Roto/Paint Lead

About Barnstorm

Barnstorm is an Emmy and VES-nominated visual effects studio with locations in Burbank, CA and Vancouver, BC. We provide photo-realistic visual effects for television and streaming projects across genres.

Our studio culture is built on creativity, collaboration, and technical excellence. As we grow, we are committed to preserving our scrappy, artist-driven DNA while evolving our structure, workflows, and leadership to support larger and more complex productions.

Who You Are

You are an experienced Roto/Paint Lead or Compositing Supervisor with a strong background in both hands-on shot work and team leadership. You bring a deep understanding of roto, paint, and compositing workflows, and you are confident guiding both internal artists and external vendors to achieve production-ready results.

You have proven experience overseeing QC pipelines for episodic and feature work, and you are comfortable making creative and technical decisions to maintain consistency, efficiency, and quality across multiple shows.

You are equally comfortable reviewing shots as you are defining standards, improving workflows, and supporting artists in delivering their best work.

What You’ll Do

• Lead roto/paint and QC workflows across multiple productions, ensuring consistency and quality across internal and vendor work
• Partner with producers, coordinators, and supervisors to assess outsourcing needs and define bidding and vendor strategy
• Act as the primary point of contact for external vendors, providing clear direction, feedback, and creative/technical guidance
• Oversee the preparation of vendor packages, including annotated frames, breakdown notes, and technical specifications
• Review vendor bids and assess feasibility, scope, and alignment with production requirements
• Evaluate incoming vendor deliveries and internal artist work to ensure they meet show standards before shot integration
• Provide structured, actionable feedback to vendors and internal teams, ensuring continuity and efficiency in revisions
• Attend production and supervisory meetings, contributing to scheduling, shot strategy, and workflow decisions
• Collaborate closely with CG/VFX Supervisors to uphold creative intent and technical integrity across all deliveries
• Step in as hands-on roto/paint support when required due to schedule pressure or vendor limitations
• Help define and improve roto/paint and QC workflows, tools, and best practices across the studio

What You Bring

• 7+ years of experience in a VFX studio environment, with a strong background in compositing and/or roto/paint
• Previous experience in a Lead, Senior, or Supervisory role strongly preferred
• Advanced proficiency in Nuke, Silhouette, and Mocha
• Proven ability to guide artists and vendors through clear, structured feedback and QC standards
• Strong understanding of production pipelines and shot delivery workflows across episodic and/or feature work
• Excellent artistic eye with strong attention to detail and consistency across shots and sequences
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across shows and shifting deadlines
• Strong leadership and communication skills, with a calm and solution-oriented approach under pressure
• Experience working directly with production, supervisors, and external vendors in a client-driven environment
• Self-directed, highly organized, and comfortable owning outcomes across multiple projects

About This Role

This role is open to Canadian-based talent. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in their country of residence and be willing to work on-site or hybrid as required by production and studio location.

The posted pay range is aligned with what we believe is fair compensation at the time of posting. An applicant’s relevant education, experience, skills, qualifications, and location may all be considered when determining placement within the range. Pay ranges may change.

Benefit plans are dependent on local offerings and employment status, but all US and Canada plans include comprehensive health insurance, retirement savings, and paid time off.

Barnstorm VFX is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace that provides a meaningful environment free of discrimination and harassment. We actively encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, people of color, people of all genders or non-genders, and people with disabilities of all types.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.