Careers

We are always interested in hearing from people across all disciplines and levels who are keen to work at The Mill.  Please send through your CV and URL to recruitment@themill.com

Apply for The Mill London

The Mill is seeking an experienced Post Production Engineer to join its busy Engineering Department.

The position will be responsible for the maintenance of all technical resources at The Mill London. The Mill's houses Flame suites, Telecine/Grading suites, 3D workstations, Beam suites, MCR and Media Transfer.  Experience of troubleshooting, configuring and installing digital video and audio systems is a must as this work often has to be completed to a very tight schedule.  The Engineer may also be require to assist the Senior Engineer and/or Head of Engineering in the installation of one-off projects for example  expansions of new suites.

A knowledge of the following is also desirable; Autodesk Flame and Smoke, telecine/scanning and grading systems, file based workflows, linux and OSX.
The successful candidate will have a good understanding of customer service, have well developed interpersonal skills and be comfortable communicating at all levels.

The position involves shift work as part of a team.

Apply for Post Production Engineer

We are currently looking for an experienced Animator for our London office.

We require someone able to work autonomously in a fast paced environment to deliver an extremely high level of work. You will be comfortable working with clients and have a keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills and technical knowledge and have relevant experience in a commercial, film or TV environment.

Please attach CV and show reels with an accompanying shot breakdown.

Apply for Animator

We currently have a scheduling vacancy within our Commercials team at The Mill.

We are looking for a very experienced bookings/scheduler with solid experience in Post Production and an interest in Aritst Management.  Successful candidates must have a clear understanding of the services available at the Mill and experience working with clients, suites and artists at all levels.

The main duties will be liaising with inhouse Mill Producers and Co-ordinators in order to schedule their projects via Telecine, Flame, Smoke, Nuke and FCP. On occasion, you will be liaising directly with clients to chase pencilled work and to assist with the smooth running of projects within the building. Technical knowledge along with excellent communication skills and problem solving are essential.

Candidates will need to demonstrate being extremely organised, quick to learn, trustworthy and have a 'can do' attitude.

We can only consider candidates with the right to work in the UK.

Apply for Very Experienced Scheduler/Co-ordinator

We are currently looking for an experienced Producer to join our commercials production department.

The ideal candidate for this varied and customer focused role will be very experienced in VFX post production for commercials and have an understanding of international versioning as well as high end visual effects origination.

The duties include:

• Quoting and advising on high end VFX work
• Quoting and advising on multiple fast turnaround adaptation work
• Ensuring correct scheduling of sessions
• Reccing and billing all costs as per clients requirements
• Maintaining our current excellent client relationships

Whilst we are currently only considering applications from those who are residents or who have current work permits/visas for the country of application, we encourage everyone to apply.

Apply for Very experienced VFX Producer

Apply for Senior 3D Generalist - NY

We are currently looking for talented Senior Nuke Compositors for immediate start.  We require someone who is able to work both in a team and on their own in a fast paced environment. You will have a keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills and technical knowledge and have relevant experience in a commercial, film or TV environment.

Key Responsibilities:

•     Work closely with the VFX Supervisor, VFX Producer, and lead CG artists.

•     Problem-solve complex compositing issues using Nuke within a VFX pipeline.

•     Work with clients to help visualize and create their shots.

•     Research, develop and adapt new and current ideas and techniques.

Qualifications:

•     Senior Level Lead Nuke Compositor.  Minimum 5 years compositing experience.

•     Advanced level of knowledge compositing 3D elements.

•     Understanding of VFX pipeline

•     Shoot experience a plus

•     Stereoscopic experience a plus

•     Flame experience a major plus

Apply for Senior Nuke Compositor - NY

The Mill is a world-leading production and visual effects company with offices in the world's most important advertising hubs; London, NY and LA.  Our passion is for great ideas, beautifully executed, that engage audiences irrespective of platform, device or venue.

Twenty one years of innovation has established The Mill as a recognized global brand for creating seamless visual effects. We are also leaders in design, animation, live action content direction, VFX brand accounts, versioning and global adaptations, digital content creation and distribution.

The NY office is currently looking for talented, motivated, and innovative Designers. The role requires someone to create compelling visuals, for any medium and collaborate well across all of our departments - Design, Content, VFX, CG, and Interactive.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on conceptual designer with 3-5 years experience possesses the following skills and capabilities:

•Strong client communication skills, maintaining a clear creative voice from pitch though production.

•Experience developing and managing a brand identity, overseeing multiple pieces of work in production, for one account.

•Experience in creating concepts within budget and resource parameter.

•Excellent presentation skills.

Apply for Designer - NY

The Mill NY is currently seeking an experienced and talented FX Technical Director to work with the CG team. The role requires someone able to work autonomously in a fast paced environment to deliver an extremely high level of work. This individual will be comfortable working with clients and have a keen eye for detail, excellent communication skills and technical knowledge and have relevant experience in a commercial, film or TV environment

The ideal candidate should have at least 5 years experience in post-production doing FX (particles, smoke, fluids, and hair), with a strong knowledge of Maya and Houdini, Python, MEL, Linux.  Additionally, successful candidates will have a good understanding of Nuke and Flame.  XSI knowledge is definitely a plus.

Additional Requirements:

·         Strong interpersonal skills are mandatory, and it's essential that you are able to work both on front-end and back-end development.

·         Must have the ability to work in a cooperative team environment, as well as work independently.

·         Must demonstrate a commitment to high quality work, and maintain strong analytical skills.

·         A degree in Computer Science or related field is preferred, but not required.

Apply for FX Technical Director - NY

The NY office is currently looking for a Lead Compositor with at least 3-5 years experience working within a large studio compositing in a motion graphics and photoreal vfx environments. The ideal candidates will possess the following skills and capabilities:

Strong client communication skills, maintaining a clear creative voice from pitch  though production.

Experience developing and managing a brand identity, overseeing multiple pieces of work in production, for one account.

An expert knowledge of After Effects and Nuke

Knowledge of After Effects expressions/scripting and Python for Nuke a plus.

A deep understanding of color spaces.

Experience coming up with a pipeline plan for large jobs and leading a team of compositors/animators.

On set VFX supervision experience.

Project management and planning skills.

Apply for Lead Compositor - NY

The NY office is currently looking for a C4D Artist with at least 3-5 years experience working collaboratively with other artists in a motion graphics studio environment. The ideal candidates will possess the following skills and capabilities.  

Strong client communication skills, maintaining a clear creative voice from pitch though production.

Experience modeling, texturing, lighting, and animating in Cinema 4d.

Experience with both photoreal and stylized rendering approaches.

The ability to lead a team of cinema artists on large scale jobs.

The ability to work with assets created in other 3d software packages.

The ability to come up with smart, quickly executable and quickly renderable solutions to problems.

Excellent project management and presentation skills.

Apply for C4D Artist - NY

We are looking for an experienced Pipeline Technical Director to work on the in-house development of Mill CG pipeline applications in our commercials department.

The position of Pipeline TD requires someone with a knowledge of software engineering/ programming (python, C++), with several years experience in a similar role working as a TD.

Requirements:

• Familiar with workflows in feature film or commercial production
• Some expertise in Rigging/Lighting/Rendering/FX
• Experience as a TD working with Maya/Houdini
• Knowledge of using system administration (linux) and data management (file system, databases)
• Ability to plan ahead, tackle complex problems with sustainable solutions that contribute to and build upon the back-end pipeline
• Ability to communicate concepts and ideas
• Ability to work efficiently, handling a vast variety of problems at the same time and keeping deadlines
• Proactive and be able to work effectively within a team

The successful applicant will be adaptable and thrive in a team atmosphere. A degree in Computer Science or similar is highly desirable.

Apply for Pipeline TD - LA

We are looking for a Dynamics and Particles FX Specialist to work on challenging effects for our commercials department in LA.

With a constant throughput of different FX we require an artist who can rise to the challenge of complex problem solving within a team environment using a variety of commercial software tools.

The position of Dynamics and Particles FX Specialist requires someone with a thorough knowledge of 3D Computer Graphics, with several years of experience in a similar role in commercials, TV or Film.

The successful applicant will be adaptable and thrive in a team atmosphere.

Requirements:

• Good knowledge of Real Flow, Maya fluid dynamics, Fume FX, Houdini, FX scripting
• Effects animation experience
• Familiarity with mental ray preferred
• Experience in producing effects such as smoke, fire, clouds, water, steam, dust and explosions
• A good general TD BG is desirable
• Pro-active
• Technically adept

Apply for Dynamics and Particles FX TD - LA