Job Title: Senior Lighting Artisan
The Senior Lighting Artisan is a pivotal role responsible for crafting high-quality, photorealistic lighting in line with the director's creative vision.
Key Responsibilities:
* Establish and implement consistent methodologies to ensure the highest quality of work on time, on budget, and in a sustainable manner.
* Solve technical problems, design approaches to shots, and set creative standards for the team.
* Collaborate with other department supervisors and related pipeline teams to maximize render efficiency and streamline scene assembly.
The Senior Lighting Artisan also contributes to the overall development of our pipeline, assisting with the implementation of new processes that improve operational efficiency for the department.
Requirements:
* Minimum 6+ years of high-end feature film VFX experience.
* Proven team supervision experience.
* Excellent listening and communication skills.
* Thorough understanding of 3D VFX processes and production pipelines.
* Strong knowledge in physical-based rendering - shading, and lighting.
* Strong knowledge in render efficiency.
* Experience with handling and assembling complex scenes efficiently.
* Demonstrates strong skill-set in troubleshooting pipeline issues.
* Good understanding of compositing.
* Strong artistic eye and understanding of colour, lighting and image analysis.
* Extensive experience using 3D software – ideally Houdini, Clarisse or Katana and Nuke.
* Extensive experience in modern path tracers like PRMan (19+), Clarisse, Arnold, V-Ray or other.
* Experience meeting deadlines while retaining a high quality of work.
* Proven ability to prioritize and perform in dynamic environment.