Current Vacancies
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Junior Compositor: Stop-Motion Animated Series
We are looking for a Junior Compositor to join the production of a new 40 x 5” stop-motion animated pre-school series in the post-production department. Experience in After Effects essential, with willingness to enhance learning on the job.
Supporting knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere essential. The role will predominantly involve clean-up, rig removal and compositing of background, animation and live-action plates.
Candidates must have an exhaustive eye for detail, and be able to self-critique and fault-find across shots with different levels of complexity. Must be meticulous, organised and resourceful across file management and version control, reporting to the Lead Compositor and Offline Editor.
The role will be based in Birmingham at a new studio facility. Experience in broadcast series (especially Children’s) or continued episodic short form animation is preferable but non-essential.
We are especially interested in hearing from applicants from diverse or under-represented backgrounds.
- Length of contract Jun 23 – Jan 24.
Please apply with CV and portfolio/ showreel to jobs@secondhomestudios.com with ‘Series Junior Compositor’ in the subject header.
Junior Compositor (Nuke):
Animation and Digital
We are looking for a Junior Compositor to join our in-house team across a variety of animation projects; both artistic and commercial. Nuke experience is preferred with further training available. Experience in After Effects essential, with supporting knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere.
The role will predominantly involve clean-up, rig removal and compositing of background, animation and live-action plates; candidates should be able to complete all activities related to compositing, which could involve 2D and 3D tracking, rotoscoping, keying and colour matching.
Candidates must have an exhaustive eye for detail, and be able to self-critique and fault-find across shots with different levels of complexity. Must be meticulous, organised and resourceful across file management and version control.
The role may either be based in Birmingham at a new studio facility, or remote, or a combination of both.
We are especially interested in hearing from applicants from diverse or under-represented backgrounds.
- Length of contract Jun 23 – Jan 24.
Please apply with CV and portfolio/ showreel to jobs@secondhomestudios.com with ‘Junior Compositor (Nuke)’ in the subject header.
