3D Lighting Artist

Responsibilities and Duties

• Elevate high quality 3D character models by optimizing textures and shaders to create realistic renders.
• Create and maintain the overall look, color, and quality across multiple sequences to create storylines.
• Work alongside your fellow artists and studio managers to meet the needs of today while preparing for and solving the problems of tomorrow.

Qualifications and Skills

• 1-9+ years’ experience as a 3D artist or relevant portfolio
• Strong artistic fundamentals - scale, composition, perspective, proportion, mass and volume, light and color, and surface properties
• Understanding of real-world lighting and photography, exposure, color grading, lens and camera behavior and HDR workflows
• Mastery of standard art packages such as Maya, Arnold, Substance / Adobe Painter, etc
• Skilled in look development and lighting for photorealistic renders
• Skilled in replicating physically accurate lighting environments in 3D
• Understanding of PBR rendering and optimizations using Arnold or similar engines
• Experience working within an established studio pipeline and file structure
• Is self-motivated and self-reliant
• Must have a learning mind-set
• Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• US citizenship required

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive Market Leading Pay
• 25-30 days - Paid Time Off (PTO) / Holiday
• 100% Company paid medical/dental/vision/plans
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• 401(k) Matching with no cliff vest