Lighting Supervisor leading lighting and compositing for Bardel Entertainment’s animation projects. Maintaining visual consistency, solving technical challenges, and guiding artists through production.
Responsibilities
Supervise the lighting team to deliver the expected and desired visual style for the animated feature film.
Ensure lighting quality and consistency across all shots.
Collaborate with the CG Supervisor to assess the technical feasibility of designs and recommend production-appropriate solutions.
Consult with the Director and CG Supervisor to assign tasks to artists based on their skills, strengths, and experience.
Regularly review artists’ work, provide feedback, and approve shots for submission to the Director.
Lead and guide the lighting team while balancing artistic requirements, productivity, and budget constraints.
Resolve complex technical and creative lighting challenges.
Manage shot continuity and maintain visual consistency across sequences.
Work with production management to meet schedules and budgets.
Develop and oversee lighting and compositing workflows, resources, methodologies, tools, schedules, and assignments.
Maintain up-to-date documentation for the team and other supervisors.
Keep the team informed of project-related updates and developments.
Improve procedures and tools to optimize production.
Serve as the primary point of contact for interdepartmental communication.
Provide each artist with constructive feedback on their performance.
Actively participate in the selection of new artists.
Requirements
10+ years of production experience, with strong working knowledge of various software platforms.
5+ years of experience in a leadership role on a fully animated or hybrid feature film.
Production experience with Katana and RenderMan, and compositing experience in Nuke, is required.
Strong understanding of traditional lighting and compositing techniques and principles.
Solid technical background with the ability to quickly learn new programs and systems.
High degree of self-direction and a strong work ethic.
Knowledge of UNIX and shell scripting.
Ability to plan and execute complex 3D lighting scenes, including working with layers and passes, creating complex composites, and optimizing scenes and renders.
Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
The demo reel should demonstrate a strong artistic understanding of lighting and composition. A shot breakdown listing the work performed for each shot is required.
Benefits
Flexible work environment
Extended health and wellness benefits from day one
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