VFX Supervisor – RSP

Employment period: Full Time, open tenure position commencing October 2011.
Location: Adelaide, Australia. Work permit will be applied for the successful applicant, if required.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Leadership
Good teams work under direction. Great teams collaborate. You can lead with knowledge and wisdom. You know how to make good ideas grow. You also set the less-good ideas aside, rather than shout them down. You listen as much as you direct. 

Teamwork
Our teams love their work. They want to make beautiful images, and let the work speak for itself. You inspire and share that ethic, and value the results of the team. You know how to praise the quiet achievers and herd the rock stars along the same path to a great result.

Vision
Our clients and teams want clear creative vision. You know how to deliver it. Money, time and clients will test the vision, yet you gain support from everyone in pursuing it. You also know when to accommodate when you need to. 

Creativity
Great artists love to work with other great artists. You are adept with your chosen tools of reference and communication, and can inspire. You succeed where others don’t because you understand the process. You know what matters most in each step, and how to best show it off

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work with clients to bring intelligent solutions to the creative table, with an outlook to delivering exceptional, ground-breaking vfx images.
- Build and maintain relationships and client trust through the expression of ideas and concepts communicated to the production's vfx supervisor, director and other key departmental heads.
- Work closely with the vfx producer to create realistic project plans that maximise the teams output in line with the timely delivery of work.
- Discuss work methodology with in-house departmental heads to achieve desired outcomes.
- Work within production constraints when selecting techniques and establishing production workflow.
- Review work in progress to ensure artists and technicians remain results focused.
- Use your uncompromising creative and aesthetic eye to ensure only the highest quality vfx shots are delivered to the client.
- Consider the well-being of your crew when assigning tasks and offering direction
- Manage client expectations and ensure client satisfaction.
- Lead and motivate a team through changing and often pressured periods of production.
- Set an optimistic tone on the show and promote communication and teamwork.
- Be able to keep calm in the often challenging, high-pressured and political environment of shooting and post producing a film.
- Lead and influence your team by example, mentoring where necessary.
- Resolve any creative and technical obstacles through creative thinking and collaboration.
- Assist the production bid department in generating bid packages, which exceed client expectations.
- Travel as required to set locations to supervise plate and element photography.
- Lead with responsibility, passion and dedication to further the success of the entire RSP portfolio.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Minimum 6-years feature film experience specifically credited in the role of VFX Supervisor (vendor focused).
- Minimum Bachelor Degree in Fine Art, Computer Graphics or related field.
- Expert knowledge of a wide range of traditional and modern visual effects techniques including story board and concept art generation, motion control and capture, lighting and HDRI, and all facets of live action image capture.
- Expert eye for color, composition, camerawork, lighting and visual aesthetics.
- Hands on experience with linear and node based compositing and tools.
- Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of computer graphics tools and digital (mono and stereo) post-production pipelines techniques.
- Strong experience with live action camera's and lenses.
- Be adept at working with a wide range of creative and technical crew with wide ranging personalities, skills and experience.
- Always maintain a cool, calm and professional demeanor, during periods of increased stress and pressure.
- Maintain organisational and time management skills in order to juggle and prioritise shots, working within allocated resources.
- Excellent written and oral communication.

APPLICATION
Please send all applications including a link to your reel, shot breakdown & resume to: vfxsup_job@rsp.com.au with 'VFX Supervisor' in the subject line.
Please state the earliest date you would be available for this position.

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