Lighting Artist

Description:

RSP currently has an exciting opportunity for a talented Lighting Artist to join us on a number of exciting projects.
Employment period: 6-7 month project hire, with an ASAP start.
Location: Adelaide, Australia. These positions are open to Australian and international applicants. Visa and relocation assistance provided where applicable.
Position Overview:
Reporting directly to RSP’s lighting leads, our lighters are responsible for the creation of wide ranging natural phenomena for a variety of live action feature films. Applicants presenting highly realistic work in their portfolio, will be reviewed with priority.
Although RSP runs a Katana / Arnold pipeline, applicants with broad exposure to any industry standard 3d packages and renderers should apply for this position.
You are a professional artist who works collaboratively with your team and those working in other departments. You are an excellent time manager and forward thinker who delivers to schedule and to brief. You have previously lit and rendered wide ranging assets generated by Houdini effects artists, modellers, texture artists and animators.
Your ability to own your work is highly regarded by your previous employers. As a professional lighting artist, you provide confidence to production because you have absolute clarity in what is expected of you in terms of lighting consistency and shot delivery.
Responsibilities:
Using Katana or Houdini and SolidAngle's Arnold, light and render a variety of small and large scale CG elements including props, models, environments, crowds, creatures and effectsProvide solutions for techniques such as subsurface scattering and physically plausible shadingUse HDRI information to match a live action plate with CG elementsStrong emphasis on optimising and troubleshooting renders, providing feedback to departments upstream and render wranglersWork closely with compositors ensuring the renders you provide are consistent with their expectationFollow creative & technical briefs with regard to the production scheduleTake ownership of all notes and feedback relating to your shotsIterate your work as directed by your lead and within the allocated resourcesEnsure your lead and coordinator are kept up to date of any issues that may hinder your ability to reach a deadlineDevelop and maintain a working relationship with peers assisting them when requestedActively mentor and develop less experienced team membersMaintain consistency across sequences and shotsAdopt a methodical approach to lighting setupsProvide clear and accurate time estimates for all work assignedCollaborate with supervisors, compositors, effects and environment artists in establishing robust and consistent handoversReview your work for internal and external delivery, ensuring it hits creative and technical notesSeek feedback when renders fail to match delivery expectationPromote a collaborative and enjoyable workplace influencing morale, fostering purposeful discussions and a positive work ethicPlease note, RSP operates a Maya / Houdini / Katana pipeline in a Linux system environment
Required Skills and Experience:
Knowledge of Katana and/or Houdini is requiredApplicants demonstrating shots lit & rendered using Arnold equivalent physically based renderersBasic knowledge of physically plausible shading techniquesA strong understanding of Linux based operating systemsA strong knowledge of lighting techniques and a good understanding of colour-spaceMinimum 4 years professional lighting experience in VFX, working on live-action feature filmsProficient at compositing in Nuke or similar node based compositing packageMaintain a calm and professional demeanour in a delivery focused work environmentReal world understanding of physics, math, proportion, depth, colour, and of course lightingExpert organisational skillsTechnical and creative problem solving with a can-do mindsetVisual Effects, Fine Art, Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics or related tertiary qualification may be required for international applicantsGood understanding of other disciplines in the VFX pipelinePipeline scripting, working knowledge of Python, Lua and TCL would be desirable but not essential.
Those closely matching this position description will be contacted for further information.
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