Senior Compositor — Lead Studio-Quality VFX

ImageEngine; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 112,000 - 124,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended healthcare from day 1

Premiums 100% covered by Image Engine

Health and Wellness days

Job summary

Image Engine, a Vancouver-based VFX studio, seeks a Senior Compositor to deliver high-quality shots with speed and minimal guidance. The role requires mentoring junior artists, collaborating with leads, and maintaining peak morale during busy periods on a short-term project from December 2026 to March 2027.

Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in film VFX, a strong eye for detail, and the ability to balance rapid turnaround with top-tier aesthetic quality in a fast-paced team

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in compositing digital VFX for film & high-end streaming projects.
• Proven experience solving challenging Compositing shots.
• Excellent attention to detail when finalizing, approving or quality-controlling shots.
• Ability to balance quick turnaround while achieving a high degree of aesthetic quality.

Responsibilities

• Take direction from the Compositing Supervisor, Lead & VFX supervisor to composite any shot to a high creative and technical standard, with a fast turnaround, and minimal support.
• Apply client notes to all comp shots with minimal guidance.
• Accurately assess and prioritize their workload, and communicate time requirements to the Comp Coordinator, Lead & Supervisor.
• Proactively communicate with artists in upstream departments to ensure they will receive what they need to deliver their workload.
• Take a pragmatic approach to problem-solving -- communicating with other artists on the team to find the best solution.
• Proactively contribute to discussions to help less experienced artists complete their work.
• Autonomously complete one-off shots when delegated from the Lead Compositor.
• Communicate successes and challenges faced by the team to the Compositing Supervisor.
• Suggest workflow, methodology and template improvements to the Compositing Lead.
• Ensure continuity is upheld across the shots and sequences they are assigned.
• Offer guidance and mentoring for junior to mid-level compositors.
• Attend dailies, reviews, and team meetings.

Skills

Time management

Communication

Calm under pressure

Mentoring

Problem solving

Tools

Nuke

Job description

Image Engine, a Vancouver-based VFX studio, seeks a Senior Compositor to deliver high-quality shots with speed and minimal guidance. The role requires mentoring junior artists, collaborating with leads, and maintaining peak morale during busy periods on a short-term project from December 2026 to March 2027.

Candidates should have 5+ years of experience in film VFX, a strong eye for detail, and the ability to balance rapid turnaround with top-tier aesthetic quality in a fast-paced team