2D Lead/ 2D Supervisor

Framestore; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Framestore is seeking a 2D Supervisor for Advertising to lead our compositing team on a range of high-end projects. The role combines hands-on supervision with a strategic oversight of shot progress, ensuring artistic and technical excellence across assignments.

The position is based in London with a hybrid work model, offering opportunities to mentor talent and collaborate closely with VFX, DI, and production teams to deliver premium visual effects for global clients and brands.

Responsibilities

• Solve any difficult technical and artistic compositing challenges
• Work closely with the production team to bid and schedule work
• Attend client reviews and lead daily reviews with the compositing team
• Brief/mentor junior/mid/senior level talent and cast shots appropriately
• Work proactively and collaboratively with all other VFX and support departments
• Balance the creative and technical aspects of each shot/sequence
• Colour pipeline management and 2D workflow as it integrates with DI, CG and DMP

Job description

Framestore brings together world-class producers, artists, and technologists to craft visually striking work across advertising , productions. Our teams blend creative ingenuity with cutting-edge technology to deliver high-end visual effects, immersive storytelling, and premium content for global clients, brands, and broadcasters. We are looking for a supervisor who can bring their previous Advertising experience to enhance our world-class team.

About the role

The 2D Supervisor plays a key role in driving the compositing work for our Advertising projects, overseeing the compositing team and the quality of the work. Working closely with the project’s Visual Effects Supervisor / Creative Director, CG Supervisor and Producer the Compositing Supervisor communicates, supervises and delegates the compositing needs of the project(s) to the compositing team.

The 2D Lead/ Supervisor leads by example and maintains a hands-on compositing role, but also takes on project specific duties including monitoring shot and overall project progress. The overall aim for the 2D Supe is to build and lead a team that is motivated and enthusiastic, where there are opportunities for each compositor to learn, grow and produce great work.

Key to this role is an interest in working in Advertising, as well as an interest on a broad range and variety of projects.

This role would be working on a hybrid work model with some days in office and some days remote, ideal candidates will be based within a commutable distance to our London office.

What you’ll do:

• - Solve any difficult technical and artistic compositing challenges
• - Work closely with the production team to bid and schedule work
• - Attend client reviews and lead daily reviews with the compositing team

Key Responsibilities:

• - Brief/mentor junior/mid/senior level talent and cast shots appropriately
• - Work proactively and collaboratively with all other VFX and support departments
• - Balance the creative and technical aspects of each shot/sequence
• - Colour pipeline management and 2D workflow as it integrates with DI, CG and DMP