We are seeking experienced Nuke Compositors to join our award winning team for a longform project. You will work alongside top VFX professionals in a dynamic studio environment. You will utilise your expert Nuke skills and creativity to execute compositing for commercials and long form projects.

Description

• Responsible for creating high quality digital composites and visual effects for feature films and television.
• Seamlessly integrate all the layers or elements of a shot, including live-action and computer graphics elements
• Strong sense of colour, colour-space and attention to detail.
• Ability to do any required tracking (both 2D and 3D).
• Ability to work on complex shots.
• Follow production process and develop creative approaches and problem-solving.
• Proficient in using 2.5d approaches, projections and using 3D environment within Nuke.
• Work closely with VFX Supervisors and 2D Supervisors to composite the numerous elements that complete a VFX shot.
• Work in partnership with lighters and other compositors to ensure shots are delivered to the very highest standard.
• Thorough understanding of compositing multi-channel lighting passes and how each channel contributes to the final image.

Requirements

• Ideally minimum 2 years experience in film industry
• Mastery of Nuke
• Expert knowledge of compositing as well as integration of 3D elements into plates
• Experience using multi-pass CG elements
• Strong artistic skills and meticulous attention to detail

To apply email jobs.ldn@freefolk.com or fast-track your application

• Please submit your CV with a link to your online website or showreel
• Include 'Nuke Compositor' in subject of email
• Only qualified applicants will be contacted
• No phone calls or drop-ins please

We are looking for Junior CG Generalist to work within our highly regarded commercials and longform department in London.

Responsibilities

• Ability to execute a broad range of VFX tasks including modelling, texturing, lighting & rendering and matchmove
• Ensure high quality standard of work and delivered on time
• Ability to work within a team and liaise with team leads

Requirements

• Must have excellent knowledge of Maya and the Arnold Renderer
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
• Strong communication skills
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Must be self driven and be able to work independently as well as within a team
• Excellent attention to detail and desire to deliver high quality work

Desirable Skills

• Ability to do basic compositing using nuke
• Experience using Houdini

To apply email jobs.ldn@freefolk.com or fast-track your application

• Please submit your CV with a link to your online website or showreel
• Include 'Junior CG Generalist' in subject of email
• Only qualified applicants will be contacted
• No phone calls or drop-ins please

We are looking for a talented junior/mid level FX TD to work within our highly regarded commercials and VFX longform departments.

Responsibilities

• Creating particle, rigid-body, fluid, cloth, fur and/or hair simulations or animations
  
• Applying lighting and shaders to produce the final rendered image or passing the simulation on to a Lighting Technical Director
  
• Research and design solutions needed to create job specific effects
  
• Help Design and create pipeline tools and techniques
  

Requirements

• An excellent knowledge of Houdini with some knowledge of Maya
  
• A thorough understanding of the techniques and technologies relating to FX simulation and procedural animation
  
• A working knowledge of Mantra and/or HtoA
  
• Working knowledge of Nuke
  
• Strong Vex, python, hscript, and/or Mel scripting skills

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge in other simulation packages
  
• Knowledge of the Houdini HDK
  
• Experience working on long-form or commercials projects
  
• Additional generalist skills across other 3D disciplines
  

To apply email jobs.ldn@freefolk.com or fast track your application

• Salary: Dependent on Experience
  
• Include 'Houdini FX TD' in the subject of your email
  
• Only qualified applicants will be contacted

We are looking for talented Lead CG Generalist TD to work within our highly regarded commercials department in London

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the 3d output of commercial based jobs
  
• Ability to execute a broad range of VFX tasks including modelling, texturing, lighting & rendering
• Ensure high quality standard of work and delivered on time
  
• Prioritize and assign tasks to other team members and liaise with other team leads
  

Requirements

• Must have excellent knowledge of Maya and the Arnold Renderer
  
• At least 3 years experience working in commercials is essential
  
• Ability to work under tight deadlines
  
• Strong communication skills
  
• Excellent problem solving skills
  
• Must be self driven and be able to work independently as well as within a team
  
• Must have a good artistic and visual sense of composition, light and colour
  
• Excellent attention to detail and desire to deliver high quality work
  

Desirable Skills

• Experience using Houdini
  
• Technical skills such as programming/scripting is a bonus (mel/python)
  

To apply email jobs.ldn@freefolk.com or fast-track your application

• Please submit your CV with a link to your online website or showreel
  
• Include 'Lead CG Generalist' in subject of email
  
• Only qualified applicants will be contacted
  
• No phone calls or drop-ins please

We are looking for an enthusiastic and resourceful Production Co-ordinator to work on an exciting long form TV VFX project. You will need excellent communication skills and have experience relaying information between artists, production and VFX supervisor in a TV or film VFX environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the Production Database - updating the status of elements and shots in F-Track and related spreadsheets on an ongoing basis.
• Co-ordinating dailies and taking detailed notes of dailies sessions – updating F-Track to reflect these notes.
• House-keeping the traffic of data and shots to ensure the efficient flow of materials to and from the artists.
• Creation of shot lists and schedules on F-Track
• Working as a team member with the artists, understanding and observing the different roles of team members.

Qualities needed

• Must enjoy VFX and be enthusiastic to progress further in this field.
• Good, solid experience of working with VFX Pipelines including project management in F-Track.
• At least 1-2 years experience of working in VFX production for TV/Film projects.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Enjoy problem solving and challenges.
• Ability to remain calm and to organise – even under pressure.
• Ability to communicate information efficiently and to work as part of a team.
• Proactive personality.
• Good working knowledge of Excel.

To apply email jobs.ldn@freefolk.com or fast track your application
Only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Please submit CV and Cover Letter with 'VFX Production Co-ordinator' in subject.

We are looking for a VFX Editor to join our growing team to work on an exciting long form TV VFX project.

Responsibilities

• Maintain sequence edits and inserting visual effects shots into the timeline
• Manage and document the turnover of shots from editorial through to delivery including ingesting new media into pipeline
• Ensure FTrack is maintained with current shot counts, lineup and any retime instructions
• Ensure that published shots conform to the current edit and perform basic QC checks
• Prepare sequence edits for internal and client approvals when required
• Create daily playlists and operate the screening room system for dailies
• Perform shot specific colour corrections to match editorial reference when required
• Perform shot retimes to match supplied editorial reference when required
• Create rough shot mockups as proof of concept for artists and supervisors
• Work in partnership with vfx teams and compositors to ensure shots are delivered to the very highest standard while maintaining schedules.

Requirements

• An eye for detail and thorough understanding of techniques, file formats, colour-space, software and technology relating to the live action visual effects
• Expert knowledge of editing software
• Ability to convert between key numbers, time-codes and frames
• Excellent communication and multitasking skills
• Proficient at working on time sensitive projects
• Full working knowledge of Nuke Studio/Hiero and Ftrack

To apply email jobs.ldn@freefolk.com or fast track your application
Only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Please submit CV and Cover Letter with 'VFX Editor' in subject.