Lighting Supervisor 3D required at Wild Brain

Lighting Supervisor 3D required at Wild Brain

Studio: Wild Brain Studios

Job Opening: Lighting Supervisor, 3D

Location: Vancouver, Canada

Type: Full-time

Responsibilities:

  • Mentoring, training, and managing the lighting team in both technical and creative capacities
  • Manage the lighting and compositing team, assign workload, set and maintain standards of all work completed
  • Work collaboratively with all neighboring departments including the Art Director and Series Director
  • Own and drive the lighting process and workflow for the entire project
  • Establish lookdev lighting environment to match the show’s needs on an episodic and series level
  • Assist with the creation of documentation for lighting best practices and techniques
  • Ensure and maintain the expected render time, quality, and style across the show and series
  • Lead the team to deliver the show needs on time and to the expected quality standards
  • Communicate and work closely with the Series Director, Art Director, CG Supervisor, and the pipeline team to ensure an efficient and creative production
  • Overseeing the daily activities, leading the department, and establishing best practice workflows and guidelines for the team
  • Review, debug and improve other team members’ assets, workflows, and techniques
  • Meet production deadlines and maintain regular communication with the production team
  • Implement workflow, scripts, and tools as needed
  • Anticipating, communicating, and troubleshooting any creative or technical issues
  • Organizing training for new employees as well as refresher sessions for existing team members in order to keep them up to date with new tools and techniques
  • Working closely with management to guide artists overall professional development by providing performance feedback, mentoring, resolving performance issues, and maintaining positive morale within the team
  • Assist the Artist Management and Recruiting departments in the crew selection process
  • Be a positive and creative force in building a healthy work and team culture
  • Communicate with other supervisor and team leads on concerns and production issues ahead of time

Qualifications & Skills:

  • 2+ years Supervisory experience in lighting on an Animated Feature film, Feature Quality Episodic production, or Cinematic GameTrailers utilizing the Unreal Engine
  • Production experience in UE4 is a must
  • Working knowledge of Blueprints
  • Excellent knowledge of lighting in UE4
  • Expert level understanding, color, lighting, compositing, and rendering workflows
  • Previous Experience in Lighting Look Dev
  • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team, often with multiple tasks and under deadline pressure
  • Experience using Perforce and Version Control Software
  • Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time efficiently
  • Experience with in-engine lighting techniques and workflows
  • Ability to communicate creative and technical thoughts and ideas in a professional and positive manner
  • Knowledge in Maya
  • Shotgrid knowledge is a definite plus

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