The Head of 2D, London is a leadership role in the film and episodic division that has a strong focus on talent management and nurturing of the compositing team, from junior through to senior compositors.The Head of 2D is heavily involved in the future planning of the compositing crews across all projects at Framestore London site, identifying and hiring new compositing talent and ensuring that Framestore’s compositing team is of the highest standard possible, and working as a coherent and energised team.Responsibilities includeShow set up for all new shows to provide consistency throughout the facilityMentoring comp supes and compositors in NukeWorking closely with the department manager to ensure that compositors are scheduled on the work that matches their skills and interests, as well as meeting the needs of projectsConducting annual reviews with the compositing teamFollowing up with career goals of compositors, ensuring that they receive the opportunities that they need to remain focused and to progress their skillsProvide advice and individual mentoring for any compositors who aren’t performing to the standard requiredInvolvement with all projects and their compositing needs when required, problem-solving issues in compositing that is related to a team or an individualWork closely with the Global Head of 2D to develop the compositing teams’ careers in the companyWork with the recruitment team on recruitment of all local compositors, from junior through tosenior in addition to comp supervisionWork closely with the Global Head of 2D to identify training needs of the compositing team,helping to plan local training with the training managerMaintain a close relationship with all VFX, CG and Comp supervisors in London, with the common goal of keeping the quality of compositing to the highest standard possible and in order to understand their individual project’s needsWork closely with the local head of department for roto and paint to evaluate internal career opportunities from the paint and roto departmentKeep up to date on all the latest technologies and colour science developments (ACES)Work with Global Head of 2D to explore and test new software and technologies that would suitFramestore compositing needs and helps streamline our 2D workflowAn active member of the 2D board meetingsUnderstanding Baselight and liaising with the tech-grading department for show needsJob requirementsRequired skillsHighly skilled and respected compositor with extensive experience across a wide variety of projects in terms of media platforms and scale who shows an understanding of the nature and varied demands of long-form and short term projectsIn-depth understanding and hands-on experience in Nuke, Python and large scale film pipelinesIn-depth understanding of the colour pipeline and colour spacesGenuine interest in the career development of compositors, with a passion for building the best compositing team in the businessGreat project planning and problem-solving skillsApproachable and friendly, with solid management skillsAbility to bring the best out of artists, and work to improve compositors if they are underperformingA collaborative approach to problem-solving, bringing both project leaders and the team members along with your decisions