CG Matte Painter

Atomic Cartoons•Vancouver, BC

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

One of our CG projects is seeking a Matte Painter for a short term contract (6 weeks) and/or for an hourly part-time contract. Atomic Cartoons, a Blue Ant Studios company, is an award-winning, internationally renowned animation studio with teams in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Los Angeles. Known for an artist-driven culture that attracts, retains and promotes the best talent in the business, Atomic develops and produces high-end animated content that spans preschool, comedy, action-adventure, adult and commercial genres, and everything in between. The animation studio has developed a stellar global reputation for its ability to translate big brands like LEGO, Star Wars, My Little Pony, CoComelon, and many more into top-notch animation, while also developing high-quality original Atomic productions like The Last Kids on Earth,Rocket Saves the Day, and Mermicorno: Starfall. Atomic is B Corp certified and a BC Benefit Company.

Requirements

Industry experience (CG and/or Visual Effects) as a Matte Painter.
Able to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas.
Excellent visual skills and attention to detail.
Painterly skills, with stylized cartoon work.
An understanding of 2D lighting and compositing.
Knowledge of matte painting techniques, including digital painting, modelling, and colour space.
Knowledge of Nuke, Maya, and Photoshop.
Knowledge of various renderers like Renderman, Vray and Arnold.
Able to keep up to date with and apply new techniques, tools or other related software.
Currently legally eligible to work in Canada.

Nice To Haves

Ability to demonstrate knowledge of a CG Environment scene or 2.5D DMP painting in a demo reel is an asset.
Knowledge of Katana, Houdini is an asset.
2.5D projections and asset-modeling with a basic understanding of UVs is an asset.
Previous experience using Autodesk Flow Production Tracking, FKA Shotgrid is an asset.
Applicants must have resided within BC as of December 31, 2025 and be able to provide the appropriate supporting documents.

Responsibilities

Create matte paintings for elements and visuals to match the look of the production.
Share ideas, collaborate and work closely with other members of the production, including layout, modeling, lighting, compositing and design.
Work with Modeling/Texturing Supervisors and the Art Director to create the aesthetic vision of the production.
Work with the Matte Painting team on Art Director and Client revisions.
Meet deadlines as assigned by production management.