Motion & Compositing Artist — The Forge

The Forge Photographic Services Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

The Forge Photographic Services Ltd. in London is seeking a Motion & Compositing Artist to join our in-house production team. This hands-on role centers on DaVinci Resolve and Fusion, delivering high-end compositing for luxury brands and still-life shoots.

You will clean up frames, remove wires and rigs, track and key, and collaborate across projects ensuring polished, camera-ready results on tight timelines.

Qualifications

• Strong compositing and cleanup in Fusion and Resolve.
• 3+ years in drinks or still life production.
• Treat Fusion/Resolve as core toolset.

Responsibilities

• Perform wire removal, rig removal, paint, tracking, and keying.
• Integrate CG or plate elements with luxury polish.
• Collaborate on building efficient motion workflows.

Skills

Fusion/Resolve

Drinks/still life experience

Tools

DaVinci Resolve

Fusion

Job description

Location: Stoke Newington, Hackney, London (studio-based, N16)

Type: Full-time, in-house

About The Forge

We're a technical production company working at the intersection of craft and technology — motion control, CGI, virtual production, AI-assisted workflows and VFX, alongside retouching, grading and edit. We're known for being tech-forward, and that shapes how we solve problems for clients: Apple, LVMH, Diageo, Tiffany & Co., Graff, De Beers and Watches of Switzerland among them. Fifteen-plus years in, we're still built around getting the image right — however it's made.

The Role

We're hiring a Motion & Compositing Artist to join our production team full-time, in-house. This is a hands‑on role at the centre of our motion workflow, built around DaVinci Resolve and Fusion.

Core requirement:

• Strong compositing and cleanup skills in Fusion/Resolve — wire removal, rig removal, paint, tracking, keying, integrating CG or plate elements cleanly.
• At least 3 years' industry experience, specifically within drinks or still life production. We're looking for someone whose background is in that world rather than beauty.

We'd love to see one or more of these as well— you don't need all of them, but breadth and curiosity across this list matters more to us than depth in a single lane:

• AI-assisted image/video workflows (generative tools, upscaling, style-locked pipelines)
• CGI (lighting, rendering, integration with live-action plates)
• Unreal Engine / virtual production
• Camera work or live-action capture experience
• Motion control systems (MRMC / Bolt-style rigs or similar)

What We're Looking For

• Someone who treats Fusion/Resolve as a proper toolset, not just a plugin host
• A problem-solver who's comfortable moving between "fix this frame" and "help us build the next pipeline"
• Genuine interest in where technical production and emerging tech meet — not just tool familiarity, but appetite to keep learning
• Able to work to the standard our clients expect: luxury brand-level polish, tight timelines, no shortcuts on quality

Why The Forge

• You'll be working across some of the most technically ambitious jobs in luxury drinks and still life production — motion control, CGI and AI workflows sitting alongside classic studio production, all under one roof. Small team, broad remit, real ownership of your craft.