Job Summary

As a Senior Storyboard Artist, you will be responsible for both originating new storyboard sequences and refining boards coming out of the animatic process. Working with rough boards and reference materials, you will bring polish, clarity, and cinematic energy to sequences, ensuring that every panel communicates clear movement, compelling performance, and strong camera language. This role demands a seasoned artist who can work at a fast pace without sacrificing quality, and who brings deep knowledge of visual storytelling to every sequence they touch.

Key Responsibilities

• Take rough storyboards and animatic-stage boards and refine them into clean, polished sequences ready for production — preserving intent while significantly elevating execution.
• Originate storyboard sequences from script, director thumbnail, or verbal brief — developing staging, camera, and action from scratch when needed.
• Deliver expressive, nuanced character acting with clear emotional reads, strong poses, and fluid movement from panel to panel.
• Apply expert knowledge of perspective, staging, and camera language to ensure every sequence is cinematically compelling and spatially coherent.
• Interpret and build upon quick sketches and rough gesture drawings, extracting the core idea and elevating it to production quality.
• Maintain consistent character appeal and on-model accuracy. 
• Collaborate closely with the director and art and story team to understand sequence intent and deliver boards that serve the story.
• Adapt quickly to feedback and revisions, maintaining a high output pace within the demands of a feature film production schedule.
• Mentor and support junior board artists, providing guidance on technique, story sense, and production standards.
• Organize and prepare finalized boards for presentation, editorial, and pipeline handoff.

Required Qualifications

• Exceptional drawing skills with a commanding sense of gesture, expression, action, perspective, and appeal — evident in both refined work and quick sketches.
• Demonstrated ability to develop sequences from scratch — translating a script page, thumbnail, or verbal direction into clear, story-ready boards independently.
• Deep understanding of emotional performance and character acting; able to convey nuance, subtlety, and clear story beats through poses and expressions.
• Proven ability to sustain high-quality output at a high pace.
• Strong command of cinematic principles: camera placement, lens choice, framing, staging, and shot-to-shot continuity.
• Expert level of gestural and figurative drawing both with finesse and loose short hand, to apply across various character design proportions, staying on- model with consistency.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret rough or gestural input and produce clean, story-ready boards that honor the original intent.
• Expert grasp of perspective, spatial reasoning, and environment staging across a range of camera angles.
• Fluency with digital tools including Storyboard Pro, Photoshop, or equivalent; comfortable working efficiently in a digital pipeline.
• Strong collaborative skills with a professional approach to feedback, revision cycles, and cross-department communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in animation (2D or 3D/CG), with a strong understanding of timing, arcs, and movement principles that inform great boarding.
• Experience working within or alongside animatic and editorial workflows.
• Knowledge of CG/3D production pipelines and how boards interface with layout and animation.
• The ability and comfort to draw live in front of a director/ team with ease.

About the Opportunity

This isn't a traditional sales role; it's a chance to build and operate a hyperlocal magazine in your community, backed by the support of an established national company. You'll build something of your own: developing your market, your client relationships, and working to grow a recurring revenue stream.

If you're a relationship-driven seller ready to invest in building a business, this role blends sales, ownership, and community leadership into one unique opportunity.

Position Summary

We're seeking a Territory Sales Manager (known to N2 as Area Directors) to launch, grow, and lead a BeLocal publication in your local market. If accepted, you'd operate as a local publisher: driving revenue, building partnerships with business owners, and shaping a magazine that reflects the heart of your community.

Your first months will focus on establishing your territory and building your client base. From there, you grow an asset you own.

This hybrid position involves a blend of in-person community engagement and work performed from your home office.

Who You Are

• Entrepreneurial and self-directed: you're energized by building something, not just maintaining it
• A natural relationship-builder with consultative sales instincts
• Motivated by helping local businesses grow and succeed
• Confident enough to trust N2's proven system and make it your own

What You'll Do

• Conduct consultative meetings with local business owners to establish long-term advertising partnerships
• Build meaningful relationships within the community using a proven engagement model
• Connect local businesses with their ideal customers through your publication
• Engage with homeowners to capture authentic, community-driven content
• Manage your territory, sales pipeline, and publication operations
• Partner with N2's national team for design, production, training, and ongoing support
• Lead your publication's growth as the face of Stroll in your market

What You’ll Love

• Ownership, Not Just Employment – Build and manage a local publication business in your market
• Flexible Schedule – Design your workday around your life
• Comprehensive Training – Proven, repeatable systems to guide your success
• Award-Winning Culture – Supportive, nationally recognized team behind you
• Community Impact – Become a connector and leader in your local area

Income Snapshot

The average commission for the top 10% of Area Director franchisees with one BeLocal publication is $132,850*.

The average yearly commission earned among the top 10% of Reporting Publications (the 8 highest earning publications out of 84 total) was $139,360. Within this group, the median was $129,156, the highest was $198,956, and the lowest was $115,851.

Your financial results may differ. Important assumptions and qualifiers relating to this information can be found in Item 19 of our October 10, 2025 franchise disclosure document.

About The N2 Company

The N2 Company helps small- to mid-sized businesses connect with affluent homeowners through high-quality monthly publications, targeted digital advertising, and creative community events. Our portfolio includes 800+ custom publications across brands including Stroll, BeLocal, Greet, Real Producers, and more.

About BeLocal

BeLocal welcomes new movers to their community by connecting them with trusted local businesses. New residents value BeLocal as a guide to their new neighborhood. Local businesses benefit by reaching customers actively looking for services in their area.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED
• US Resident
• Ability to operate a home-based business with local community engagement

The Southern Poverty Law Center is seeking a Senior Supervising Attorney committed to dismantling white supremacy.

The Senior Supervising Attorney (SSA) in the Inclusion and Anti-Extremism (IAE) Advocacy and Litigation Impact Team (ALIT) develops, litigate, and supervises cases against hate groups and other actors perpetrating hateful and extremist activity. The position provides opportunities to work on cases and campaigns vindicating and advancing the rights of individuals and communities, including among others, people of color, religious minorities, LGBTQ people, and immigrants, targeted by extremists and hate groups. 

Who You Are

Experienced. Demonstrated experience leading and litigating complex and/or class action cases and campaigns involving constitutional and civil rights, ideally including any of the following: First Amendment, due process, and equal protection rights, the Ku Klux Klan Act and other anti-discrimination statutes, public and private torts, and/or digital and cyber law.

People Manager. Experienced manager with proven success in supervising and developing legal teams. Clear communicator of goals and priorities, organizational policies, and processes. 

Effective leader. Established leadership in creating work plans, project management, setting annual goals, and supporting and tracking staff performance towards achieving the goals. 

Advocate. Experience working with community organizations, grassroots campaigns, and impacted communities, particularly in the Deep South, to dismantle white supremacy.

Creative. Ability to create vision, think innovatively, and account for capacity and risks in investigating matters, developing cases, and executing strategies to move litigation and other advocacy forward.

Collaborative. Demonstrated ability to work with other ALITs and Departments, external organizations, co-counsel, and stakeholders to execute specific strategies to advance the work of the IAE ALIT and SPLC.

Communicative. Exceptional communication skills. Ability to communicate persuasively to a variety of audiences through writing and speaking.

Mission, Vision & Culture Alignment. Demonstrated understanding and commitment to SPLC’s mission, vision and values.

What You'll Do

Lead the implementation of SPLC’s inclusion and anti-extremism legal advocacy strategies, especially in the Deep South.

Develop, lead, supervise, consult, and advise on complex civil rights impact cases in federal and state courts and administrative entities.

Supervise and manage litigation teams within the ALIT and the Legal Department that include SPLC attorneys, paralegals, analysts and investigators, fellows, legal interns, and others from within SPLC, providing mentoring and coaching.

Collaborate with the Deputy Legal Director and the Policy Department to identify and support the advancement of SPLC’s state, local, and federal policy priorities; and the Communications Department to develop communication strategies around cases and campaigns.

Collaborate with team members of other ALITs in the Legal Department as well as all other members of other SPLC Departments to advance the impact goals and campaigns of SPLC.

Serve as a public thought leader on issues confronting the communities the SPLC serves, and represent SPLC in the media, at conferences, and in other public venues.

Develop and maintain relationships with community partners, coalition members, and legal allies to maintain open communication and collaboration with directly impacted people and communities.

Hire, mentor, train, and monitor staff performance and development, and conduct performance reviews.

Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification.

Uphold our JEDI principles by seeking diverse collaborators and partners that can deliver genuine, authentic and impactful work while ensuring their contributions are directed towards the shared mission, vision and values of the Center and Legal Department’s goals.

Minimum Qualifications 

We are committed to equitable hiring practices; therefore you must meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for the role.

• At least eight (8) years of federal court civil litigation or comparable legal experience;
• At least two (2) years of supervisor experience managing legal professionals;
• Membership in good standing of at least one state bar in the United States, preferably Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, or Washington, D.C.; and
• J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school.

Compensation & Benefits

This is an exempt role, and the minimum starting salary is $164,864.00 annually. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Click here to view the benefits available to SPLC staff.

Where & How You'll Work 

This role has the following work designations options:

• Local Remote: Will work remotely but is expected to attend work-related activities that occur at the SPLC offices or in the states in which the SPLC operates.
• Telework: Will work at an SPLC office at least three days per week and may work two days per week from an alternative work location.
• This position will report to the Deputy Legal Director, Inclusion & Anti-Extremism ALIT.

Other Special Considerations 

This job is performed under general office conditions and is not subject to any strenuous physical demands or dangerous conditions.

After years of building an innovative POS platform for restaurateurs, Toast is expanding its offerings into other food and beverage concepts such as convenience stores, grocery stores, and bottle shops. This role will require a founder’s mindset as we grow Toast’s presence in this new vertical with a new offering: the Toast Retail platform. 

Toast offers an all-in-one platform that helps restaurateurs and retailers operate their business, increase sales, engage guests, and keep employees happy. As a District Manager, you are pivotal to the growth of the Toast brand in your district. You will report into a Director of Retail Sales and will hire, build, and coach a team of Retail Territory Account Executives who are working everyday to transform the way grocery stores, bottle shops, and convenience stores operate. You’ll work closely with your sales team to understand the Retail operators’ unique needs, and you’ll work closely with the product team to build solutions that help Retailers thrive.

This is a remote opportunity based out of New Orleans, LA with travel expectations up to 35 percent of the time.

A day in the life (Responsibilities) 

• Hire, develop, motivate, and manage a quota-achieving sales team
• Coach your team on a full cycle sales process. This includes coaching on how to conduct efficient discovery meetings, live demos, and craft a solution proposal that best meets the prospective customer’s needs
• Spend time coaching and empowering your team through field visits that include walk-ins, prospecting, trade shows, and local business partnerships to help exceed quotas
• Partner and collaborate with peers and parallel teams across the business to ensure that expectations set during the sales process are met in delivery
• Strategically utilize Salesforce (our CRM) and other technology to drive productivity, report on forecast deal pipelines, and analyze conversion rates
• Accountable for the new business growth across your assigned district  

What you’ll need to thrive (Requirements)

• 5+ years of sales experience in a sourcing and/or closing role
• 3+ years of leadership experience
• Proven track record of success
• Passionate with the ability to inspire and motivate those around them
• Entrepreneurial, self-motivated, creative, and flexible with the ability to perform well under pressure

What will help you stand out (Nonessential Skills/Nice to Haves)

• Management experience building customer-facing, quota-achieving full cycle sales teams
• Experience working in a tech environment
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high growth environment
• Experience working in a retail environment
• Proven track record of creating a winning culture that performs at a high level 

AI at Toast

At Toast, one of our company values is that we're hungry to build and learn. We believe learning new AI tools empowers us to build for our customers faster, more independently, and with higher quality. We provide these tools across all disciplines, from Engineering and Product to Sales and Support, and are inspired by how our Toasters are already driving real value with them. The people who thrive here are those who embrace changes that let us build more for our customers; it’s a core part of our culture.

Our Total Rewards Philosophy
We strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits programs that help to attract, retain, and motivate the best and brightest people in our industry. Our total rewards package goes beyond great earnings potential and provides the means to a healthy lifestyle with the flexibility to meet Toasters’ changing needs. Learn more about our benefits at https://careers.toasttab.com/toast-benefits.

Role Overview

Set Designer Draftsman translates designs into actionable technical drawings and blueprints for set construction. They use Rhino or Vectorworks software to create floor plans, elevations, and 3D models, ensuring all designs meet safety standards, budget constraints, and the production designer's artistic vision. 

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Drawing: Create detailed working drawings, blueprints, and orthographic projections (ground plans, elevations, sections) for construction teams.
• Design Development: Translate sketches, mood boards, and concepts from the production designer or director into accurate, scaled, and buildable plans.
• Modeling: Vectorworks or Rhino to draft and model 3D structures.
• Construction Coordination: Collaborate with construction managers, art directors, and painters to ensure technical details are understood and adhered to.
• Site Surveys: Survey locations to take accurate measurements for designing sets that integrate into existing structures.
• Detailing: Incorporate precise measurements of materials, safety, and regulatory compliance into technical plans.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Proficiency in Rhino and Vectorworks
• Drafting & Technical Drawing: Strong understanding of technical drawing techniques, geometry, and spatial design.
• Knowledge of Construction: Deep understanding of building techniques, materials, and scenic construction.
• Attention to Detail: Ability to create precise, clear, and accurate drawings that convey textures and finishes.
• Collaboration & Communication: Ability to translate artistic visions into technical specs and work with different departments.

The Southern Poverty Law Center is seeking a Senior Supervising Attorney who has a passion for and commitment to protecting and vindicating the rights of immigrants and migrants.

The Senior Supervising Attorney (SSA) will be part of the Immigrant Justice Advocacy and Litigation Impact Team (IJ or IJ ALIT). The SSA will develop, litigate, and supervise cases raising constitutional and statutory claims in federal, state, and administrative courts. The SSA will also develop and lead multi-strategy advocacy campaigns advancing immigrants’ and migrants’ rights.  The SSA will supervise staff attorneys and legal support staff. 

The Immigrant Justice ALIT pursues impact litigation and systemic reform related to immigration and immigrant rights by (1) fighting against state practices that funnel people into the deportation machine; (2) freeing immigrants from detention through impactful individual representation and systemic reform; (3) changing immigration and enforcement systems so they operate fairly and sensibly; (4) enforcing laws protecting migrants from mistreatment by governments or employers; (5) supporting immigrant communities as they demand respect for their dignity and humanity; and (6) ending all forms of discrimination against immigrants, including discrimination based on immigration status or national origin. 

Who You Are

Experienced. Demonstrated experience leading and litigating complex individual, multi-plaintiff, and/or class action cases in federal, state, and administrative courts. Demonstrated experience in litigation based on the U.S. Constitution and federal statutes, including the Immigration and Nationality Act and related immigration laws. 

People Manager. Experienced manager with proven success in supervising and developing legal teams. Clear communicator of goals and priorities, organizational policies, and processes. 

Effective leader. Established leadership in creating work plans, project management, setting annual goals, and supporting and tracking staff performance towards achieving the goals. 

Advocate. Experience working with community organizations, grassroots campaigns, and impacted communities, particularly in the South, aimed at protecting the rights of immigrants and migrants.

Creative. Ability to create vision, think innovatively, and account for capacity and risks in investigating matters, developing cases, and executing strategies to move litigation and other advocacy forward.

Collaborative. Demonstrated ability to work with other ALITs: Democracy: Education & Youth, Democracy: Voting Rights, Criminal Legal Systems Reform, Economic Justice, and Inclusion & Anti-Extremism, as well as other Departments, external organizations, co-counsel, and stakeholders to execute specific strategies to advance the work of the IJ ALIT and SPLC.

Communicative. Exceptional communication skills. Ability to communicate persuasively to a variety of audiences through writing and speaking.

Mission, Vision & Culture Alignment. Demonstrated understanding and commitment to SPLC’s mission, vision and values.

What You'll Do

Lead the implementation of SPLC’s immigrant justice legal advocacy strategies, especially in the South.

Develop, lead, supervise, consult, and advise on complex civil rights impact cases in federal and state courts and administrative entities.

Supervise and manage litigation teams within the ALIT and the Legal Department that include SPLC attorneys, paralegals, analysts and investigators, fellows, legal interns, and others from within SPLC, providing mentoring and coaching.

Collaborate with the Deputy Legal Director and the Policy Department to identify and support the advancement of SPLC’s state, local, and federal policy priorities; and the Communications Department to develop communication strategies around cases and campaigns.

Collaborate with team members of other ALITs in the Legal Department as well as all other members of other SPLC Departments to advance the impact goals and campaigns of SPLC.

Serve as a public thought leader on issues confronting the communities the SPLC serves, and represent SPLC in the media, at conferences, and in other public venues as assigned and/or approved.

Develop and maintain relationships with community partners, coalition members, and legal allies to maintain open communication and collaboration with directly impacted people and communities.

Hire, mentor, train, and monitor staff performance and development, and conduct performance reviews.

Perform other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties in this job classification.

Uphold our JEDI principles by seeking diverse collaborators and partners that can deliver genuine, authentic and impactful work while ensuring their contributions are directed towards the shared mission, vision and values of the Center and Legal Department’s goals.

Minimum Qualifications 

We are committed to equitable hiring practices, therefore you must meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for the role.

• At least eight (8) years of federal court civil litigation or comparable legal experience;
• At least two (2) years of supervisor experience managing legal professionals;
• Membership in good standing of at least one state bar in the United States, preferably Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, or Washington, D.C.; and
• J.D. degree from an ABA-accredited law school.

Compensation & Benefits

This is an exempt role, and the minimum starting salary is $164,864.00 annually. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Click here to view the benefits available to SPLC staff.

Where & How You'll Work 

This role has the following work designations options:

• Local Remote: Will work remotely but is expected to attend work-related activities that occur at the SPLC offices or in the states in which the SPLC operates.
• Telework: Will work at an SPLC office at least three days per week and may work two days per week from an alternative work location.
• This position will report to the Deputy Legal Director, Immigrant Justice ALIT.

Other Special Considerations 

This job is performed under general office conditions and is not subject to any strenuous physical demands or dangerous conditions.

Job Summary:

Swaybox Studios is seeking a highly skilled Lead CG Environment Modeler to help craft immersive worlds through meticulously designed environments. Working from concept art, reference materials, or the Director’s brief, you'll be responsible for overseeing and building assets that not only support the narrative, but also elevate the visual language of the production. This role is the bridge between practical fabrication and our digital world.

As a Lead CG Environment Modeler, you will be supporting the modeling needs between the Practical Set Fabrication team and the VFX team. This role is hands- on, collaborative, and provides support in early R&D. You will be responsible for ensuring the team adheres to the modeling standards and procedures throughout pre-production and production of the film. Your expertise will help shape and refine the pipeline and handoff, while fostering a collaborative and efficient team environment.

Work Location: New Orleans, LA

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and refine digital models for sets, props, and vehicles based on provided references, concept art, or directorial feedback.
• Ensure models meet both aesthetic and technical requirements for layout and lighting & rendering pipelines. 
• Work closely with the art and production teams to maintain visual consistency across practical and CG environment extensions.
• Lead team in determining LOD and complexity; taking model builds from Rhino (Rhinoceros 3D) into Maya, and adjusting, where necessary, for CG needs with organized, efficient, polygonal topology that maintain the stylistic shapes.
• Independently translate designs with minimal oversight: while maintaining fidelity and consistent shape language to proportion, style, and silhouette.
• Collaborate with the VFX Supervisor, Art Director, and Production Designer to determine the best split lines, to fit the needs for each of the environments and departments.
• Participate in scheduling and bidding needs for the modelling aspect of the department.
• Stay up to date with emerging tools, technologies, and modeling methods to enhance efficiency and output.

Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years experience as a set or environment modeler on high-end film, television, or cinematics with a strong emphasis on realism. 
• Previous leadership experience.
• Strong proficiency in Maya, ZBrush, Mudbox, Blender, or other 3D, industry-standard, modeling softwares.
• Ability to translate 2D artwork into 3D models.
• Thorough understanding of holding edge needs, when smoothing or not smoothing models, and ability to determine when each is best used.
• Solid understanding of scale, composition, and modular design for environments.
• Ability to model both stylized and realistic environments with attention to storytelling detail.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, collaborative pipeline with evolving creative direction.
• Ability to revise work based on feedback in a timely manner.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new toolsets and willing to expand knowledge of toolsets.
• Knowledge of the modeling needs to hand off to VFX for accurate texturing and look development workflows.
• Deep understanding of dimension, scale, perspective, and overall spatial awareness.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt quickly to unique or proprietary workflows.
• An artistic mindset and willingness to receive and implement constructive feedback, whether that’s with draw-overs, over the shoulder adjustments, or team meetings.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid understanding of modelling in Rhino (Rhinoceros 3D), or other architectural/industrial modelling programs is a plus.
• Layout and UV experience is a plus.
• Basic experience with Unreal Engine or other real-time rendering tools.
• Familiarity with scripting or tool development (e.g. Python, MEL, etc.) to support pipeline enhancements.
• Background in architecture, industrial design, or scenic/set design.
• Familiarity with hybrid workflows.

Job Summary

Swaybox Studios is seeking an experienced and hands-on Lead Compositor to help guide the seamless integration of our VFX elements. In this role, you will support the compositing team in maintaining visual consistency across practical and CG environment extensions, props, vehicles, and other FX elements to achieve both photorealistic and stylized composites.

Working closely with the Compositing Supervisor, artists, and Technical Directors, you will lead shot execution, mentor compositors, and help maintain efficient workflows while ensuring the creative vision and technical quality of the film are upheld.

This position requires strong on-the-box compositing skills, experience guiding artists within a production environment, and advanced knowledge of Nuke within a live-action VFX pipeline.

This is a studio-based role working onsite in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the compositing of complex shots, ensuring seamless integration of elements while maintaining the visual language and aesthetic of the film.
• Support the Compositing Supervisor in guiding artists and maintaining consistent artistic and technical standards across assigned sequences.
• Work closely with CG, Character Comp, Tracking, and other departments to ensure smooth handoffs and proper integration of elements.
• Contribute significant on-the-box compositing work, solving complex compositing challenges and setting examples of best practices for the team.
• Provide feedback, mentorship, and guidance to compositors to support growth and maintain a collaborative working environment.
• Help track shot progress and support the team in meeting deadlines, while maintaining high-quality output.
• Troubleshoot technical issues within artist scripts and assist with workflow solutions.
• Collaborate with the Compositing Supervisor and TDs to help identify pipeline improvements, tool needs, and workflow optimizations.
• Translate creative and technical notes from the Director, VFX Supervisor, Compositing Supervisor, and stakeholders into clear shot direction.
• Participate in dailies, reviews, and team syncs, providing constructive feedback and helping ensure notes are applied efficiently.
• Create clean, efficient Nuke scripts, templates, and reusable setups that support scalable workflows.
• Maintain organized files while adhering to pipeline standards, naming conventions, and documentation practices.
• Contribute to early visual development, look development, and R&D when needed.
• Stay informed on emerging compositing tools, technologies, and industry techniques.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of high-end, live-action film or episodic compositing experience, with a strong emphasis on environments and realism.
• Proven experience leading shots or mentoring artists within a compositing team environment.
• Strong on-the-box compositing skills involving live-action and CG integration.
• Expert-level knowledge of Nuke, including Gizmos, Groups, projections, depth workflows, and advanced compositing techniques.
• Experience compositing both stylized and photorealistic environments with strong attention to cinematography and storytelling detail.
• Solid understanding of DMP and CG pipelines within a VFX production environment.
• Experience working with OCIO/ACES color workflows.
• Working knowledge of vector-based compositing tools and techniques.
• Strong understanding of visual language, including texture, color, dimension, scale, perspective, motion blur, depth of field, and spatial awareness.
• Experience working with LiDAR scans, HDRIs, and photogrammetry.
• Strong understanding of cinematography, photography, and color science, including lenses, lighting setups, and camera workflows.
• Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to adapt quickly and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative production environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience using Nuke particles.
• Familiarity with KeenTools.
• Understanding of lighting workflows within a CG pipeline.
• Experience with Python scripting for Nuke or batch automation.
• Previous collaboration with Technical Directors on pipeline tools or workflow improvements.
• Familiarity with performance-tracking pipelines, rotomation, or hybrid workflows.
• Basic experience with Unreal Engine or other real-time rendering tools.

Job Summary

Swaybox Studios is seeking an experienced and hands-on Compositing Supervisor to oversee the seamless integration of our VFX elements. In this key leadership role, you will be managing the overall visual consistency across practical and CG environment extensions, props, and vehicles, and other FX elements to achieve photorealistic and stylized composites.

This position requires a deep understanding of compositing for film, strong leadership with mentoring abilities, and technical proficiency in Nuke. You will work closely with artists and Technical Directors to refine and develop tools that support a smooth, scalable, and artist-friendly workflow, while also managing team morale, quality control, and creative vision.

This is a studio-based role working onsite in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the seamless compositing of multiple elements from different departments to maintain their visual integrity per shot and in the overall aesthetic of the film.
• Work closely with the CG, Character Comp, Tracking, and other team Supervisors and Leads to ensure a smooth handoff of elements to the compositing team.
• Maintain high artistic and technical standards/methodology, while ensuring efficient and timely delivery of shots; balancing quality with schedule requirements.
• Delegate and manage shot progress, with a sharp awareness of deadlines, as well as contribute to on-the-box work as needed.
• Provide technical support and troubleshoot artist files.
• Guide the compositing team, offering regular feedback, mentorship, and support to foster a productive and collaborative working environment.
• Collaborate with the Supervisors and TDs to determine best practices, diagnose technical problems, identify technical needs, and recommend new tools or workflow improvements.
• Recognize knowledge gaps and actively collaborate with the team to find solutions; taking a proactive approach to challenges.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging tools, technologies, and compositing methods to enhance efficiency and output.
• Collaborate in R&D and early visual development before full production rollout.
• Participate in reviews and team syncs, clearly communicating creative and technical goals and giving constructive feedback.
• Communicate with vendors, when needed.
• Independently translate and refine notes from VFX Supervisor/Director/Stakeholders with minimal oversight, while maintaining the fidelity and visual language of the film.
• Ensure the team interprets and applies feedback effectively and in a timely manner.
• Participate in recruitment, scheduling, bidding needs, and progress reviews with the VFX Supervisor and Production.
• Create clean, efficient, and well-structured scripts and templates that can be shared throughout the team to speed up workflows.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation for internal tools and compositing processes, helping ensure consistency across the team.
• Adhere to organized files and established pipeline standards and naming conventions.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience high-end, live-action film or episodic compositing experience, with a strong emphasis on environments and realism.
• Proven leadership or supervisory experience in a compositing team environment, including mentoring, feedback, and artist support.
• On-the-box compositing of complex shots (live action and CG); utilizing projections, warping, depth of field, and photographic optical effects.
• Ability to comp both stylized and realistic environments with attention to storytelling detail and cinematography.
• Great understanding of DMP and CG pipelines.
• Expert knowledge of Nuke, Gizmos & Group workflows, and advanced compositing techniques.
• OCIO/ACES Color config and management experience.
• Working knowledge of vector-based compositing tools and techniques.
• Strong capacity to be flexible, adapt quickly, and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment with evolving creative direction.
• Capability to revise work based on feedback in a timely manner.
• An artistic mindset and willingness to receive and implement constructive feedback, whether that’s with draw-overs, over the shoulder adjustments, or team meetings.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new toolsets and willing to expand knowledge of toolsets.
• Excellent communication, organization, attention to detail, and problem-solving skills with unique or proprietary workflows.
• Deep understanding of visual language- texture, color, dimension, scale, perspective, shade, motion blur, depth of field, proportion, spatial awareness, etc.
• Solid experience using lidar scans, HDRI’s, and photogrammetry.
• Strong comprehension of cinematography, photography, and color science; including understanding of lenses, lighting setups, and performance tracking.

Preferred Qualifications

• Nuke particles experience is great to have.
• Knowledge of KeenTools is a plus.
• Understanding of lighting workflows.
• Experience in Python scripting for Nuke or batch automation is a huge plus.
• Previous experience in developing or influencing pipeline tools in collaboration with Technical Directors.
• Familiarity performance-tracking pipelines, rotomation, or hybrid workflows.
• Basic experience with Unreal Engine or other real-time rendering tools.

Location: New Orleans, LA 
Job Type: Full-Time | In House

*This is not a remote or hybrid position. It is in house in New Orleans*

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled 3D Facial Animator with a proven background in film to join our creative team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience creating expressive and realistic facial and body animation that brings characters to life. This role requires strong keyframing abilities, with experience working with facial mocap data as part of a performance-driven pipeline.

You will collaborate closely with the animation team, character designers, and director to ensure that performances align with the storytelling vision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Integrate and refine facial mocap data to achieve hyper-realistic performance when required
• Primarily to create high-quality keyframed 3D facial animations for characters in film, focusing on nuance and emotional expression
• Secondarily to create realistic biped body animation
• Work closely with the director and character designers to understand the intended performance and character aesthetic
• Utilize Maya to produce animations that meet project specifications and deadlines.
• Revise and refine animations based on feedback from the director and animation team to achieve the desired results
• Maintain organized files and documentation of animation processes for project consistency
• Stay current with the latest trends and techniques in facial animation and character performance.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience as a 3D Animator in film or a related field, with a strong portfolio showcasing your work
• Experience working with hyper-realistic facial mocap data and refining captured performances
• Strong keyframe animation skills, particularly in facial performance and emotional storytelling
• Proficiency in Maya
• Strong knowledge of animation principles and an eye for detail in character expressions and movements
• Ability to interpret character emotions and storylines through animation
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Nice to Haves:

• Understanding of anatomy and how it influences facial and body movement.
• Experience in creating acting reference for animation performances