CG Matte Painter

This is an excellent opportunity for a talented CG Matte Painter to join the crew one of our new CG projects

Atomic Cartoons, a Thunderbird Entertainment Group company, is an award-winning, internationally renowned animation studio with teams in Vancouver, Ottawa, and Los Angeles. Known for an artist-driven culture that attracts, retains and promotes the best talent in the business, Atomic develops and produces high-end animated content that spans preschool, comedy, action-adventure, adult and commercial genres, and everything in between. The animation studio has developed a stellar global reputation for its ability to translate big brands like LEGO, Star Wars, My Little Pony, CoComelon, and many more into top-notch animation, while also developing high-quality original Atomic productions like The Last Kids on Earth,Rocket Saves the Day, and Mermicorno: Starfall. Atomic is B Corp certified and a BC Benefit Company.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Create matte paintings for elements and visuals to match the look of the production.
• Share ideas, collaborate and work closely with other members of the production, including layout, modeling, lighting, compositing and design.
• Work with Modeling/Texturing Supervisors and the Art Director to create the aesthetic vision of the production.
• Work with the Matte Painting team on Art Director and Client revisions.
• Meet deadlines as assigned by production management.
  

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

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

START DATE: February 2026

- Applicants must have resided within BC as of December 31, 2025 and be able to provide the appropriate supporting documents.
- All Atomic employees in this role have the opportunity to work remotely within BC, artists within Vancouver and the Lower Mainland can also choose hybrid and in-studio options.