Senior Houdini Lighting Artist

Summary

Join Zoic Studios, a Visual Effects company, as a Senior Houdini Lighting Artist in Vancouver, BC. This exciting new project runs until Spring 2025 and involves creating photorealistic and stylized lighting setups for dynamics, sets, props, and creatures. The ideal candidate will possess a generalist background with strong Houdini lighting skills and excellent communication abilities. The position offers a competitive hourly rate, remote work options, and the chance to collaborate on various episodic streaming projects. Zoic values work-life balance and fosters a collaborative team environment. Apply now to contribute your expertise to a dynamic VFX studio.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience
• Ability to extrapolate from provided art direction/concept art when needed
• Proactive in reporting to 3D Leads on progress, questions, resource needs etc
• Lighting - experience with technical line up digital lighting matching practical in camera conditions to add digital asset to plate using HDRI and middle grey/chrome sphere lighting principles/methods
• Lighting Design –experience in creative layout of lighting for use in a virtual or set extensions using middle grey lighting principles
• Colour Theory – knowledge of colour space (ACEScg) , neutralization of plates/textures and middle grey principles
• Experience in a lighting specific role w/ Houdini and within a VFX studio
• Experience with Houdini
• Experience rendering with Mantra
• Excellent communication skills in English; both written and verbal
• Ability to establish a methodology to achieve desired results within allotted timeframe
• Work within a fast-paced team environment

Responsibilities

• Light dynamics, environments, props, creatures, and other 3D assets to production requirements
• Work within the colour and lighting pipeline
• Provide basic comps of lit elements to help visualize the look of final element
• Ensure downstream pipeline needs are considered and optimized for rendering
• Work with team members to address internal/external notes
• Ensure internal and external deadlines are met within budgeted hours
• Keep up to date with internal techniques, tools, and software
• Share knowledge and techniques with team members to improve overall team skills and asset quality
• Light sequences under the direction of Leads and Supervisors as needed
• Take on 3D Generalist tasks as needed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Vray (for Houdini)
• Experience in Nuke
• Knowledge of Shotgun/grid

Benefits

• British Columbia Senior Employees Pay Range: $50 - $65/Hour
• At the moment this is a remote 'work from home' position with the option of working within our studio