Little Shadow
Freelance AE VFX Compositor
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Freelance After Effects VFX Compositor
Location: London — Hybrid
Type: Freelance
About Little Shadow
Little Shadow is a London-based studio specialising in the design, creation and blending of bespoke graphics, visual effects and animation across television and advertising. Our team has been crafting visuals for industry-leading productions for over two decades, combining creative collaboration with a keen eye on pipeline, process and emerging technology. We’re currently looking for additional freelance support across a number of shows in production, working alongside our team across traditional VFX and emerging AI workflows.
The Role
We’re looking for an experienced freelance VFX Compositor with strong Adobe After Effects (AE) skills to join our team. The role will involve a mix of traditional VFX compositing and newer AI/neural workflows, so we’re looking for someone technically confident, creatively minded and comfortable working across different types of source material. This is a hybrid role based in London, with a requirement to work from our studio for part of the booking.
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Key Responsibilities
- Compositing VFX shots in After Effects
- Seamlessly integrating CG renders into live-action plates
- Working with multi-pass CG renders and AOVs
- Matching lighting, colour, grain, depth and lens characteristics
- Keying, roto, tracking, clean-up and paint work where required
- Working with neural rendering as part of the VFX pipeline
- Taking shots from supplied elements through to polished, delivery-ready composites
- Responding to creative and client feedback across multiple iterations
- Working closely with VFX production and other artists to hit deadlines
Essential
- Strong professional experience using After Effects for VFX compositing
- Demonstrable experience integrating CG into live-action footage
- Strong eye for photorealism, lighting, colour and detail
- Confident with tracking, keying, roto, clean-up and general compositing workflows
- Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of shots
- Able to work efficiently to production deadlines
- Able to work hybrid from our London studio
- Right to work in the UK
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Nice to Have
- DaVinci Resolve experience
- Experience with prompt-based generative AI tools and workflows
- Experience with neural rendering or AI-assisted VFX workflows
- Experience working across both traditional VFX and emerging AI pipelines
Please ensure your showreel/portfolio is linked on your CV or LinkedIn profile. Shortlisted applicants will be contacted regarding availability and day rate.
Please note: Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this freelance engagement.
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