VFX Generalist

About the role

We're hiring an VFX Generalist who combines strong compositing and 3D skills with hands-on experience in experimenting with generative tools. You'll work across our projects, brand films, product videos, documentary, and animation, creating, integrating, and refining visual effects that hold up at any scale.

What you'll do

• Composite and integrate VFX elements across different project types and visual styles.
• Own shots through the full VFX pipeline, plate prep, tracking, rotoscoping, keying, cleanup, comp, and final render.
• Build and integrate 3D elements, modeling, texturing, lighting, and rendering, when a shot calls for them.
• Use AI tools to support cleanup, generation, and image enhancement.
• Create assets with generative video and image tools when the project calls for them.
• Collaborate with directors, editors, and motion designers throughout post-production.
• Evaluate emerging tools and recommend approaches that improve the work.
• Keep files organized and manage your workflow through final delivery.

What they're looking for

• Strong portfolio demonstrating VFX and compositing across multiple styles.
• Proficiency in After Effects, Nuke, and/or Blender.
• Hands-on experience with generative AI tools such as Runway, Sora, or ComfyUI.
• Ability to complete a trial project.
• Based in the SF Bay Area or willing to relocate.
• Degrees not required. Your work speaks for itself.

Nice to have

• A strong foundation in traditional VFX techniques.
• An experimental mindset and patience for testing multiple approaches.
• Fast problem-solving when a shot needs a different technique.
• Curiosity about how emerging AI tools paired with judgment about when to use them.
• A collaborative approach to making effects feel natural within the story.

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