Senior Roto Artist | Cinetism Inc, Freelance

Cinetism Inc. is looking for an experienced Senior Roto Artist to join its team for ongoing feature-film and high-end VFX projects. This is a remote freelance opportunity for artists with a strong understanding of professional roto workflows and the ability to create precise, stable and production-ready mattes for complex shots.

The ideal candidate will have a strong eye for detail and be capable of maintaining accurate shapes, natural motion, clean edges and consistent mattes across long and technically challenging frame ranges. You should be comfortable working with characters, props, costumes, hair, environmental elements and complex overlapping objects while ensuring that your work meets downstream compositing requirements.

The role requires a strong understanding of anatomy, perspective, motion, edge treatment and motion blur, along with the ability to work independently within an established VFX production pipeline.

Job Overview : Senior Roto Artist

The Job Role as Senior Roto Artist

As a Senior Roto Artist, you will be responsible for creating accurate and production-ready roto mattes for a wide range of VFX shots. Your work may involve isolating characters, props, costumes, hair, environmental elements and other objects required for downstream compositing and visual effects work.

You should be able to analyse footage carefully, understand how subjects move through a shot and create shapes that maintain accurate volume, perspective and edge quality throughout the frame range. The role requires particular attention to complex movement, changing silhouettes, overlapping elements, partial occlusions and motion blur.

You will work independently on assigned shots while maintaining communication with Supervisors, Leads and other members of the VFX team. You should be comfortable receiving feedback and making revisions efficiently while maintaining the required level of quality.

Key Responsibilities

You will create precise and consistent roto mattes for characters, props, environments and other VFX elements. This includes producing clean shapes across complete frame ranges and ensuring that the mattes accurately follow the movement and changing form of the subject.

You will track moving subjects and articulated body parts, maintaining correct shape volume and perspective throughout the shot. Complex elements such as hair, fur, clothing, accessories and overlapping objects must be handled carefully to achieve accurate separation.

Your work may include creating logical matte structures for downstream compositing, preparing mattes for both motion-blurred and hard-edge workflows, handling partial occlusions and difficult intersections, and maintaining consistent edge quality throughout the shot.

You will also be expected to work efficiently on long-duration shots, review mattes at production resolution, follow established naming conventions and maintain organised scripts. All assigned work should be delivered to the required production standard and within agreed deadlines.

Required Qualifications

Candidates should have 6+ years of professional Roto or VFX experience and strong production experience using Silhouette.

Experience with Nuke will be considered an advantage, particularly for artists who understand how roto mattes are used within downstream compositing workflows.

You should have an excellent understanding of human and object movement, anatomy and perspective, along with a strong eye for edge quality, shape consistency and motion blur.

The successful candidate should be able to maintain stable and accurate roto across long frame ranges and handle technically challenging footage without compromising quality. Strong attention to detail, independent working ability and the ability to meet professional production deadlines are essential.

Previous experience working on feature films or high-end episodic VFX projects is highly desirable.

Preferred Experience

Experience with creature and animal roto will be highly valued, particularly where complex anatomy, fur, fast movement or difficult silhouettes are involved.

Additional experience with hair and fur, fast-action footage, heavily motion-blurred shots, complex overlapping characters, crowd sequences and long-duration shots will be beneficial.

Experience creating green-screen support mattes, working with stereo footage or handling high-resolution production material will also be considered an advantage.

Candidates should be comfortable adapting their roto approach depending on the requirements of each shot and the needs of downstream departments.

Roto Quality & Production Standards

Senior Roto Artists are expected to understand that different shots require different roto approaches. Some shots may require extremely detailed mattes with careful edge treatment, while others may require efficient and stable shapes designed specifically for downstream compositing operations.

You should be comfortable working with motion-blurred roto, where shapes need to account for the photographic movement of the subject, as well as non-motion-blurred or hard-edge roto where precise geometric separation is required.

You may also be required to create detailed holdout mattes and multiple object or character mattes within the same shot. Logical separation of mattes is important because the final work may be passed directly to compositors and other downstream departments.

When applying, candidates should clearly mention their experience with both motion-blur and hard-edge roto workflows.

Project Environment

The position will involve feature-film and cinematic VFX projects within a professional remote production environment. Artists may work on individual shots or larger sequences where maintaining consistency across multiple frames and related shots is essential.

The work may involve a variety of live-action footage and VFX requirements, including character isolation, creature work, environmental elements, green-screen material, complex action and high-resolution footage.

The role is offered on a freelance and project-based basis, with the possibility of additional or ongoing opportunities for artists who consistently deliver high-quality work and meet production requirements.

Collaboration & Production

Although this is a remote position, strong communication and reliability are essential. You will collaborate with VFX Supervisors, Leads, Production and other artists throughout the project.

You should communicate clearly regarding shot progress, raise potential issues early and respond efficiently to Supervisor feedback. You will also be expected to manage your workload effectively and deliver assigned shots according to agreed schedules.

Following established production workflows, naming conventions and technical standards is an important part of the role. Scripts and roto setups should remain organised, clean and easy for other artists or Supervisors to review when required.

What We Value

Cinetism Inc. values accuracy, consistency, efficiency and attention to detail.

The best Senior Roto Artists understand that quality roto is not simply about following an outline. It requires an understanding of movement, anatomy, perspective, depth, edge behaviour and the photographic characteristics of the footage.

We value artists who can work independently, solve difficult roto challenges and maintain consistent quality across long frame ranges. Strong communication, production discipline and the ability to respond positively to feedback are equally important.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should submit an updated Resume / CV and professional Roto Showreel demonstrating their strongest work.

Your application should include a clear breakdown of your contribution to the reel, particularly where the work was completed as part of a larger VFX production.

Please provide your years of professional experience, software proficiency, current location, time zone, availability and expected daily or weekly freelance rate.

Your showreel should clearly demonstrate your ability to handle detailed character roto, complex motion, hair and fur, motion blur, overlapping elements and other challenging roto requirements where applicable.

Please ensure that your showreel link is directly accessible and clearly identifies your individual contribution to collaborative projects.

Email: careers@cinetism.com

Subject: Senior Roto Artist Application – Your Name

Please include:

• Updated Resume / CV
• Roto Showreel
• Contribution breakdown
• Years of professional experience
• Software proficiency
• Current location and time zone
• Availability
• Expected daily or weekly rate
• Direct showreel link

Join Cinetism Inc.

If you are an experienced Senior Roto Artist who takes pride in creating precise, stable and production-ready mattes, Cinetism Inc. would like to hear from you.

This opportunity is ideal for artists who understand the importance of accurate roto within the wider VFX pipeline and can consistently deliver high-quality work for complex feature-film and cinematic projects.

If you have strong Silhouette skills, a keen eye for detail and the ability to handle challenging footage independently while meeting professional production deadlines, we encourage you to apply.

Cinetism Inc. | Senior Roto Artist | Remote | Freelance / Project Based | Feature Film VFX