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Lead Compositor

2D FX Animation Lead

We are looking for an 2D FX lead to come on board to lead our team of FX animators, and has experience in 2D FX in Toonboom Harmony. This is a freelance, remote position. In this position, you would be responsible for redoing guides, updating guides, giving feedback to the 2D FX team, consulting with the director about adding FX in, and working with the clean up department to finish FX.

Responsibilities

  • Be available for feedback through Syncsketch and Discord, giving draw overs if needed

  • Give one-on-one meetings to the FX team if needed

  • Redoing certain FX guides, updating others, and creating new guides for both rough and clean up FX, and work with the compositing lead to determine final look of the FX

  • Create some FX tests for certain FX - including painted or paint stroke FX

Qualifications

  • Previous lead experience in 2D FX animation, or at least 3 years experience as an FX animator on short film, advertisements, games, film, or TV.

  • Experience in Toonboom Harmony and Syncsketch

  • Access to Toonboom Harmony

  • Previous experience in a hybrid film (2D Characters, 3D environments/creatures)

  • Previous experience creating guides, tutorials, or videos for FX animation

Please note this is a freelance, remote position. Location is not a factor in our application process. No minimum hours for this position. Position starts July 1st, 2024.

2D FX Animator

We are looking to expand our team of FX animators, who have experience with 2D FX. This is a remote, entry level, freelance position, with no location requirements.

Responsibilities

  • Create FX for our hybrid film, Submersed, including rough and clean up FX. Must be able to handle a wide range of FX, including fire, smoke, debris. bubbles, and more.

  • Submitting your work at least once a week for the leads to review

Qualifications

  • Previous experience as an FX animator, with a demo reel showcasing your ability with a range of FX - including fire, smoke, debris, bubbles, and more, in TV, short film, feature, advertisements, or similar.

  • Previous experience in Toonboom Harmony , with access currently to Toonboom Harmony

  • Proficiency in Syncsketch

Please note this is a freelance, remote position. Location is not a factor in our application process. No minimum hours for this position. Position starts July 12th, 2024.

We’re looking for someone who has previous experience leading a team, is a team player and knows Nuke or After Effects. This is a freelance, remote position. In this position, you would be responsible for creating guides or tutorials for cel-shading 2D characters, 2D lighting, and layering 3D props and environments with 2D assets, including FX.

Responsibilities:

  • Creating video or image guides/tutorials about how to properly layer 2D and 3D assets

  • Creating video or image guides/tutorials about how to properly cel-shade characters in After Effects or Nuke

  • Ability to give feedback to submissions and answer questions about software if needed

  • Able to offer one on ones to those who need further feedback if needed

Qualifications:

  • Previous lead experience as a compositor using either After Effects or Nuke

  • Previous experience on a project that had 2D characters and 3D props or environments for them to interract with

  • Previous experience creating guides or tutorials for members on your team.

Please note this is a freelance, remote position. Location is not a factor in our application process. No minimum hours for this position. Position starts August 18, 2024.