Mid and Senior Compositors

Rising Sun Pictures; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Rising Sun Pictures is seeking mid to senior Compositor to join our Brisbane or Adelaide studios. You will craft high-quality composites for live-action features, blending effects, environment work and matte paintings.

The role emphasizes production-ready Nuke scripts and tight collaboration with fellow artists. You should bring strong Nuke skills, a sharp eye for color and light, and deep understanding of VFX pipelines and workflows.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-end live-action compositing across shots.
• Strong Nuke expertise and compositing fundamentals.
• Good eye for colour, light, and realism in CGI and live action.
• Solid understanding of VFX pipelines and workflows.

Responsibilities

• Create seamless composites blending live action, FX, environments and matte painting.
• Build production-ready Nuke scripts within the studio pipeline.
• Collaborate with departments to hit brief and schedule.
• Maintain high visual quality and attention to continuity.

Skills

Live-action compositing

Nuke expertise

Color and lighting

VFX pipelines

Tools

Nuke

Job description

For over three decades, Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) has been delighting and inspiring audiences worldwide with award-winning visual effects and is responsible for creating some of Hollywood’s most memorable screen moments.

RSP’s reputation and leadership makes it a trusted creative partner for major motion picture studios worldwide, with innovation a key component to RSP’s ongoing success.

RSP's recent work includes Sinners, Mickey 17, A Complete Unknown, Thunderbolts*, Sonic The Hedgehog 3, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Deadpool & Wolverine, The Fall Guy, Star Wars: The Acolyte, Knuckles, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Job Description

We currently have several Compositor positions open with our crew at Mid and Senior levels! Working within our Compositing team, you’ll create high-quality, multi-layered composites for live-action feature films.

We have a variety of contract lengths available, with starting dates as early as August. These roles are to be based in either our Adelaide or Brisbane studios.

Key Responsibilities

• Create seamless composites combining live action, FX, environments, and matte painting


• Build efficient, production-ready Nuke scripts within the pipeline


• Collaborate across departments to deliver shots on brief and on schedule
  
• Maintain high visual quality, continuity, and attention to detail


• Adapt quickly to feedback and evolving briefs

Skills and Experience

• Experience in high-end live-action compositing (level-dependent)


• Strong Nuke expertise and understanding of compositing fundamentals


• Good eye for colour, light, realism, and detail


• Solid understanding of VFX pipelines and workflows