Surface production supervisor leading frontline operations at BHP’s Jansen potash mine. Supervising safety, risk management, emergency response, and continuous improvement through commissioning and operations.
About the role
- Lighting and compositing supervisor leading visual execution for Kickstart Entertainment’s animation productions. Guiding lighting, rendering, compositing, artists, partner studios, and production workflows.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Lighting & Comp phase in collaboration with the Producer, Director, and key creatives
- Translate the approved creative vision into lighting and compositing standards, sequence looks, shot templates, light rigs, render strategies, and compositing approaches
- Establish sequence and episode looks and communicate creative and technical expectations to internal and partner studio teams
- Review lighting scripts, lighting masters, and LRC/FX through lighting, rendering, and compositing; provide feedback and approve work
- Develop texture, surfacing, and lighting solutions that support the production's creative vision
- Maintain visual continuity and technical consistency across shots, sequences, and episodes
- Assess asset readiness and technical feasibility, identify risks, and develop production-friendly solutions
- Provide hands-on support for key, hero, and technically complex shots
- Guide, mentor, and support Lighting & Comp artists
- Collaborate with Production on workloads, priorities, staffing, and review cadence
- Monitor progress and communicate schedule, quality, and resource risks
- Coordinate with partner studios and IT & Pipeline teams across locations and time zones
- Troubleshoot lighting, rendering, compositing, colour, and pipeline issues
- Help develop, test, and implement tools, templates, and workflows
- Participate in production, creative, and client meetings and present work
- Support recruiting, onboarding, training, portfolio reviews, and hiring recommendations
- Contribute to retrospectives, workflow documentation, and studio knowledge-base best practices
- Ensure adherence to pipeline requirements, naming conventions, and file-management standards
Requirements
- 6+ years of production experience in lighting and compositing for CG animation, VFX, or a similar production environment, including supervising or leading artists and workflows
- Strong portfolio or demo reel demonstrating expert understanding of light, colour, composition, visual storytelling, and shot continuity; shot breakdown expected
- Advanced proficiency in Maya or comparable 3D software, with experience using Arnold or another production renderer
- Strong understanding of CG lighting and compositing principles, look development workflows, render layers and passes, colour management, and scene and render optimization
- Experience collaborating with partner studios and distributed teams across multiple time zones
- Ability to interpret and translate feedback from Directors, clients, and key creatives into actionable notes
- Leadership, coaching, and team-building skills
- Experience collaborating with Directors, Supervisors, Production, Pipeline, and Technical teams
- Ability to adapt to changes in pipeline, software, and technology
- Working knowledge of CG software for textures/surfacing and LRC, including Unreal, Arnold, or Maya
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain quality standards in a fast-paced production environment
- Working knowledge of Flow Production Tracking (formerly ShotGrid)
- Proficiency in Google Workspace and Slack
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to artistic and technical excellence
Benefits
- Supportive, creative, and collaborative work environment
- Inclusive and accessible workplace
- Equal employment opportunities
- Accommodation throughout the recruitment process
- Hybrid work arrangement combining in-studio and remote work
- Global team and studio collaboration
- Confidential handling of personal information
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