(USA) Manager, Creative
About The Position
As the Manager, Finishing & Compositing at Walmart Creative’s LA Studio, this position serves as the hands-on finishing lead and 2D technical authority for the Post Production team. The role owns the finishing pipeline from conform and timeline management through beauty work, compositing, quality control, and final delivery for broadcast, digital, and full-funnel commercial content. The work is primarily performed in Flame, with Nuke used for complex VFX compositing, and includes identifying and integrating AI and machine-learning solutions into commercial finishing workflows. Walmart Creative’s Post Production team includes specialists in editorial, color, audio, CG, photo retouching, and 2D finishing. The 2D finishing team collaborates with the CG Supervisor, editors, colorists, motion designers, and creative directors, art directors, and directors on broadcast and digital advertising campaigns. The role is based at the LA Studio in Los Angeles in a fast-moving, high-craft environment where quality and technology integration are expected.
Requirements
- 5–7 years of experience as a lead Flame artist or senior 2D compositor at a commercial post facility, VFX studio, or in-house brand.
- Expert-level proficiency in Flame, including conform, timeline management, batch compositing, and multi-format delivery.
- Strong working knowledge of multi-pass CG integration, rotoscoping, tracking, keying, and color management within a VFX pipeline.
- Proven advertising-standard beauty and retouching expertise covering skin, hair, wardrobe, product hero, and environment finishing, with an exceptional eye for light, texture, and color.
- Hands-on experience with AI and machine-learning tools in finishing workflows, and working knowledge of ComfyUI and Weavy for generative finishing applications.
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Marketing, Creative Writing, Advertising, Fine Arts, or a related field and 1 year of experience in interactive design, editorial content management, or a related field; or 3 years of experience in interactive design, editorial content management, or a related field.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with content management systems.
- Experience managing interactive projects in an online creative or related digital field.
- Experience working for or with creative agencies.
- Experience with design software such as Adobe Creative Suite, including advanced functions such as multi-layer masking and compositing.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the working Flame lead across the finishing pipeline, owning conform, timeline management, beauty work, compositing, and final quality control from editorial handoff through delivery.
- Execute and supervise advanced beauty and retouching work in Flame, including skin refinement, product hero finishing, wardrobe and environment cleanup, light adjustment, and sky and background replacement.
- Identify and integrate AI and machine-learning tools into finishing workflows, including automation of repetitive tasks such as rotoscoping, cleanup, upscaling, and asset versioning.
- Mentor in-house 2D artists across Flame, Nuke, and Photoshop workflows, fostering precision, ownership, and continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k).
- Stock purchase.
- Company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off, including sick leave.
- Parental leave.
- Family care leave.
- Bereavement leave.
- Jury duty leave.
- Voting leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Walmart-paid education benefit program, including tuition, books, and fees for eligible programs.
- Performance-based bonus awards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
