Layout/Tracking TD — Remote/Hybrid VFX for Live Action

Framestore; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 73,800 - 110,700; Full time

Job summary

Framestore in New York is seeking a Layout/Tracking TD for a freelance assignment from October 2026 through February 2027. Remote work is acceptable within the USA, with hybrid encouraged and occasional in-office presence on request. Ideal candidates are NY-based with valid US work authorization at hire.

The role focuses on establishing and maintaining foundational 3D scene data for VFX shots, ensuring accuracy for seamless integration by animation, lighting, and FX teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of tracking/layout experience for commercials, episodic, or feature films.
• Strong knowledge of Maya with solid understanding of the visual effects pipeline.
• Experience with 3D tracking software such as 3DEqualizer.
• Solid understanding of camera language and cinematography principles.

Responsibilities

• Accurately track camera footage and objects to integrate CG elements into live-action plates.
• Process and ingest environmental reference data, including LIDAR and photogrammetry.
• Prepare and integrate assets from external vendors, such as cameras, body tracks, and proxy geometry.
• Ensure continuity of scale and environment across sequences.
• Collaborate with supervisors to achieve the creative and technical vision for camera language and staging.
• Creatively rework tracks, rerack or stitch cameras, and augment scene layouts.

Skills

Maya

3DEqualizer

Camera tracking

Cinematography

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Feedback adaptivity

Tools

Maya

Nuke

Photoscan

Reality Capture

Python / MEL

Job description

Framestore in New York is seeking a Layout/Tracking TD for a freelance assignment from October 2026 through February 2027. Remote work is acceptable within the USA, with hybrid encouraged and occasional in-office presence on request. Ideal candidates are NY-based with valid US work authorization at hire.

The role focuses on establishing and maintaining foundational 3D scene data for VFX shots, ensuring accuracy for seamless integration by animation, lighting, and FX teams.