VFX Supervisor and Lead Compositor (Advertising)

Sky; Isleworth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension package

Private healthcare

Discounted mobile and broadband

Sky Q services

Access to subsidised restaurants and gym

Job summary

Sky is seeking a VFX Supervisor to lead on-set and AI-assisted shoots for our innovative NxGen Studio. This role involves shaping strategies, managing projects, and overseeing cross-disciplinary teams to ensure high standards and creative excellence.

With a unique opportunity at the heart of Sky Creative, the ideal candidate will have strong VFX supervision experience and a passion for incorporating emerging technologies. Join us in redefining storytelling in the digital era.

Qualifications

• Strong established VFX supervision experience across advertising or episodic.
• Previous experience leading cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrable experience managing project budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-disciplinary teams overseeing shoots and post-production.
• Shape hybrid and AI-assisted workflow strategies.
• Supervise VFX requirements and collaborate with team members.

Skills

VFX supervision experience

Project management

Use of AI technologies

Strong communication

Collaboration under tight deadlines

Tools

Nuke

Unreal Engine

Houdini

Job description

Job Description

As a VFX Supervisor, you’ll lead on-set and hybrid (virtual + practical + AI-assist) shoots—capturing the data VFX and AI need, partnering with directors/DoPs, and collaborating with clients, artists and pipeline to land consistent, on-model results.

This is a rare opportunity to join something new, fast-growing, and genuinely pioneering with a huge brand name behind it. The role will sit at the heart of Sky Creative – NxGen Studio is a bold, creatively led and technology-driven studio built for the next era of storytelling.

Our NxGen Studio exists to redefine how ideas are imagined and made. We bring together world-class human creativity and the transformative power of AI to unlock smarter, faster and more collaborative problem-solving—without sacrificing craft, authorship or control. By blending established production workflows with the cutting edge of AI-driven tools, we deliver originality, agility and first-class execution at scale.

What You’ll Do

• You will be SME for all related work and projects under VFX & AI assisted work, instilling new ways of working for the future success and long-term direction of the Studio.
• Shape and influence the development of hybrid and AI-assisted workflow strategy, ensuring alignment with NxGen and wider Sky Creative objectives.
• Full ownership and management of pre-production, shoots and post for VFX/AI-assisted work at a very high standard, with accountability for creative, operational and financial outcomes.
• Lead cross-disciplinary teams across shoots, post-production, AI and CG functions, ensuring clarity of roles, delivery standards and capability growth.
• Plan data capture (HDRIs, grey/chrome balls, colour charts, lens grids, photogrammetry/LiDAR, GSplats, witness cams etc); define control inputs (clean plates, depth/pose proxies, tracking markers, motion control).
• On set: supervise VFX requirements, measurements and continuity; collaborate with DoP/Director/1st AD/SFX.
• Post: Help steer matchmove / CG / comp; coordinate AI-assisted workflows (control-conditioning/relight) with Pipeline/Creative Tech; manage colour pipeline (ACES) and CDL handoff.
• Establish and uphold best practice frameworks, policies and quality standards for hybrid and AI-assisted production that support the wider function.
• Present and defend approaches to senior partners; bid and manage risk; ensure consent/safety; represent NxGen where required in senior or external forums.
• Maintain accountability for budgets across VFX/AI-assisted projects, balancing creative ambition with commercial discipline and resource planning.
• Mentor artists and emerging supervisors; help uphold World Rules and brand integrity while building internal capability.
• Implement and refine project management tools (shot trackers, review boards, version control, naming conventions) to create transparency, governance and accountability.
• Work with Producers and Tech Leads to continually improve rendering, storage, and backup systems, contributing to studio-wide transformation initiatives.
• Partner with Producers and Creatives early to assess feasibility, scope, and translate creative ideas into accurate time and resource estimates aligned to business outcomes.
• Communicate and feedback effectively with outside suppliers (roto, tracking, matchmove) and freelancers to balance quality, speed, cost and risk.

What You’ll Bring

• Strong established VFX supervision experience across advertising/episodic; proven on-set supervision.
• Previous experience leading and directing complex, cross-functional teams to ensure delivery deadlines are met and quality of content is aligned with requirements.
• Experience contributing to functional strategy and influencing stakeholders beyond individual project delivery.
• Demonstrable experience managing project budgets and commercial considerations alongside creative excellence.
• Good experience in use of new emerging technologies including AI. Act as mentor to team in building internal expertise in this area.
• Strong comp/look‑dev literacy (e.g., Nuke + Nuke Studio); camera/colour fundamentals; virtual production and knowledge of Unreal Engine a plus.
• A comp lead/comp supervisor background is needed with an excellent working knowledge of CG, particularly Houdini.
• Excellent communicator and collaborator under tight deadlines; leadership and mentoring mindset.
• Open minded to defining and embedding new ways of working at scale.
• A passion for new emerging tech including AI and how to combine and integrate with more traditional methods, helping drive transformation across the studio.

Team Overview

Sky Creative is Sky’s European Brand and Creative hub providing Brand Strategy, Brand Design, Advertising, Promotions, Broadcast Creative and Digital Design for multiple stakeholders across our European Markets. From rebranding Sky Sports to designing key art and creating large-scale ATL campaigns for Sky’s commissions and original productions, we are uniquely placed to offer our people a huge range of exciting and diverse opportunities.

We believe that an in‑house agency is the best of both worlds. A great portfolio of work with unrivalled proximity to our clients, programme makers and commissioners alike. We are passionate about what we do and share first‑hand in the success of the brands, shows and content we help create, promote and market.

We’re committed to delivering brilliant creative, made by people that love what they do.

The rewards

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• Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place
• The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate
• A generous pension package
• Private healthcare
• Discounted mobile and broadband
• A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences

How You'll Work

We know the world has changed, and we want to offer our employees the chance to collaborate at our unique office spaces, whilst enjoying the convenience of working from home. We’ve adopted a hybrid working approach to give more flexibility on where and how we work. You’ll find out more about what this means for this role during the recruitment process.

Where You’ll Work

Osterley

Our Osterley campus is a 10‑minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Chiswick Park, Gunnersbury, Acton Town and Ealing Broadway tube stations. There’s also plenty of parking, bike shelters and showers.

On campus you’ll find six subsidised restaurants and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon.

Inclusion

We take pride in our approach to diversity and inclusion: we’ve been recognised by The Times and Stonewall for this, and we’ve committed £30 million to support the fight against racial injustice. We’ve also set ambitious targets for increasing ethnic diversity and representation throughout our organisation.

At Sky we don’t just look at your CV. We’re more focused on who you are and the potential you’ll bring to Sky. We also know that everyone has a life outside work, so we’re happy to discuss flexible working. And we’ll do everything we can to support you during your application. If you need us to make any adjustments to our recruitment process, speak to our recruitment team who will be happy to support you.