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Hi, I’m Kaitlyn Kearns, a compositor, lighter, and 3D artist with a BFA in Visual Effects from SCAD. I love blending 2D and 3D elements to tell compelling stories across TV, games, and virtual production, and I thrive in fast-paced collaborative environments. I’m proficient with Nuke and Fusion, Maya, Unreal Engine, and a full suite of industry tools. I enjoy building efficient pipelines, troubleshooting renders, and delivering high-quality visuals on tight deadlines while working closely with directors, engineers, and producers.…Hi, I’m Kaitlyn Kearns, a compositor, lighter, and 3D artist with a BFA in Visual Effects from SCAD. I love blending 2D and 3D elements to tell compelling stories across TV, games, and virtual production, and I thrive in fast-paced collaborative environments. I’m proficient with Nuke and Fusion, Maya, Unreal Engine, and a full suite of industry tools. I enjoy building efficient pipelines, troubleshooting renders, and delivering high-quality visuals on tight deadlines while working closely with directors, engineers, and producers.

Kaitlyn Kearns

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Hi, I’m Kaitlyn Kearns, a compositor, lighter, and 3D artist with a BFA in Visual Effects from SCAD. I love blending 2D and 3D elements to tell compelling stories across TV, games, and virtual production, and I thrive in fast-paced collaborative environments. I’m proficient with Nuke and Fusion, Maya, Unreal Engine, and a full suite of industry tools. I enjoy building efficient pipelines, troubleshooting renders, and delivering high-quality visuals on tight deadlines while working closely with directors, engineers, and producers.…Hi, I’m Kaitlyn Kearns, a compositor, lighter, and 3D artist with a BFA in Visual Effects from SCAD. I love blending 2D and 3D elements to tell compelling stories across TV, games, and virtual production, and I thrive in fast-paced collaborative environments. I’m proficient with Nuke and Fusion, Maya, Unreal Engine, and a full suite of industry tools. I enjoy building efficient pipelines, troubleshooting renders, and delivering high-quality visuals on tight deadlines while working closely with directors, engineers, and producers.

Available to hire

Hi, I’m Kaitlyn Kearns, a compositor, lighter, and 3D artist with a BFA in Visual Effects from SCAD. I love blending 2D and 3D elements to tell compelling stories across TV, games, and virtual production, and I thrive in fast-paced collaborative environments.

I’m proficient with Nuke and Fusion, Maya, Unreal Engine, and a full suite of industry tools. I enjoy building efficient pipelines, troubleshooting renders, and delivering high-quality visuals on tight deadlines while working closely with directors, engineers, and producers.

Skills

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Intermediate

Intermediate

Work Experience

Data Imagery Editor at Apple Inc. via Mindlance

January 1, 2025 - Present

Efficiently identify and correct issues by annotating 2D imagery; optimize existing processes to meet clients' goals; analyze and remedy deficiencies by marking 3D-generated data; communicate effectively in a team environment to increase productivity; use comparative analysis to establish conformity throughout projects.

Compositor at Floyd County Productions

April 1, 2024 - October 6, 2025

Worked in a fast-paced TV environment; used Fusion to perform compositing and lighting; blended 2D animation over 3D backgrounds; used AOVs to break up 3D renders; created bodies of water in Fusion.

VFX Supervisor at SCAD Animation Studios

May 1, 2023 - October 6, 2025

Created a pipeline from animation to compositing; documented lighting, rendering, and compositing workflows; developed custom gizmos for the compositors; troubleshooted render-stage bugs.

Lighter / 3D Artist at SCADpro X Undisclosed Client

November 1, 2022 - October 6, 2025

Presented an immersive pitch to the client using projection mapping; worked on a virtual production LED volume stage with tech and performance staff.

Summer Associate at Turn 10 Studios

August 1, 2022 - October 6, 2025

Worked at an AAA game studio; used real-time lighting system; diagnosed and fixed code errors; used Photoshop to create light maps.

Compositor at Motomo Inc, Remote

February 1, 2023 - October 6, 2025

Tracked a phone screen in Nuke; green screened pulled; tracking in Nuke; beauty passes in shots to remove trackers and clean walls.