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About the role

  • Lighting Artist at Bardel Entertainment, responsible for lighting and shading animated scenes. Collaborating with teams to achieve high-quality visual storytelling in Vancouver, Canada.

Responsibilities

  • Use your expertise to design, develop, and execute complex lighting setups, and materials for characters, props, and environments, ensuring they meet the creative vision of the project.
  • Collaborate with other departments to optimize scenes for rendering, ensuring efficiency while maintaining visual quality.
  • Work closely with the Lighting Supervisor/Lead, and other departments to maintain continuity of lighting and shading across the project, including solving creative and technical challenges.
  • Identify and troubleshoot technical issues related to lighting and rendering and implement creative solutions to overcome them.
  • Contribute to the development and improvement of the lighting pipeline, tools, and workflows to enhance efficiency and quality.
  • Manage rendering tasks, including setting up render passes, managing render farm resources, and ensuring efficient render times.
  • Conduct rigorous quality control checks to ensure that final shots meet the project's visual and technical standards.

Requirements

  • 5+ years experience as a Lighting Artist in the animation or visual effects industry
  • Proficiency in industry-standard 3D software (e.g., Maya, Houdini)
  • Proficiency using Katana including working with templates in a pipeline
  • Strong understanding of colour theory, composition, and cinematography principles
  • Strong knowledge of shading languages (e.g., RenderMan, Arnold)
  • Familiarity with compositing software (e.g., Nuke)
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work efficiently under tight deadlines
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills
  • A passion for storytelling and a strong artistic eye
  • Provide guidance and support to junior lighting artists and other team members, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

Benefits

  • Flexible work environment
  • Extended Health and Wellness from day 1
  • RRSP matching

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$1,600 - CA$2,000 per week

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

HybridVancouverCanada

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