3D Lighting Artist
Scattermesh · Herndon, VA · 3 wk ago
On-siteArt & CreativeFull-time
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