Senior Digital Paint Artist
Apply Now Apply Later Job ID 10137859 Location Vancouver, Canada Business Industrial Light & Magic Date posted Dec. 02, 2025Job Summary:
This role is considered Hybrid, which means the employee will work 2-3 days onsite at a Company designated location and occasionally from home.
Position Summary
We are looking for an outstanding teammate to join our Paint team. As a Senior Digital Paint Artist, you will be responsible for restoring background plates and crafting digital articulate mattes.
At ILM, a good idea is a good idea, regardless of where it comes from! Do you thrive in a creative environment? Do you enjoy sharing knowledge and learning from others? If you love art, technology, and movies, then this might be the role you’re looking for!
ILM strives to be an inclusive environment, and the Paint team embraces promising individuals with a variety backgrounds and experiences.
What You’ll Do
Demonstrate a strong eye for color and grain structures with the ability to match saturation, hues and black points from multiple sources to create a cohesive final montage
Able to break shots down into individual components with little supervision
Quickly and effectively incorporate supervisor feedback
Research and communicate relevant references, including continuity with similar shots, to the team
Demonstrate a keen eye for recognizing paint artifacts, sharpness and color issues
Manage challenging shots involving heavy motion blur, a high number of layers, and other complexities
Employ a variety of techniques for complex wire removals and clean plate creation
Demonstrate a basic ability to do “paint on comp” work to a high level of quality
Working knowledge of color correction and Grain pipeline in Nuke
Ability to use layout and DM cameras in Nuke
Export track points seamlessly between multiple toolsets
Working knowledge of the stereo compositing pipeline
Demonstrate excellent troubleshooting skills
Take ownership of your shots and proactively offer solutions for production problems
Actively work across departments in shot groups. Provide updates to production and other artists on shot progress
What We’re Looking For
5+ years of relevant professional VFX experience and a college-level diploma or higher in computer graphics, fine arts, design, or photography, or a related field; OR 7+ years of relevant professional VFX experience in lieu of education
Expertise in Silhouette and Nuke
Computer proficiency, including experience with UNIX operating systems and the ability to learn new software and adapt scripts
Demonstrate an understanding of how your work fits into the overall pipeline and its impact on upstream and downstream departments
A willingness to learn new tools, a strong attention to detail, and excellent problem-solving skills
Ability to work under tight deadlines and efficiently within a production environment
As part of your application please submit a demo reel, shot breakdown, or equivalent showcasing your work. A current resume is required.
JoinILM
The hiring range for this position in Vancouver is C$85,900.00 to C$109,900.00 per year based on a 40-hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other variable pay or benefits, may be offered dependent on the level and position offered.
About Industrial Light & Magic:
Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with ILM (Vancouver) Inc., which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic.