Studio: Stellar Creative Lab
Job Opening: 3D Lighting & Compositing Artists
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Type: Full-Time, Remote both
Responsibilities:
- Respond to guidance from the client as well as other creative and technical supervisors.
- Demonstrate the ability to identify visual cues and follow directions from art reference.
- Using lighting design techniques, direct the viewer’s attention to key story points, convey the mood, and ensure that important action is visible.
- Adjust lighting rigs to define the aesthetic look of the show.
- Work closely with other artists, FX artists to integrate all the contributing elements to meet the desired final look.
- Delivery of final lighting on schedule and within budget.
Qualifications & Skills:
- A strong understanding of the lighting and rendering pipeline.
- 2+ years experience with path tracing renderers (i.e. V-Ray, Arnold, RenderMan, Redshift) as well as node-based compositing software.
- Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to formulate and test solutions.
- Good understanding of 3D assets and their impact on lighting and rendering.
- Creativity and efficiency in equilibrium! We need top creative work balanced with the needs of production to meet deadlines, quotas, and technical aspects.
- Strong ability to work as a team with directors and supervisors, accepting creative criticism and feedback where needed with the knowledge that the creative process is all about development.
- A good sense of humor is a bonus.
Desired Abilities & Experience:
- 2+ years of experience as a Lighting & Compositing Artist.
- Production experience with one or more professional graphics packages including Maya, Katana or Houdini, and Nuke.
- Strong compositing skills with a good understanding of camera effects.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Graphics or equivalent work experience.
- Relevant understanding of color theory, composition, lighting, aesthetics, and how these apply to lighting and rendering in 3D.
- Strong working knowledge of various software platforms including Katana, Maya, Shake, Nuke, or any other high-end CG or compositing software.
- Strong working knowledge of Linux, Python, and shell scripting required.
- Look development and/or shader writing preferred.
- Ability to plan and execute complex 3D lighting scenes including working with layers and passes, doing complex comps, and optimizing scenes and renders.
- Eligible to work in B.C.
Apply Online for the Job: To apply, visit https://www.stellarcreativelab.com/work-with-us