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Who We Are
For over 20 years, Hornet has been a beacon of imaginative storytelling, driving creative excellence in motion design, animation, and live action. We pride ourselves on a curated diversity of talent, delivering unique, ground-breaking work for clients and collaborators. Our mission reflects an enduring passion for storytelling and the magic found in creativity.
Who We Are
Hornet is a creative agency and production studio dedicated to building brands that inspire and resonate. For over 20 years, Hornet has been a beacon of imaginative storytelling, driving creative excellence in motion design, animation, and live action. We take pride in a curated diversity of talent, delivering groundbreaking work that transforms ambitious ideas into impactful stories and striking visual experiences. Combining strategic insight, design excellence, and production mastery, we craft award-winning work across animation, mixed media, and live action.
From bold brand identities to unforgettable content, Hornet delivers with the agility of a boutique studio and the depth of a world-class agency. Our mission reflects an enduring passion for storytelling and the magic found in creativity, shaping culture and elevating brands through innovation and collaboration.
Who You Are
Hornet is seeking a Lead Compositor to join the team. Lead Compositors play a crucial role in enhancing and realizing design and story. They are tasked with using their own creative vision and skill to represent the culmination of artistic output of entire teams of talented individuals. The ideal candidate will be an excellent communicator, capable of easily conveying ideas and challenges to production. They should be committed to delivering the highest quality product on screen and possess a diverse range of artistic and technical skills to make a piece truly stand out. This is a hybrid role, requiring a minimum of three days per week onsite at our Soho office. Certain projects may occasionally require a full-time in-office presence.
Responsibilities:
- As a Lead Nuke Compositor, candidate must be able to seamlessly integrate all assets and elements for a shot from live-action footage, stop motion footage, 2D or 3D sources with minimal technical oversight.
- Responsible for project team management, shot allocation, look development, project workflow and finishing.
- Manage timeline of project in progress in Flame or Resolve for QC and reviews
- Conduct reviews with the project compositing team to keep all shots on track in terms of artistic quality and timing.
- Work with Directors and Studio Creative Directors to help creatively elevate active projects.
- Advise the bidding team on creative, budget and schedule implications for potential projects as they move through the pitch and pre-production phases.
- Collaborate with Producer, Director of Production and Head of 2D to balance budget and artist resources against creative and client feedback.
- Proactive engagement with advancing creative technology tools and the knowledge of how and when to use these tools in a production environment.
- Be a resource to other studio compositors as technical issues or pipeline questions arise.
- Instruct and enforce studio production workflow standards with production crew and freelance artists.
- Help mentor artists new to compositing from juniors, interns and artists coming from other departments.
Qualifications:
- 5 to 7 Years of VFX Compositing experience on a broad variety of projects. 1 to 2 years of related project leadership experience.
- Strong communication skills, comfort with direct client interaction, and enthusiasm for both leading and learning are required.
- After Effects, Resolve and/or Flame experience are a plus.
- Keen eye for color and detail and a passion for a variety of styles of art.
- Knowledge of CG process from start to finish. Knowledge of Unreal or Cinema 4D is a plus.
- Knowledge of Python is a plus. Proficiency in AI / ML desktop and web APIs a plus.
- On set VFX supervision experience and interest in pursuing this field is a plus.
Who We Are
Hornet is a creative agency and production studio dedicated to building brands that inspire and resonate. For over 20 years, Hornet has been a beacon of imaginative storytelling, driving creative excellence in motion design, animation, and live action. We take pride in a curated diversity of talent, delivering groundbreaking work that transforms ambitious ideas into impactful stories and striking visual experiences. Combining strategic insight, design excellence, and production mastery, we craft award-winning work across animation, mixed media, and live action.
From bold brand identities to unforgettable content, Hornet delivers with the agility of a boutique studio and the depth of a world-class agency. Our mission reflects an enduring passion for storytelling and the magic found in creativity, shaping culture and elevating brands through innovation and collaboration.
Who You Are:
You’re a relationship-builder and strategic thinker who knows how to turn opportunity into momentum. You understand how brands grow and how marketers think. You know the terrain—marketing, media, brand experience—and how to navigate it to identify the right clients, the right conversations, and the right moment to open the door.
You’re proactive, persuasive, and collaborative, with a solid grasp of the process from pitch to delivery(production). You support smart strategy, compelling creative, and exceptional design as part of a team focused on closing transformative creative business
Responsibilities:
- Leverage existing relationships and networks to generate immediate business opportunities.
- Source and qualify prospects to expand Hornet’s client base across creative production, branded content, and media.
- Conduct outreach, follow-ups, and tailored communications to ensure prospects are ready for handoff to the Account Executive team.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams to align on strategy, provide market insights, and support growth initiatives.
Track engagement metrics, maintain prospect lists, and ensure smooth handoffs and pipeline visibility.
Qualities:
- Proven experience driving business development in a production studio, creative agency, or related environment.
- Strong existing relationships or a network of contacts to accelerate growth.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills with the ability to clearly articulate Hornet’s value proposition.
- Highly organized, self-motivated, and able to prioritize in a dynamic environment.
- Comfortable working independently and delivering results quickly.
Hornet is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and a member of E-Verify. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, including people identifying as BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, gender nonconforming, living with a disability, veteran or active duty military, or any other minority group.