Compositing Supervisor

Location: 100 % on‑site in Tenerife, Canary Islands

Contract: Fixed‑term, full‑time (no freelance)

Duration: June 2026 – April 2027 (approx. 10 months)

Start date: 01.06.2026

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of compositors across all levels
• Assign shots based on artist strengths and oversee progress
• Take responsibility for the overall quality of the team’s work
• Perform hands‑on compositing for complex shots and sequences
• Attend client reviews and lead daily reviews with the compositing team
• Support and guide the team to apply changes requested by the project supervisor or clients
• Collaborate closely with CG, production, and support departments
• Work with the production team to bid and schedule work
• Balance the creative and technical aspects of each shot/sequence
• Solve any difficult technical and artistic compositing challenges

Requirements:

• Minimum six years of compositing experience
• Proven experience in a Lead or Supervisor role on CG‑heavy projects (animation, film, TV, or similar)
• Strong leadership and team‑management skills
• Expert knowledge of Nuke
• Experience in gizmo creation and templating of scripts
• Python scripting is a plus
• Strong artistic eye for composition, colour, lighting, and mood
• Solid understanding of photography and camera principles
• Excellent problem‑solving, organisational, and prioritisation skills
• Ability to work efficiently under deadlines in a fast‑paced environment
• Ability to work in a team environment and provide supervision and guidance
• Ability to take and successfully interpret a verbal or visual creative brief
• Strong communication skills and fluent English
• Valid EU/Spanish work permit required
• Availability to work on‑site in Tenerife

Tools & Technologies:

• Nuke (required)
• Python scripting (plus)
• Gizmo creation / script templating (desired)
• Production tracking tools such as Shotgrid (nice to have)

Languages:

• English – fluent (required)
• Spanish – nice to have