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About the Role

Flame Artist is a top-tier VFX and finishing specialist who uses Autodesk Flame to lead high-end visual effects, conform, color grade, and final deliverables for commercials, film, and digital media. They act as the final gatekeepers of quality, managing client expectations in high-pressure, client-supervised sessions.

Responsibilities

• Lead in-studio or remote sessions with directors, agency creatives, and producers, translating live feedback into instant visual changes.
• Perform complex 2D and 3D compositing, beauty retouching, rig removal, and CGI integration.
• Manage the timeline from offline edit to final master, ensuring color continuity, frame rates, and resolution standards are met for broadcast and web.
• Collaborate with executive producers and creative directors to break down scripts, bid VFX projects, and devise time/cost-effective pipelines.
• Oversee junior artists and assistant Flame artists, delegating tasks and reviewing their work for quality control before final delivery.

Requirements

• Expertise in Autodesk Flame: Mastery of node-based and timeline environments, Matchbox shaders, Action, and Batch workflows.
• Familiarity with the broader post-production pipeline, including integration with Maya, 3D S Max, Nuke, and major color grading suites (e.g., DaVinci Resolve).
• Deep understanding of digital video formats, HDR/SDR pipelines, LUTs, and various encoding standards.
• Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere) for asset creation and offline prep.
• Exceptional communication skills to manage client revisions under tight deadlines while maintaining a positive creative environment.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical and creative hurdles on the fly during live sessions.
• Meticulous eye for detail regarding color, edge blending, tracking, and final QC (Quality Control).

Skills

• Autodesk Flame
• Node-based compositing
• Timeline editing
• Matchbox shaders
• Action
• Batch workflows
• Maya
• 3D S Max
• Nuke
• DaVinci Resolve
• Adobe Creative Suite
• After Effects
• Photoshop
• Premiere
• Client communication
• Problem-solving
• Attention to detail

Location

• Remote
• In-studio

Work Type

• Hybrid

Salary/Compensations

• $125,000—$295,000 USD

Benefits

• Competitive benefits package

About the Company

• WPP Production is the unified global production company that brings together all of WPP's content producers, studios and craft experts into one connected organisation. We combine world-class human craft with next generation technology to originate, design, and deliver multi-channel content systems at scale. Built for borderless collaboration and powered by deep craft expertise, we are the production engine designed for today's always on, AI driven marketing world.
• WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world’s leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company – powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open, to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

Equal Opportunity

• WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.