, hands on, and results driven environment
- Alongside Compositing Supervisor and VFX Supervisor, evaluates creative and technical approach for assigned shots
- Performs all tasks associated with the Compositing process, including 2D tracking, matte extraction, layering of elements, and colour grading on moderately difficult to very difficult shots
- Maintains the overall look, colour balance, and quality for assigned shots and sequences to create uniformity in all finished work
- Work with the Compositing Supervisor and Visual Effects Supervisor to evaluate the creative and technical approach for assigned shots
- Create generic looks for other artists to apply
- Work collaboratively with artists from other disciplines
Qualifications for compositor
- Proficiency with UNIX and shell scripting
- Highly self-motivated with excellent communications skills
- Able to troubleshoot and solve problems independently under aggressive deadlines
- A minimum of 5 years’ in the feature film or commercial production environment
- Provide a demo reel and demo reel description of you work per shot
- Demo reel should display a firm artistic understanding of Light and Composition
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of compositor. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for compositor
- Contribute to nuke training
- Foster a collaborative and supportive working environment where Nuke artists perform at their highest ability
- Independently provide solutions to technical and aesthetic problems with minimal direction, and can handle the most difficult tasks under intense time pressure
- Composite and track shots to integrate all the layers, including live-action and computer-generated elements
- Create scene lighting that complements the shot and matches the sequence
- Maintain high consistent standard of quality and speed
- Working closely with teammates, director, and C-Level Executive
- May be asked to light shots to Director approval level
- Staffing recommendations in collaboration with Head of 2d, Production and HR
- Interviews and reviews potential candidates with Production when requested
Qualifications for compositor
- Able to learn quickly, adapt to new technologies, and different work methodologies
- Extensive experience working with node-based compositing systems
- Strong understanding of photographic principles and CG compositing techniques (essential)
- Proven experience working on high-end projects within a film post-production environment
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to work well within a team
- Experience working on stereoscopic projects, either stereoscopic compositing or conversion of monoscopic footage to stereo (advantageous but not essential)
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is hiring for a compositor. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for compositor
- Attends Dailies and follows up with team regarding their notes, fixes
- Monitors shot and sequence progress and informs Production
- Identifies problems and effectively implements solutions
- Quality control on his team’s composites
- Mentors less experienced artists
- Documentation and element archiving
- Provides in-depth feedback of compositing crew to Production
- Working in collaboration with the stills team to evaluate the creative and technical approach to assigned shots
- Taking briefs and direction from the leads to execute assigned shots
- Meeting commercial schedules and deadlines
Qualifications for compositor
- Advanced proficiency in Nuke (essential)
- Work well with tight deadlines
- Demo reel that shows strong artistic skills including a strong sense of color, lighting, perspective, scale, and composition
- Expert knowledge of Nuke (3+ years) is required
- Excellent attention to detail and desire to deliver consistently high-quality work, and encourage those around you to the same standards
- The desire and passion to learn, be better and make others around you better
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking for a compositor. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for compositor
- Understanding of post production pipelines and footage storage on file servers
- Composite Stop-Motion, 2D animations, and motion graphics
- Take and implement notes from directors
- Pitch eCard ideas that our audience will love!
- Work in a senior capacity compositing on challenging projects
- Working in collaboration with the Head of 2D and Supervisors to evaluate the creative and technical approach to assigned shots
- Giving briefs and direction to the team with the aid of the VFX Supervisors in order to ensure the appropriate execution of shots
- Training and mentoring of more junior artists
- Integrating 2D, 3D and live action elements to high-end visual effects standard
- Ongoing communication with Production and the team regarding schedules and deadlines
Qualifications for compositor
- Demonstrated work experience in Nuke (ie
- Strong aptitude for technical workflow challenges such as directory structure, file formats, naming conventions, scripts, automation tools, automated dailies
- At least 3-5 years’ Hartford Courant prepress production experience with in-depth knowledge of at least three job functions
- Prefer feature film experienced
- Expert knowledge of Nuke
- Expert knowledge of 3D Principles and Techniques in Nuke