Lead DMP Artist

The Lead DMP Artist is responsible for overseeing the creative and technical quality of both 3D environments and 2.5D matte paintings across a show or sequence. This includes building key assets, guiding projection workflows, managing task distribution, and collaborating with other departments to ensure seamless integration across CG and comp.

Duties

Team management: Guide artists across environment and DMP tasks, layout and projections. Act as the go-to contact for team progress and troubleshooting. Balancing hands-on work with oversight responsibilities

Quality Control: Review assets and DMPs for scale, accuracy and consistency

Hero Builds: Create key environment elements or complex projection setups when needed

Cross-Department Collaboration: Work with layout, lighting, and comp to align assets and projections

Planning: Assist production with estimates, task priorities and team scheduling

Scene Management: Ensure environments and projections are clean and well-structured

Mentorship: Foster a supportive, productive, and communicative team culture. Coaching and providing feedback and development opportunities

Workflow Improvement: Contribute to tool specs, standards, and pipeline efficiency

Deliver high-quality environments and matte paintings that support storytelling

Lead team performance through feedback, clarity, and technical direction

Align 2.5D and 3D outputs with creative vision and production needs

Skills, attributes and experience:

Advanced in Maya, Houdini, Photoshop, Nuke, and projection workflows

Strong understanding of modular assets and 3D scene layout

Excellent eye for scale, light, atmosphere, and realism

Skilled in using lidar, HDRIs, and scan data for environment and DMP builds

Clear communicator with cross-department problem-solving ability

Experience leading hybrid DMP teams across shows

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