CG Matte Painter

TL;DR

CG Matte Painter: Creating matte paintings for visual elements in CG projects, ensuring aesthetic vision and production quality with an accent on matching production look and collaborating with various departments. Focus on utilizing matte painting techniques, digital painting, and 2D lighting/compositing to meet artistic and technical standards.

Location: Remote within BC (British Columbia), with hybrid and in-studio options available for artists in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. Candidates must have resided within BC as of December 31, 2025, and be legally eligible to work in Canada.

Salary: $4,800–$6,000 CAD per month (weekly rate: $1,200–$1,500 CAD). This pay range is for British Columbia.

Company

hirify.global is an award-winning animation studio known for artist-driven culture, producing high-end animated content for major brands and original productions.

What you will do

• Create matte paintings for elements and visuals to match the production's look.
• Collaborate closely with layout, modeling, lighting, compositing, and design teams.
• Work with Modeling/Texturing Supervisors and the Art Director to realize the aesthetic vision.
• Implement Art Director and Client revisions.
• Meet production deadlines.

Requirements

• Ability to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas.
• Excellent visual skills and attention to detail.
• Painterly skills, with stylized cartoon work.
• Strong understanding of 2D lighting and compositing.
• Strong knowledge of matte painting techniques, including digital painting, modelling, and colour space.
• Extensive 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 have

• Industry experience (CG and/or Visual Effects).
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of a CG Environment scene or 2.5D DMP painting in a demo reel.
• Knowledge of Katana, Houdini.
• 2.5D projections and asset-modeling with a basic understanding of UVs.
• Previous experience using Autodesk Flow Production Tracking (Shotgrid).

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive pay and company-sponsored benefits including medical, GRSP, vacation pay, paid holiday break, and paid leave.
• Artist-driven culture that attracts, retains and promotes the best talent.
• B Corp certified and a BC Benefit Company.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion for all personnel.
• Accommodations are available on request for candidates with disabilities during the selection process.