Lead 3D Tracking Artist (VFX)

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States — onsite

Company

hirify.global is a visual storytelling studio collaborating with DC Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, and 6th & Idaho on a hybrid production project.

What you will do

• Lead the Tracking/Matchmove department through artistic and technical direction, mentoring, work reviews, and quality control.
• Perform complex 3D camera, object, facial tracking, and rotomation using live-action plates, lidar scans, witness cameras, and on-set measurements.
• Deliver production-ready camera solves, object tracks, rotomation, STMaps, and tracking data for Layout, Animation, Lighting, and Compositing.
• Coordinate in-house artists and external vendors, review deliveries, provide feedback, and support production milestones.
• Partner with VFX Supervisors, Technical Directors, Production, and Pipeline teams to troubleshoot shots and improve workflows.
• Create departmental documentation, workflow standards, and onboarding materials while promoting knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as a Matchmove, Tracking, or Layout Artist in feature film, episodic, or high-end VFX production.
• Previous experience leading artists, supervising sequences, or serving as a departmental lead.
• Expert knowledge of matchmoving principles, including camera solving, lens distortion, focal lengths, rolling shutter, parallax, film-back calculations, and camera behavior.
• Expert proficiency with 3DEqualizer and Autodesk Maya, plus strong experience with KeenTools or comparable tracking technologies.
• Experience producing character rotomation, using Nuke for slap comps, and working with cinematic language, layout, camera operation, and on-set data acquisition.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, leadership, organizational, and cross-disciplinary collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with PFTrack, Syntheyes, MMSolver, performance capture, photogrammetry, lidar processing, or witness-camera workflows.
• Knowledge of animation, rigging, stylized character performance, ShotGrid, or similar production management software.
• Python, PySide, PyQt, or MEL scripting experience for workflow automation and internal tools.
• Experience supporting hybrid productions combining live action, puppetry, CG animation, and visual effects.

Culture & Benefits

• Studio-based, full-time work in New Orleans.
• Collaborative production environment focused on innovation, creative excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Equal opportunity workplace committed to diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences.