Junior Digital Matte Painter

• Create high-quality, photorealistic digital matte paintings and 2.5D/3D environment extensions for film and animation projects.
• Extend, clean up, and modify live-action background plates to seamlessly match set photography, lighting, and camera movement.
• Collaborate closely with the Lead DMP, Compositing, and Lighting teams to deliver production-ready assets and utility passes (mattes, depth, lighting passes).
• Maintain visual continuity, correct color space management (e.g., ACES), and shot-to-shot consistency while meeting tight deadlines.
• Prepare matte paintings for projection, splitting layers correctly (foreground, midground, background) for the Compositing team.

• Strong artistic foundation with an advanced understanding of cinematic lighting, perspective, scale, atmosphere, and photorealism.
• Proven proficiency in Photoshop, alongside strong working knowledge of Nuke (for projection setups) and Blender/Maya (for 3D base geometry and layout).
• Highly organized file management (clean PSD structures) for smooth hand-offs to the Compositing department.
• Ability to adapt quickly to client feedback and maintain high visual quality under production constraints.

Portfolio Requirements

• Selection of high-quality environment matte paintings and LookDev concepts showing mood and lighting variations.
• Process breakdowns illustrating the pipeline from 3D block-out / rough sketch to photo-bashing and final polish.
• Clear visual proof of layer separation and projection readiness.
• Link to an organized online portfolio or demo reel (ArtStation, Vimeo, personal website).