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How much do vice president digital matte painter jobs pay per year?

As of May 27, 2026, the average yearly pay for vice president digital matte painter in the United States is $193,637.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $176,500.00 and $225,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a Vice President Digital Matte Painter, and why are they important?

To excel as a Vice President Digital Matte Painter, you need advanced expertise in digital painting, visual effects, art direction, and a strong portfolio demonstrating leadership in creative projects, often supported by a degree in visual arts or animation. Mastery of industry-standard software such as Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk Maya, Nuke, and familiarity with project management tools is typical, alongside experience with visual effects pipelines. Exceptional leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills help in guiding teams and collaborating with stakeholders. These skills ensure the creation of visually stunning environments while leading teams to deliver high-quality results on time and within budget.

How does a Vice President Digital Matte Painter typically collaborate with other departments during major film productions?

A Vice President Digital Matte Painter works closely with visual effects supervisors, art directors, and compositing teams to ensure that matte paintings seamlessly blend with live-action footage and CG elements. They often participate in creative meetings, provide feedback to junior artists, and coordinate with production managers to meet tight deadlines. Effective communication and collaboration are essential, as the role requires aligning artistic vision across multiple departments while upholding technical and quality standards.

What does a Vice President Digital Matte Painter do?

A Vice President Digital Matte Painter is a senior creative leader in the visual effects or animation industry, responsible for overseeing the creation of digital matte paintings used in films, television, or video games. They guide and manage teams of digital artists to ensure the seamless integration of painted backgrounds and environments into live-action footage or animated scenes. This role also involves collaborating with directors, producers, and other department heads to achieve the desired visual style and meet production deadlines. Additionally, the Vice President may be involved in setting overall artistic direction, developing workflows, and mentoring junior artists.
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Infographic showing various Vice President Digital Matte Painter job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 99% Full Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 100% Physical job distribution, with an average salary of $193,637 per year, or $93.1 per hour.
GEORGIA, USA: Compositor & Digital Matte Painter: MID-SR

GEORGIA, USA: Compositor & Digital Matte Painter: MID-SR

Barnstorm VFX

Atlanta, GA โ€ข On-site

Temporary

Posted 14 days ago


Job description

About Barnstorm
Barnstorm is an Emmy and VES-nominated visual effects studio based in Los Angeles and with operations in Vancouver, Montreal, Atlanta, NYC and the UK. We provide photo-realistic visual effects for a variety of episodic and select sequences in feature films. We pride ourselves in our artists' talent and dedication to producing world-class visual effects.
Who You Are
You are an experienced Nuke Compositor and Digital Matte Painter ready to jump into an exciting studio environment with a wide variety of projects. You have an advanced knowledge of Nuke Compositing techniques and a firm photographic grasp of light, depth of field, distortion, and motion blur. You have a strong creative vision and can add photo realistic Digital Matte Paintings with speed and precision. In addition to speed, you have the ability and passion to work on anything from paint outs, rotoscoping, and set extensions, to creating beautiful photo-real digital matte paintings.
What You'll Do
  • Effectively and seamlessly integrate elements with production footage, using rotoscoping, keying, painting, tracking, and other compositing techniques
  • Along with Leads, Supervisors, and other artists, collaborate with other departments to complete assigned tasks under tight deadlines and fast turnaround times.
  • Craft photorealistic digital paintings and environment elements that align with the project's visual style; using a blend of 2D and 3D tools including camera setup, projection modeling, animation, and light passes
  • Blend photographic textures, painted elements, and 3D assets to envision, create, and design immersive digital environments using techniques like camera animation, projection mapping, and advanced layering.
  • Seamlessly integrate your work into final shots, maintaining a consistent sense of lighting, depth, perspective, and color throughout the composition
  • Fuse traditional painting techniques with technical expertise in photography, modeling, and digital design to develop both 2D matte elements
  • Collaborate closely with VFX Supervisors to identify efficient workflows and ensure every plate aligns with creative concepts and production timelines
  • Deliver consistently high-quality work and troubleshoot technical problems on assigned shots.
  • Execute clients' vision to the highest standards.

What You Bring
  • 5+ years working in a photo real VFX environment; episodic experience preferred
  • Advance knowledge of Nuke
  • Mocha, Silhouette, experience preferred
  • Demonstrated Digital Matte Painting on reel
  • An ability to work with speed and accuracy in a high volume environment
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, fast changing
  • Resourceful and able to take on all levels of task responsibilities from low to high and start to finish.
  • A thorough understanding of both feature film and television VFX production pipelines
  • An ability to interpret supervisor and client notes quickly and independently

About This Role
Note: At this time we are only accepting applications from those artists legally eligible to work in the USA.
Project and staff positions available with extended health benefits and opportunity to participate in RRSP programs.
Benefit plans are dependent on the local plan offering and employment status.
Barnstorm VFX is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive team that provides a meaningful work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Indigenous people, people of color, people of all genders or non-genders, and people with disabilities of all types are encouraged to apply. We thank everyone for their interest and application, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.