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About the Role
The Digital Matte Painting Artist is responsible for delivering matte paintings and projection setups through photorealistic environment creation, set extensions, and sky replacements. This role focuses on complex work, technical leadership, tool development, and mentoring team members, working with high autonomy and providing technical direction.
Responsibilities
- Execute advanced matte painting work, including hero environments and complex set extensions
- Create full establishing shots and cycloramas/six-packs
- Develop quick mockups and high-detail concepts for creative review
- Implement advanced compositing techniques for simulating FX
- Establish look development and colour science for entire sequences
- Deliver assigned shots on schedule while maintaining a high standard of quality
- Create templated workflows for team efficiency
- Establish colour science standards for sequences
- Set and maintain a high quality bar; spot issues early and help others raise consistency
- Create or improve QC checklists/templates and share best practices with the team
- Anticipate downstream integration needs and solve problems proactively with clear trade-offs
- Collaborate with local and global teams, Supervisors, and HoDs to design tools and optimised workflows
- Support global production teams through documentation and technical guidance
- Contribute to ongoing workflow improvements through technical problem-solving
- Drive workflow improvements through tool requests, testing and documentation
- Mentor others on best practices; help reduce rework through clear processes and checklists
- Partner with Pipeline/Engineering to improve robustness, performance and usability
- Participate in and, where appropriate, run dailies, presenting work clearly and responding to feedback
- Communicate proactively with Supervisors, HoDs, and Production to identify risks, dependencies, and technical constraints
- Support skill development across local and global teams through mentorship and knowledge sharing
- Work effectively across time zones in a fast-paced production environment
Requirements
- Significant experience in a professional VFX production environment with a focus on Digital Matte Painting
- Expert-level proficiency in Photoshop and Nuke
- Experience leading sequences or small teams
- Cross-site collaboration experience
- Contribution to R&D or tool development initiatives
- Clear and effective communication across disciplines and time zones
- Strong problem-solving skills under production pressure
- Collaborative mindset with a focus on technical excellence and consistency
- Highly organised, proactive, and detail-oriented
- Proven track record of mentoring and technical leadership
Skills
- Photoshop
- Nuke
- Maya
- Houdini
- Unreal
Location
- Montreal
- Mumbai
- London
- Los Angeles
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Technical leadership
- Mentoring
About the Company
- We unite diverse talent and experience across 10 global studios, delivering stronger, simpler, smarter VFX for episodic television and feature films.
- For well over a decade, FOLKS artists have come together to create ambitious work with human-focused collaboration.
- As part of the Pitch Black network, our teams contribute their distinct creative strengths to a broader community of talent, technology, and expertise around the world.
Equal Opportunity
- Pitch Black is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- At Pitch Black, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, skills, experience, and business needs. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or family status, pregnancy, veteran or military status, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, provincial, or local law.