Lead Compositor - ILM London

The Walt Disney Company; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment and media enterprise in London seeks a Lead Compositor for innovative VFX projects. This role focuses on providing creative guidance, collaborating with teams, and ensuring the visual quality of effects. Ideal candidates should have strong Nuke skills, familiarity with Linux, and the ability to work under pressure. The position offers a hybrid work model, balancing on-site and remote collaboration. A demo reel and resume are required for the application.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Nuke software required.
• Familiarity with Linux systems is essential.
• Ability to create Nuke gizmos/plugins is a plus.
• Experience in look development is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the creative and technical approach for assigned shots.
• Maintain overall quality for shots and sequences.
• Independently solve technical and aesthetic problems.
• Empower team members to build community.

Skills

Strong knowledge of Nuke

Familiarity with using Linux systems

Ability to write Nuke gizmos and/or plugins

Experience in look development and sequence supervision

Collaborative skills

Job description

Lead Compositor - ILM London

Job ID 10136041
Location: London, United Kingdom
Business: Industrial Light & Magic
Date posted: Dec. 05, 2025

Job Summary

We are looking for a Lead Compositor who reflects the innovative spirit, creative talent, production excellence, collaborative mindset and passion for great filmmaking that define ILM.

The Lead Compositor is responsible for providing creative and technical guidance for assigned shots, collaborating with other departments as well as maintaining the overall quality for shots and sequences to create uniformity in all finished work. The Lead will be accountable and responsible for the morale of the people on your show as well as being forthcoming with expectations of those on your show.

What You’ll Do:

• Work with the Compositing Supervisor and Visual Effects Supervisor to evaluate the creative and technical approach for assigned shots.
• Work with Production in the estimation of schedules, and in staffing requirements including assessing individuals’ skills and delegating work appropriately.
• Maintain the overall quality (look, colour balance) for shots and sequences.
• Independently provide solutions to technical and aesthetic problems, with minimal direction.
• Empower team members to collaborate inclusively, build community and a sense of belonging.
• Being accountable and responsible for the morale of the people on your show; being forthcoming with expectations of those on your show.

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong knowledge of Nuke.
• Familiarity with using Linux systems.
• Ability to write Nuke gizmos and/or plugins is a plus.
• Composed and able to work graciously under intense time pressure.
• Have a deep understanding of the general VFX pipeline.
• Previous experience in look development and sequence supervision is beneficial.
• Collaborating within, across and outside your show, and using situational awareness to make timely decisions for your show with the studio and the company in mind at all times.

As part of your application please submit a demo reel, shot breakdown, or equivalent showcasing your work. A current resume is required.

This role is Hybrid, which means the employee will be required to work a minimum of 1 day on-site per week at a Company designated location, and occasionally from home.

About Industrial Light & Magic:

Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

ILM (UK) Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.