San Francisco, CA · On-site
$103K - $132K/yr
... rendering * Work with environment, character and VFX artists in the lighting design to achieve the ... Identify, triage, and fix bugs as required working with engineering and relevant departments * Take ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
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Los Angeles, CA · On-site
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Work with Technical Developers and Pipeline teams to make improvements, focusing on workflow * Work ... rendering * A thorough understanding of color theory and film application for live-action film ...
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Culver City, CA · On-site
Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created. Are you passionate about ... Key job responsibilities Build new cloud-native capabilities for VFX rendering and management ...
Culver City, CA · On-site
Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created. Are you passionate about ... Key job responsibilities Build new cloud-native capabilities for VFX rendering and management ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
$140K/yr
Work with Technical Developers and Pipeline teams to make improvements, focusing on workflow * Work ... rendering * A thorough understanding of color theory and film application for live-action film ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
$140K/yr
Work with Technical Developers and Pipeline teams to make improvements, focusing on workflow * Work ... rendering * A thorough understanding of color theory and film application for live-action film ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$103K - $132K/yr
... time rendering. * Collaborate with environment, character, and VFX artists to achieve desired ... Identify, triage, and fix bugs working with engineering and relevant departments. * Take final ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$103K - $132K/yr
... time rendering. * Collaborate with environment, character, and VFX artists to achieve desired ... Identify, triage, and fix bugs working with engineering and relevant departments. * Take final ...
Work with Technical Developers and Pipeline teams to make improvements, focusing on workflow * Work ... rendering * A thorough understanding of color theory and film application for live-action film ...
Work with Technical Developers and Pipeline teams to make improvements, focusing on workflow * Work ... rendering * A thorough understanding of color theory and film application for live-action film ...
Culver City, CA · On-site
Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created? Are you passionate about ... Key job responsibilities • Build new cloud-native capabilities for VFX rendering and management ...
Culver City, CA · On-site
Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created? Are you passionate about ... Key job responsibilities • Build new cloud-native capabilities for VFX rendering and management ...
Culver City, CA · On-site
Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created? Are you passionate about ... Build new cloud-native capabilities for VFX rendering and management, sound mixing, QC, mastering ...
Culver City, CA · On-site
Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created? Are you passionate about ... Build new cloud-native capabilities for VFX rendering and management, sound mixing, QC, mastering ...
Culver City, CA · On-site
Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created? Are you passionate about ... Key job responsibilities • Build new cloud-native capabilities for VFX rendering and management ...
Culver City, CA · On-site
Do you want to revolutionize how film and television content is created? Are you passionate about ... Key job responsibilities • Build new cloud-native capabilities for VFX rendering and management ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site +1
$134K - $171K/yr
Work with Render Engineers to define and test the needed lighting toolset for the given project ... Strong traditional art, photography or film studies background * Passion for playing and making ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site +1
$134K - $171K/yr
Work with Render Engineers to define and test the needed lighting toolset for the given project ... Strong traditional art, photography or film studies background * Passion for playing and making ...
San Francisco, CA · On-site
$90K - $118K/yr
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San Francisco, CA · On-site
$90K - $118K/yr
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... gaming, film, architecture, robotics, and immersive digital experiences. Backed by leading ... and rendering pipelines. * Contribute to technical direction by proposing new research ideas ...
... gaming, film, architecture, robotics, and immersive digital experiences. Backed by leading ... and rendering pipelines. * Contribute to technical direction by proposing new research ideas ...
Redmond, WA · On-site
$160K - $261K/yr
... time rendering, code-driven animation, motion integration, or technical storytelling for film ... UX Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 ...
Redmond, WA · On-site
$160K - $261K/yr
... time rendering, code-driven animation, motion integration, or technical storytelling for film ... UX Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $119,800 ...
... gaming, film, architecture, robotics, and immersive digital experiences. Backed by leading ... and rendering pipelines. * Contribute to technical direction by proposing new research ideas ...
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Pleasant Grove, UT · On-site
Ability to technically deconstruct visual effects from other game and film references. * Deadline ... Comprehensive understanding of technical considerations for VFX, including rendering efficiency ...
Pleasant Grove, UT · On-site
Ability to technically deconstruct visual effects from other game and film references. * Deadline ... Comprehensive understanding of technical considerations for VFX, including rendering efficiency ...
Los Angeles, CA · On-site
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Los Angeles, CA · On-site
Work with Technical Developers and Pipeline teams to make improvements, focusing on workflow * Work ... rendering * A thorough understanding of color theory and film application for live-action film ...
Austin, TX · On-site
$18 - $20/hr
... computers, rendering systems, and servers purpose-built for engineering, product design ... For over 26 years, BOXX has been the leading innovator of computer solutions purpose-built for film ...
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Austin, TX · On-site
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We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film ... Support visual department initiatives - includes ideation, rendering, sourcing, procurement, and ...
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Culver City, CA · On-site
$140K - $155K/yr
Bachelor's degree in art, Film, Communications, or a related field. * Solid experience with photo ... S. degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related fields. * Research and ...
Culver City, CA · On-site
$140K - $155K/yr
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San Francisco, CA • On-site
$103K - $132K/yr
Full-time
Re-posted 16 days ago
Design lighting setups for environments, characters, and interactive game assets based on input from Art Directors, Lighting Leads, and Concept Artwork.
Work with environment, character, and VFX artists to achieve desired aesthetic and performance targets through material shader and geometry work.
Participate in improving workflows, optimizations, and best practices related to lighting and project polish.
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Lighting Artist / Technical Director - ILM San Francisco (Project Hire)Req ID:
10152348Job Description:
Position SummaryILM's Interactive team advances the studio's legacy of innovation by developing original immersive experiences across virtual reality, augmented reality and location-based platforms. Known for blending best-in-class visuals, sound and narrative, the team has delivered award-winning projects such as What If...? - An Immersive Story, Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series and the Oscar-winning CARNE y ARENA. Our work continues to push the boundaries of immersive entertainment and redefine how audiences engage with story.
We are seeking a Lighting Artist who reflects the innovative spirit, creative talent, production excellence, and passion for great storytelling that defines ILM.
The Lighting Artist is responsible for bringing the best out of our environments and to combine artistic talent and technical ability. You would be working closely with the Department Supervisor of Lighting and development/production teams on the design and implementation of lighting setups and lighting pipelines.
What You'll DoWork with Art Directors, Lighting Leads and Concept Artwork to design lighting setups for environments, characters and interactive game assets.
Have a deep understanding of lightmap baking, dynamic lighting tools, image based specular lighting, indirect light probes, post-process volumes and real-time rendering
Work with environment, character and VFX artists in the lighting design to achieve the desired targets for aesthetics and performance through material shader and geometry work
Partner with level designers to animate via level blueprint or sequencer dynamic lighting or transitions
Actively participate in improving workflows, optimizations and best practices
Identify, triage, and fix bugs as required working with engineering and relevant departments
Take final project to a high degree of polish and optimization
5+ years experience as a Lighting TD/Artist in AAA game development or animation/vfx/film
Strong aesthetic sense for lighting and color theory
Strong technical knowledge of current real time lighting tool sets including atmospheric effects, post processing, color grading and HDR IBL workflows
Able to effectively take direction and know what looks good and why
Experience with Unreal/Unity or equivalent game engine including dynamic and baked lighting workflows, physically-based rendering, and basic level blueprint scripting
Shaders: in-depth knowledge of real-time shader implementations, limitations of shaders in VR, strong knowledge of PBR pipelines, and subsurface shaders
Materials: experienced in the development, authoring & organization of efficient materials via the UE4 material editor
Fluency in working in Windows, JIRA, Perforce or equivalent OS, workload and data management tools
Excellent communication, organization and problem-solving skills and self-motivated
Bonus points for:
Strong traditional art, photography or film studies background
Proficient with profiling tools to examine & diagnosis performance issues related to lighting
Experience with one or more of the following: Maya, Unity, Substance Designer / Painter, Zbrush or Mudbox, Houdini, Mari, 3D StudioMax, Photoshop, Nuke
Interest and capacity to work with proprietary toolsets
* A portfolio / reel submission - including a detailed breakdown of your work in each section - is required with all applications.
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The hiring range for this position in San Francisco is $103,812 to $132,930 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.Job Posting Segment:
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At Disney, we're storytellers. We make the impossible, possible. We do this through utilizing and developing cutting-edge technology and pushing the envelope to bring stories to life through our movies, products, interactive games, parks and resorts, and media networks. Now is your chance to join our talented team that delivers unparalleled creative content to audiences around the world. "We create happiness." That's our motto at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. And it permeates everything we do. At Disney, you'll help inspire that magic by enabling our teams to push the limits of entertainment and create the never-before-seen!
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