Assistant Manager jobs in Canada

Company Description

Repeatedly voted one of Montreal’s Top Employers and Employer of the Year for the 2022 Mercuriades Awards, Rodeo FX is a high-end creative company offering services in visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential.

Nominated for multiple Emmy Awards for its work on the series Stranger Things season 4, The Witcher season 2, and The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power season 1, the independent, Oscar-winning company boasts close to 900 artists crafting from studios in Montreal, Québec City, Toronto, Los Angeles, and Paris.

Rodeo FX is a creative partner to the world’s best storytellers including Netflix, HBO, Disney, Marvel, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros., and Sony, and has collaborated on ads for YouTube, NBC, and Apple. Current projects include Blue Beetle, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon. Recently released projects include John Wick: Chapter 4, Black Adam, Disney's The Little Mermaid, and Love, Death & Robots Volume 3, for which the company won a 2023 VES award.

Work arrangements:

As a company founded and led by an artist, it is creativity above all that guides us. Our mission is to provide our talents with the freedom and resources they need to deliver quality work and thrive in a stimulating, caring environment. This is why we offer a flexible work structure in all our locations.

Please note: We do not have an open position at the moment, but this posting allows you to express your interest in future opportunities.

The Compositing Supervisor is responsible for the work that comes out of their department, ensuring their team meets high quality standards and project specifications. Working closely with the VFX Supervisor and CG Supervisor, they establish an approach that considers technical challenges, the Rodeo FX pipeline, and respects the client's creative vision.

They are responsible for ensuring fluid communication between production and other departments, delegating workloads appropriately. Acting as an artistic and technical resource, they coach, train, and provide feedback to Prep and Compositing Artists.

Main responsibilities:

• Work with the Head of Department and the Production team to plan and establish the workflow and methodology for their specialty, ensuring the best creative and technical approach to meet project requirements, budgets, and deadlines;
• Make recommendations for tool development and participate in creating tools for their specialty. Ensure tools are tested and documented before integration;
• Participate in casting artists for projects. Assign shots and sequences based on abilities and levels, in conjunction with Production;
• Communicate the creative vision and objectives to their team, ensuring responsibilities and expectations are understood;
• Direct artists' work throughout the project, monitor quality, run dailies, review assets and shots, and ensure work aligns with methodology and client vision;
• Work on complex shots or sequences as needed;
• Resolve visual, artistic, and technical issues, escalating to the Head of Department when necessary;
• Monitor upcoming milestones, keep the team informed of progress, issues, and solutions;
• Address performance or work ethic issues promptly, proposing solutions and informing the Head of Department of serious or repetitive problems;
• Maintain a positive work environment and uphold company values;
• Report staffing shortages and artists with insufficient work, assisting in finding alternative tasks;
• Mentor team members through training and knowledge sharing, and communicate training needs;
• Participate in reviews and provide feedback for artists, and assist in hiring and bidding processes as needed;
• Stay updated on technological advances in their field.

• Minimum of 5 years experience as a Compositing Artist in the VFX industry;
• Excellent knowledge of Nuke and/or Flame software;
• Strong knowledge of Shotgun;
• Proficiency in photographic techniques including color, lighting, perspective, and composition;
• Understanding of the VFX production pipeline;
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and serve as a positive role model and mentor.

Additional Information:

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Diversity is a core value at Rodeo FX. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable work environment where diversity is celebrated and valued. We believe every team member enriches our work by providing diverse perspectives and approaches.