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TheLab

CGI Lighting

Manhattan, NY · On-site

The CGI Lighting Artist is responsible for creating high-quality lighting and rendering solutions for digital assets across a wide range of client projects. Working within HOME, Wellcom's AI-enabled ...

TheLab

CGI Lighting

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$150K/yr

The CGI Lighting Artist is responsible for creating high-quality lighting and rendering solutions for digital assets across a wide range of client projects. Working within HOME, Wellcom's AI-enabled ...

thelab

CGI Lighting

Manhattan, NY · On-site

The CGI Lighting Artist is responsible for creating high-quality lighting and rendering solutions for digital assets across a wide range of client projects. Working within HOME, Wellcom's AI-enabled ...

ACTIVISION PUBLISHING, INC.

WI · On-site

$100 - $125/hr

Senior Lighting Artist - Raven - Middleton, WI Raven Software is seeking a highly capable, motivated Senior Lighting Artist to play a key role on our team, partner across disciplines, and shape ...

Arup

Lighting Designer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

... Arts & Culture * Develop concepts and strategies for lighting projects (Architectural and ... Working knowledge of architectural luminaires, as well as analog and digital lighting controls

thelab

Compositing Artist

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$100 - $125/hr

Strong artistic eye for composition, lighting, color, and photographic realism. * Deep understanding of digital photography, lens behavior, perspective, and visual continuity. * Excellent ...

thelab

Compositing Artist

Manhattan, NY · On-site

Strong artistic eye for composition, lighting, color, and photographic realism. * Deep understanding of digital photography, lens behavior, perspective, and visual continuity. * Excellent ...

TheLab

Compositing Artist

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$150K/yr

Strong artistic eye for composition, lighting, color, and photographic realism. * Deep understanding of digital photography, lens behavior, perspective, and visual continuity. * Excellent ...

TheLab

Compositing Artist

Manhattan, NY · On-site

Strong artistic eye for composition, lighting, color, and photographic realism. * Deep understanding of digital photography, lens behavior, perspective, and visual continuity. * Excellent ...

CrossFire Group

Principal Digital Artist

Oshkosh, WI · Hybrid

$30/hr

This is an exciting opportunity for a digital artist with a strong eye for lighting, realism, composition, and visual storytelling who wants to work with 3D visualization, real-time environments, AR ...

CrossFire Group

Principal Digital Artist

Oshkosh, WI · Hybrid

$30.09/hr

This is an exciting opportunity for a digital artist with a strong eye for lighting, realism, composition, and visual storytelling who wants to work with 3D visualization, real-time environments, AR ...

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CGI Lighting

Manhattan, NY • On-site

TheLab
Marketing • 51 - 200 employees
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Full-time

Re-posted 5 days ago

Key responsibilities

  • Create realistic and visually compelling lighting for CGI assets across various projects.

  • Collaborate with modeling, texturing, compositing, and production teams throughout the creative process.

  • Work with AI Developers and production teams to evaluate AI-assisted lighting, rendering, and workflow automation opportunities within HOME.

Job description

Position Summary:

The CGI Lighting Artist is responsible for creating high-quality lighting and rendering solutions for digital assets across a wide range of client projects. Working within HOME, Wellcom's AI-enabled production ecosystem, this role combines artistic expertise with emerging technologies to produce photorealistic imagery while supporting efficient, scalable production workflows.

The CGI Lighting Artist collaborates closely with modelers, texture artists, compositors, developers, and production teams to establish lighting that enhances realism, reinforces brand standards, and supports creative objectives. They will also help evaluate and integrate AI-enabled tools that improve lighting workflows without compromising quality.



Key Responsibilities:

  • Create realistic and visually compelling lighting for CGI assets across product visualization, advertising, retail, and marketing campaigns.
  • Develop lighting setups that enhance mood, realism, and brand consistency.
  • Optimize rendering workflows to balance visual quality with production efficiency.
  • Collaborate with modeling, texturing, compositing, and production teams throughout the creative process.
  • Maintain consistency across multiple assets, environments, and deliverables.
  • Troubleshoot rendering and lighting issues while ensuring deadlines are met.
  • Work with AI Developers and production teams to evaluate AI-assisted lighting, rendering, and workflow automation opportunities within HOME.
  • Contribute to lighting standards, documentation, and best practices across production teams.
  • Stay informed on advancements in CGI rendering, lighting techniques, and AI technologies relevant to production.



Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Graphics, Animation, Digital Arts, Visual Effects, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Experience in CGI lighting and rendering for commercial, retail, or advertising projects.
  • Strong understanding of lighting theory, color, composition, and photorealism.
  • Experience with physically based rendering (PBR) workflows.
  • Strong attention to detail and visual storytelling.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.



Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with AI-assisted rendering or production workflows.
  • Knowledge of physically accurate materials and shader development.
  • Experience working with large-scale production pipelines.
  • Familiarity with automation tools or scripting (Python is a plus).
  • Experience supporting photography, product visualization, or e-commerce content production.
  • Understanding of cloud rendering and distributed rendering environments.



Technical Skills:

3D Software

  • 3ds Max
  • Houdini

Rendering Engines

  • V-Ray
  • Karma

Production

  • Physically Based Rendering (PBR)
  • HDRI lighting
  • Color management
  • Render optimization
  • Asset management

Emerging Technologies

  • AI-assisted rendering tools
  • Workflow automation
  • Basic scripting (Python preferred)
  • Familiarity with HOME AI workflows



Success in This Role:

A successful CGI Lighting Artist will:

  • Produce photorealistic lighting that elevates the quality of digital content.
  • Optimize rendering workflows for speed, consistency, and scalability.
  • Collaborate effectively with creative, production, and technology teams.
  • Help identify opportunities where AI can improve efficiency while maintaining creative excellence.
  • Contribute to the continued evolution of HOME by supporting innovative production workflows that combine artistic craftsmanship with emerging AI technologies.