Job Description: Job Description: Senior Matchmove Expert Role Summary We are seeking an elite Senior / Lead Matchmove & Roto Expert with 10+ years of industry experience to spearhead complex tracking, rotoscoping, and 3D integration pipelines. You will act as a technical authority, solving the most demanding tracking and edge challenges while mentoring junior artists. You thrive in high-pressure, fast-paced environments, easily transforming ambiguous creative briefs into flawless technical execution under tight deadlines. Key Responsibilities Advanced Tracking & Integration: Lead high-complexity 3D camera solves, body tracking, and 2D/3D integration workflows across challenging live-action plates. Pipeline & Lens Distortion Leadership: Master complex undistort/redistort lens distortion workflows, ensuring seamless data handoffs between 3D, matchmove, roto, and compositing departments. Mattes, Keying & Procedural Workflows: Architect advanced rotoscoping, procedural matte generation, and chroma/luma keying strategies for difficult elements (hair, motion blur, fine transparencies). Department Mentorship & Quality Control: Establish studio quality thresholds, review high-stakes shots for temporal stability, and mentor artists in advanced tracking and rotoscope techniques. Cross-Team Communication & Brief Interpretation: Bridge creative and technical teams, proactively clarifying open-ended or ambiguous briefs and streamlining production momentum on fast turnarounds. Asset & Pipeline Management: Enforce naming conventions and leverage cloud collaboration tools (such as Google Drive) alongside internal pipeline architecture for efficient asset review. Required Skills & Software Proficiency Core Software: Expert-level mastery of feature film quality character matchmove in Maya Leadership & Problem-Solving: Proven ability to fit mismatched generic rigs, technical problem-solving under tight production schedules. Qualifications & Experience Experience: 10+ years of professional VFX experience in feature film, episodic television, or high-end commercials, with significant leadership or senior-level credits. Showreel: An exceptional demo reel showcasing complex character body-tracking. Soft Skills: Exceptional communication, calm leadership under extreme pressure, and the ability to navigate ambiguous project requirements with confidence.
