Lead DMP Artist

The Lead DMP Artist is responsible for overseeing the creative and technical delivery of matte paintings across a show or sequence. This includes hands-on work, team guidance, and coordination with supervisors and production to ensure consistency, quality, and efficient integration.

Duties

• Team Management: Guide DMP artists on task priorities, shot breakdowns, and projections. Act as the go-to contact for team progress and troubleshooting. Balancing hands-on work with oversight responsibilities
• Team mentorship: Foster a supportive, productive, and communicative team culture. Coaching and providing feedback and development opportunities
• Quality Control: Review matte paintings for consistency, accuracy, and pipeline readiness
• Hero DMP Work: Deliver key shots and complex projection setups when required
• Technical Support: Help resolve DMP-related issues across comp, lighting, or layout
• Planning: Assist production in scheduling and asset tracking across sequences
• Cross-Discipline Collaboration: Work with layout, CG, and comp to plan efficient workflows
• Documentation: Support tool/pipeline updates and help define DMP standards
• Ensure consistent, high-quality matte painting delivery across all shots
• Act as primary contact for DMP issues and team support
• Contribute to strategic planning and creative decision-making

Skills, attributes and experience: 

• Deep expertise in Photoshop, Nuke, Maya, and projection-based workflows
• Proven ability to manage DMP continuity and team delivery
• Strong communicator and problem-solver across departments
• High level of technical awareness related to shot prep, tiling, and integration
• Familiarity with USD and scene referencing workflows
• Experience leading DMP for episodic or feature-length projects
• Tool development or scripting experience is a plus

• Strong time management, ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and escalate delays in a timely manner
• Adaptable to change with the ability to stay focused and maintain a positive attitude 
• Driven to make things better with flexibility to change course when needed 
• Positive energy, focusing on results and having a positive impact on those around you
• Self awareness and an ability to resolve and diffuse problems treating others with kindness and respect
• Strong leadership skills, ability to inspire, share a clear vision and get the best out of everyone
• 8+ years in VFX or a related field