Madison Square Garden Entertainment: Senior Motion Graphics Compositor Project Based

Motion Graphic Designer is needed in Burbank, United States.

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Client: Madison Square Garden Entertainment

Location: Burbank, United States

Contract: Part Time

This is a Senior Motion Graphics Compositor role joining the growing MSG Sphere team in early development of technology and content for the MSG Sphere studio. Initially, this artist would work alongside camera, production innovations and creative development teams to enable both process and ideation in support of content delivery. This artist will be a part of a larger post-production team, creating final content for MSG Sphere venues.

What will you do?

• Working closely with leadership in creative development, production, post-production, and playback, this position is ideal for good communicators with a positive attitude and creative problem solving.

• This role is part of a production artist group exploring and developing a unique language for Sphere, in collaboration with a creative development team.

• The Senior Motion Graphics Compositor is responsible for applying design thinking to solving Sphere-specific content challenges.

• Responsible for compositing intricate sequences that may include multi pass CG elements, live action, 2D elements and other footage.

• Responsible for working through life cycle of a shot and complete rotoscoping, tracking or paint work.

• Candidate will act as a 3D generalist and main compositor for Mograph team.

• Remain up to date with trends in art, design, and technology.

• Work with Motion Graphics Supervisor to address notes from client or creative team and finalize shots.

• Work closely with Motion Graphics Supervisor to research and develop best practices to improve workflow.

• Assist Motion Graphics Supervisor in video or photo shoots if required for projects.

• Assist Motion Graphics Supervisor in reviews to finalize shots for internal and external clients.

• Assist in preparation of sequences in various formats for review with clients or other departments.

• Responsible for working on several shots and sequences at a time.

• Mentor junior artists or other motion graphics artists in compositing techniques.

• Create templates in Nuke and After Effects for workflow efficiencies and for optimization.

• Provide documentation of tools and techniques for departmental reference.

• Work with a collaborative team to solve complex challenges and contribute to the team’s best practices and workflows from development to compositing.

• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed by Motion Graphics Supervisor.

What do you need to succeed?

• Must have Demo reel/portfolio demonstrating variety of motion design work

• Proficiency equivalent to 5-10 years of experience working as Moraph artist/2D/3D animator

• Advanced knowledge in compositing live action and CG renders.

• Experience working as a motion designer or animator within high-end VFX pipelines for commercials, VR, film, TV, or theme parks a plus.

• Previous work experience in VR or spherical projects desired.

• Expert knowledge in Nuke and Adobe Creative Suite expertise required, with adaptability across other potential software such as Houdini, Maya, Cinema4D, Resolve/Fusion, and other 2D or 3D digital content creation tools

• Knowledge of rendering engines such as Redshift and others.

• Exceptional attention to visual and typographical aesthetics.

• Ability to lead multiple projects from concept to deployment.

• Positive attitude and proven track record in creative problem solving with expressed interest in new technology and processes.

• Software agnosticism a plus; adaptability to new pipelines and utilization of provided tools is critical.