Lediga jobb Important Looking Pirates AB i Stockholm

We are seeking a talented individual to join our amazing team in Stockholm..
About Important Looking Pirates:
Important Looking Pirates (ILP) is a multiple VES and Emmy award-winning studio and have created animation and visual effects for some of the greatest storytellers. Founded by artists in 2007, ILP was established with the vision of becoming one of the top international suppliers of VFX in terms of quality, professionalism, and service. With amazing projects such as Lost in Space, The Mandalorian, Westworld, Black Sails, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, and Star Wars: The Last Jedi in ILP’s portfolio, we can proudly say that we are one of the most successful studios in the world.
During the last 15 years, we have assembled one of the best visual effects teams in the business, with talents from all corners of the world. All our artists, technicians and support personnel are driven by passion for what they do and always strive to push the limits of what can be accomplished.
About the position:
The Editorial Manager is responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Editorial team. You do this by assigning team members to shows, and for shows that don’t have a dedicated editor, you are the first point of contact, managing editorial requests by prioritizing and assigning these to appropriate team members. To do this you collaborate closely with the show's core teams to assess their needs and their urgency. You keep relevant stakeholders informed about changes in availability, delays, changes to processes and workflows.
Your Main Tasks:
Receive and Ingest materials for editorial and request updates when required
Import line-up data to Shotgun
Define and update task assignments based on show needs and ticket priorities.
Promote ownership and responsibility within the team and provide opportunities for artists to grow.
Identify and flag any creative, technical or crewing issues which may threaten client deliveries. Collaborate with stakeholders within the show and/or globally to find solutions. If necessary escalate to ProdOps and Talent Development Team for the well being of crew and show.
Assist in overall team communication.
Attend peer and global meetings to discuss workflows topics: raising issues, providing feedback and discussing new potential solutions
Participate in global projects to help advance new discipline workflows when needed
Provide feedback to and about artists and supervisors you work with.
Support Talent Development Team, reviewing portfolios and participating in new candidates interviews.



About You:
• You have 5+ years experience from Editorial Manager or role or similar/relevant roles within the VFX industry
• You speak and write English fluently
• You are responsible and thorough in your work
• Experience with Shotgun is a plus
Extent: Full-time position.
Location: Norra Riddarholmshamnen 1, Stockholm, Sweden
Work model: Hybrid work.
Salary: According to agreement.
Do you find the position as a Editorial Manager at Important Looking Pirates intriguing? The selection is ongoing, so don’t hesitate to submit your application today. We look forward to hearing from you! Visa mindre

As a DMP Artist at ILP, you will be responsible for creating digital extensions and providing enhancements to live action and fully CG rendered material. The job involves problem solving using a combination of 2D, 2.5D and 3D techniques most suitable for the task.
We are primarily looking for people with a keen artistic eye, who are comfortable with preparing and managing geometries and cameras for photo & CG based projection setups. A solid understanding of light, color, composition and photography is essential.
In this role you will collaborate closely with show leads and supervisors and aid in the planning and execution of Digital Matte Paintings.
Our ideal candidate has a secondary interest/skill in a related area such as Concept Art, Compositing, or Generalist 3D.
Skills & Requirements
Requirements
Capable of creating high quality Digital Matte Paintings for urban, organic, and futuristic environments as extensions of plates, CG, or standalone.
Thorough knowledge of Nuke, 2.5D/projection based workflow
Thorough knowledge of photoshop
3+ years of VFX experience or equivalent.
Knowledge of a 3D package used to build geometry and set up cameras for DMP
Comfortable dealing with multiple photographic sources like panoramic images, HDRIs, photogrammetry, etc.

Preferred Skills
General Compositing Skills
Generalist 3D Skills, such as modeling, lookdev and lighting
Concept Art Skills
Comfortable in a linux environment
Experience using shotgun as an artist in a production environment
Experienced with terrain generation software and workflows would be ideal Visa mindre

We are looking for an Office Coordinator to join our office in central Stockholm at 50%. This is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for if you want to be part of a wonderful company culture and are passionate about providing first-class service with a flashing smile.

We believe an excellent Office Coordinator is, above all, an organised and ambitious person with phenomenal communication skills. You should be comfortable dealing with people and able to carry out your duties with accuracy and speed. The goal is to ensure that office operations are efficient and add maximum value to the crew.

Your regular day will involve tasks such as answering the phone, handling deliveries, invoices and email. You will also be the go to person for our apartments and making sure that new and current tenants get a good stay in the apartment.

You will also own maintenance of the office and make sure supplies and support requests are carried out with great enthusiasm and results. As well as, managing our relationships with all of our beloved vendors.

The role will also include administrative tasks like arranging company events, booking travel and assisting other teams when the need arises. When all our pirates start working from the office again you will also be responsible for our daily breakfast.

If this sounds just like you, and you know how to brew a great cup of coffee, we want to hear from you ASAP!

Skills:

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Interest in TV-series and movies

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Organised and good with multi-tasking.

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Independent, motivated, proactive and focused to take action.

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Social, happy and easy going as a person.


Requirements:

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Excellent Swedish and English, both verbal and in writing

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Previous work experience within service jobs (hotel, café, restaurant etc.).

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Ability to use general office equipment such as computers, email, copiers, printers, scanners, etc.


The role will be a temporary position at 50%.


Important Looking Pirates is an award winning visual effects and digital animation studio located in central Stockholm. ILP was founded by artists in 2007 with the vision to become one of the top international suppliers of VFX in terms of quality, professionalism and service. With amazing projects such as Lost In Space, Westworld, Black Sails, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and Star Wars: The Last Jedi in our backlog, we can proudly say that we are one of the most successful studios in the world.

During the last 12 years, we have assembled one of the best visual effects teams in the business with talents from all corners of the world. All our artists, technicians, production and support personnel are driven by passion for what we do and we always strive to push the limits of what can be accomplished.

In 2016, we moved to our new headquarters in the famous Norstedts building on the islet of Riddarholmen. The office is designed to inspire creativity and to provide the best possible work environment for creating spectacular visual effects. Almost a third of the office consists of social areas where the pirates gather to have lunch and celebratory fikas, get company updates, participate in fussball tournaments, and hang out for Friday beers. Visa mindre

As a prep artist at ILP you are the first in a chain of great artists, and will have to provide the prep material before any other of the departments start with their work. You are expected to take ownership of your work. Specifically we are looking for our prep artist to be able to do roto and cleanup tasks, set up rotoguide and cleanupguide scripts from scratch, helping with any other prep work needed like making NoVfx shots, references, ImagePlane or at times use an agreed upon template or method, as well as share any good solutions you find with your colleagues and leads.
We want our prep artist to communicate with whomever they need to in order to do their tasks. This means talking with your prep Supervisor to resolve any issues with the renders or if your milestone targets are unrealistic. We want our prep artists to be able to add their creativity and ideas to their work and there are usually room for creative suggestions outside of the original brief.
Although years of experience are valuable, mostly we are looking for artists with a great attitude towards learning and a passion for doing quality work.


Your work will include:
Together with your supervisor or lead decide on how to tackle the tasks at hand
Set up roto and cleanup guide scripts from scratch without any template
Be able to understand what it is about the vfx of the shots that needs to be done, to have better understanding of what kind of roto, cleanup needs to be done by you or sent to outsource vendors
Be able to give your opinion when making the roto and cleanup guides
Be able to provide high quality roto and cleanup checking form the outsource vendors
Communicate with the Prep Supervisor on matters regarding your schedule and tasks
Providing high quality roto and paint on different shots with different levels of work by using different techniques
Work on some of the coolest shows in the business with some of the most talented colleagues
Deliver high quality roto and cleanup on time



Your need the following:
Solid knowledge of Nuke, our main compositing package
Ability to use the roto and cleanup nodes and any relevant nodes that can help with the work of roto and cleanup tasks
Very good knowledge of any other softwares that are good for any prep work like Silhouette or Mocha pro
Solid knowledge of roto and cleanup techniques
Understanding of motion blur, defocus, use of tracking and camera track
Understanding and using of vector tracking
Hand paint - frame by frame
Hand roto - one frame mask
Understanding of basic compositing
Keying green and blue screen, including setting up
Edge treatments, including DOFed and motion blurred areas
CG integration, that will help when doing the roto or cleanup tasks, or when doing QC on the outsource roto and cleanup material
Grain handling, color spaces etc.
You need to work in an organized fashion to be able to take over other people's work as well as handing over your work to a colleague
As English is our main language in production, you need to be able to communicate effectively in English, both written and spoken.
Where applicable, you need to adapt ILPs documented style guides and techniques
Be humble, helpful and put ego aside to help the show
Proactively and critically evaluate your own work, before presenting it to your lead or supervisor


The following are considered a plus:
Compositing experience
Scripting and programming for Nuke
Experience in Silhouette, Mocha pro, Maya
Documented leadership skills
Experience on delivering roto and cleanup on tight schedule for big movies or high end TV-series and commercial work under stressful circumstances


Other software we use (knowledge of these are a bonus):
RV
Shotgun
Silhouette
Mocha
Adobe Photoshop
Krita
Neat Video Reduce Noise Visa mindre

As a 3D Light Supervisor at ILP it's your responsibility to support the VFX supervisors vision, and PMs schedule, to deliver the show in all of its areas. You will be responsible for facilitating communication within the team and between departments and when necessary the client. Your secondary responsibility is to develop, support and QC creative and technical approaches in her/his own department. You will also help with the development of other artists.
In addition, we expect our light supervisors to be able to do hands on work when needed, which includes lighting related tasks as well as basic modelling and lookdev as well as slap compositing of shots. A clear understanding of the entire VFX pipeline is also important as it helps in communicating effectively with the other disciplines.
We currently use Houdini for most scene assembly, Arnold for rendering and Nuke for compositing. That said, we always premiere quick learners over software specific knowledge.
This, together with a culture that encourages everyone to chip in with their ideas, is what enables ILP to deliver the quality we are known for.


Your work will include:
Work on some of the coolest shows in the business with some of the most talented colleagues
Participates as a supervising team member in determining various design solutions; efficiency improvements and provides artistic feedback on a shot and sequence level to other team members of the production.
Designs, implements and critiques generic lighting to help facilitate the creative "look" of the project
Quality and artistic supervision of lighting with input from VFX Supervisor
Constant and proactive dialogue with other departments
Optimising scenes for performance and render times
Creating lighting and render setups from scratch
Tweaking existing light rigs and shot templates
Scene assembly



You need the following:
As English is our main language in production, you need to be able to communicate effectively in English, both written and spoken
An organised way of working - creating scenes that can easily be picked up by other artists
Extensive experience from working in international environments and animation studios.
The ability to take ownership of your shots and push them to world class standards
Good artistic eye, both for what looks right and how to take it to the next level
Working with high-profile clients and projects in the film industry.
Be able to work on site at our office in Stockholm
Software design and implementation experience
Passion and drive for everything VFX
Production and editor experience
A humble and helpful attitude
Good communication skills



Experience with the following tools are considered a plus:
Houdini
Arnold
Nuke
Python Visa mindre

The production team of ILP makes sure that all projects run smoothly and supports the VFX Supervisors, artists and clients in every possible way. We are now looking for a Production Manager to join the team! Do you have what it takes to become a Pirate and contribute to the success of ILP? If you are passionate about visual effects and feel that managing world-class projects is your thing, we want to hear from you!
As a Production Manager at ILP, You are responsible for the production schedule and budget of the show in close collaboration with the VFX Supervisor. Your main responsibility is to bring the visual effects in on budget and on schedule to client satisfaction.
You are the key line between the work on the production floor and the overall view of the project, and where it all fits together in the bigger scheme. Working closely with Pirates in all capacities, you not only get a unique insight in all parts of the work, but you also get to learn and get to know all of the parts (and pirates) that make the whole. As a PM you can both work independently and run all production related matters on smaller shows, or lead a production team with several coordinators managing a much bigger scope - all depending on the incoming projects, your skills and preferences and the carefully considered dynamics within a team.
You closely collaborate with the Heads of Departments and Production Operations/Resourcing for purposeful and effective crewing and milestones tracking as well as bidding of potential projects.
You will be reporting to the Head of Production / COO.


Your work will include:
Working with the Leads and Supervisors to create, implement and run the schedule, track and manage the workflow through the departments and meet internal and external deadlines
Overseeing Coordinators and ensure the good organisation of dailies, rounds and meetings, including the taking of notes and follow-up of information
Issuing weekly internal and client progress reports
Anticipating artist and production bottlenecks before they happen
Overseeing the execution of client deliveries for all temps and finals
Making sure the milestones schedule is respected
Working with internal departments to address project issues, and ensure good communication
Proposing different solutions when problems occur on the project at every level
Taking responsibility for knowing the details of the schedule and advising the Coordinators accordingly
Anticipating and communicating issues to the Executive Producer and Supervisor in order to resolve problems quickly



You need the following:
A positive, can-do and solution-oriented attitude in all situations
Solid understanding of the VFX process
An organised and proactive nature and the ability to perform all duties in an independent manner with minimal direction and supervision
Strong attention to detail, critical thinking and problem-solving skills and a willingness and ability to learn new skills and technologies
Being calm and confident under pressure and capable of delivering in a fast-paced environment
Great time-management skills with the ability to prioritize workload combined with a sense of urgency
Strong planning and organizational skills
Exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal), as well as active listening skills



Experience in the following areas:
5 years of experience in visual effects
Proven experience with VFX workflows, pipelines and turnarounds
Previous experience at Senior VFX Coordinator or Line Producer level
Proficient in production database tools e.g. Shotgun
Must be fluent in English, spoken and written. Bilingual, an asset
Extensive experience with client management Visa mindre