Position Summary

Lighting Technical Directors are responsible for producing high-quality CG lighting and rendering for complex shots for high-end photo-realistic visual effects. 

What you'll do

• Scrutinise the colours and directions of all light sources in the real-world scene and replicate them in CG.

• Design and create the lighting and the look of computer-generated objects and scenes.

• Responsible for the final CG scene assembly, lighting and rendering of very complex shots.

• Works closely with Lighting Supervisors and CG Supervisors to determine the best approach to solving CG challenges and developing the final look.

• Creates lighting setups and/or works within current setups.

• Creates efficient rendering setups in order to optimise render farm usage.

• Stays on schedule and meets set deadlines while maintaining the highest level of work quality.

• Ensures there is ongoing communication with Production and Leads regarding schedules and deadlines.

• Helps mentor Junior Artists within the Lighting/Look Dev team.

What we're looking for

• Experience in Computer Graphics.

• Experience in real-world lighting and photography.

• Demonstrable advanced Lighting and Rendering experience within a VFX environment.

• Previous experience performing shot Look Dev tasks.

• Exhibits excellent listening and communication skills, able to receive direction and criticism.

• Demonstrates an excellent aesthetic eye, anticipates potential problems and uses knowledge of how to use the tools to achieve the desired look.

• Demonstrates the ability to help and teach more junior-level artists.

• Demonstrates the ability to prioritise tasks and provide Production / Lead with accurate time estimates on task completion.

• Demonstrates excellent presentation/communication skills in dailies/shot review by clearly and briefly outlining what has been accomplished and what should be addressed next in a shot.

• Demonstrates the ability to work within a team environment with minimal supervision to complete a shot.

• Can write plug-ins, set-up sequences, debug simulations and write set up and Renderman surface shaders with proficiency.

• Solid compositing ability, can wrangle blue-screen extractions, working knowledge of Nuke.

• Demonstrates the ability to work with minimal supervision to complete a shot.

• A thorough understanding of the VFX pipeline from modelling through animation, texturing, rendering and compositing.

• Ability to pick up new techniques and the ability to learn new software quickly and easily.

• Knowledge of Katana is essential, Maya an advantage and Zeno beneficial.

• Knowledge of Python and/or MEL scripting is essential.

• Shader writing ability is essential.

• Good knowledge of Nuke or similar compositing package, including how to use layers and passes to tweak a shot after it has been rendered.

• A strong understanding of Linux based operating systems.

• Basic knowledge of physically plausible shading techniques.

• Strong knowledge of lighting techniques and a good understanding of colour-space.

• Excellent pipeline scripting ability.

• Excellent knowledge of Renderman and other unbiased rendering systems.

• Good knowledge of other disciplines within VFX including simulation, modelling and UV mapping, texturing and camera tracking.

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