About the role
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 projects such as Shogun, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Fallout, The Mandalorian, Westworld and Star Wars: The Last Jedi in the portfolio, the studio is one of the most successful in the world. ILP has a team of over 250 coworkers, with offices in Stockholm, London, and Hamburg.
About the Position
The studio is looking for a talented, service-minded and detail-oriented Tracking Artist. Ideally, the candidate should be based in Stockholm and able to commute to the office. As a Tracking Artist, the role involves responsibility for high-quality camera tracks and object/character matchmoves, working closely with production teams to ensure shots are tracked to meet the highest technical and creative standards.
Responsibilities
- Ingesting and quality controlling camera tracks and matchmoves from outsource vendors.
- Ingesting and processing lidar material (such as photogrammetry or pointclouds) into geometry to use for camera track alignment.
- Attend track brief meetings as a technical advisor, providing insights and raising questions to ensure all camera tracking and matchmove needs are covered and understood by outsource vendors.
- Answering and problem-solving questions coming from the outsource vendors and skill supervisors.
- Create in-house camera tracks and object/character matchmoves.
- Keeping close communication with the coordinators and PM's.
- Follow studio pipelines, naming conventions, and technical standards.
- Communicate clearly with supervisors and production regarding shot progress and potential issues.
- Take feedback and iterate quickly while maintaining a high standard of work.
- Ingesting lens grid packages and other vendor files.
Requirements and Qualifications
- Ideally, experience with 3D Equalizer, Maya, and Reality Capture.
- Basic knowledge of Nuke and Houdini.
- Strong understanding of camera tracking, object/character matchmoves, lens information, and 3D space.
- Excellent eye for detail and a methodical approach to problem-solving.
- Ability to identify and resolve tracking issues in challenging footage.
- Good understanding of how tracking data is used by downstream departments.
- Ability to work efficiently under deadlines and manage multiple shots.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- A proactive attitude and willingness to learn and improve.
Working Conditions
- Location: Stockholm
- Remote status: Hybrid