Digital Matte Painter (General Submission)

Curated; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 62,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Company 3 is seeking a Digital Matte Painter for work in Vancouver with remote options. You will paint photoreal environments and textures to match live-action plates and contribute to look development across sequences.

The role requires strong skills in Photoshop, Nuke, and 2D/3D workflows, plus an eye for light, color and perspective. You’ll collaborate with artists to meet deadlines while delivering high-quality matte paintings.

Qualifications

• Expert Photoshop, Nuke and VFX software proficiency.
• Experience painting photo-real environments from concept art or reference.
• Strong understanding of light, color and perspective.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining high quality.

Responsibilities

• Paint photo-real environments and landscapes to match live action plates.
• Create style frames and paint overs to establish the look of sequences.
• Set up and apply 3D projection in Nuke and Maya; publish slap-comp in Nuke.
• Collaborate with other artists and adapt to production timelines.

Skills

Photoshop

Nuke

2D/3D workflows

Light/Color/Perspective

Tools

Houdini

Maya

Blender

Job description

This general submission posting is an opportunity to submit your resume for future consideration only; not for an existing opening. We anticipate this role may be open in the near future. If you wish to be considered for this potential opportunity, when a position becomes available, you may be contacted by our Talent Acquisition team. The Company will only contact applicants who are selected for further consideration about potential future opportunities.

Business Unit: Curated

Position: Digital Matte Painter

Location: Vancouver, BC (Remote)

• Pay Range: $45.00 - $69.00 CAD hourly

Position Summary

The Digital Matte Painter is responsible for painting photo real environments and landscapes. This artist will paint photo environments, elements, and textures for matching into live action plates or standing as their own matte painting plates.

Main Duties

The Digital Matte Painter will create environment, character, and FX concept art within feature film production timeline. They will create photorealistic digital paintings using 2D and 3D techniques. They will create style frame and paint overs to establish the look of the sequence for other artist. They will setup and apply 3D projection in Nuke and Maya, as well as create and publish slap-comp in Nuke.

What You Bring

The ideal candidate will bring expert working knowledge of Photoshop, Nuke and other applicable VFX software. They will bring experience creating digital paintings of photo-realistic environments based on concept art and/or photo reference and will be able to demonstrate experience. They will possess a strong understanding of light, color and perspective and possess excellent artistic communication skills, as well as an excellent eye for detail. They will also bring the following:

• Have a good understanding of 2D and 3D workflows.
• Adaptability and eagerness to learn new skills, techniques, and workflow (pipeline).
• Experience meeting tight deadlines while retaining a high quality of work.
• Experience with Houdini, Maya, Blender or similar are considered an asset.

About The Company

Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.

Diversity And Inclusion At Company 3

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.

• The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.

The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.

The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The Company’s recruitment processes will also be conducted in accordance with applicable law as adopted and amended from time to time.