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The Senior Lighting Artist at Zoic Studios is responsible for creating complex, photorealistic lighting and rendering for a feature animated film. This role demands a keen eye for photographic detail, meticulous attention to nuance, and the ability to collaborate effectively within a deadline-driven environment. The artist will engage in sequence and shot lighting, translating practical setups to CG, and contributing to look development. They will also help identify, develop, and document workflows, tools, and best practices to ensure high-quality visual effects.

<p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed"><em><strong>All applicants must be residents of British Columbia, Canada.</strong></em></p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">**_Must be legally entitled to work in Canada ie. Citizen, PR, Open Work Permit.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Current open project positions will start in NOVEMBER 2025 and end approximately, late March 2026._**</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">At this time, we’re pleased to offer this role as an option to work from home OR work from our Vancouver studio in the beautiful Gastown area, close to the Waterfront Station in Downtown. (Remote is not available outside of BC; there is no hybrid)</p><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">About Zoic</h2><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Zoic Studios is a Visual Effects company that specializes in high end visual effects for television, film, and advertising. Our mantra is Visual Evolution - we focus on every part of the process, from the final picture to the pipeline used to create them.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Are you looking for your next creative and technical challenge? Come join our team!</p><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Why Join Zoic?</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">We are an Artist owned and operated VFX studio.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">We love what we do and always stay curious about new technology and techniques.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">We respect work/life balance in a hectic industry.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">We work with a team from all walks of life and backgrounds.</li></ul><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">We are excited to share an incredible stop-motion animated feature project that promises creativity, collaboration, and a fantastic chance to showcase your skills!</p><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Summary of Position</h2><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">The Senior Lighting Artist is responsible for the lighting and rendering of the most complex, photorealistic elements necessary to complete the visual effects work on a feature animated film. This position requires an eye for photographic nuance, attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively and creatively in a deadline-driven environment. The Senior Lighting Artist also helps identify, develop and document workflows, tools, and best practices.</p><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Job Functions</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Engage in sequence and shot lighting looks through realization of production artwork and collaboration with key creative personnel.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Translate practical lighting setups from a soundstage to a CG environment utilizing available survey data to create rendered images that meet the creative vision and technical standards of the project.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Participate in and/or take ownership of look development of shots and sequences, working with artists across disciplines.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Incorporate elements such as characters, digital objects, set extensions and environmental effects into a scene.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Provide technical guidance for quality control of other artists’ work, as needed.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Support the design, development and delivery of visually creative and technically sound solutions that address the needs of shots and sequences.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Collaborate to guide the efforts of other lighting artists working on shots and sequences.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Identify areas of industry innovation and help to develop and maintain custom tools, templates, scripts, workflows and documentation for the lighting team; identify productivity improvements in collaboration with artists across disciplines.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Collaborate in the training and development of talent, including mentoring new hires, as needed.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Meet productivity and quota targets in accordance with schedule and milestones.</li></ul><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Qualifications</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">5+ years’ experience lighting high-end photo real VFX for feature films or television.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Strong knowledge of lighting principles, tools and workflows.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience working with Katana, required.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Working knowledge of Nuke and compositing principles.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Understanding of applicable software and platforms including Maya, Houdini and Renderman.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience with advanced techniques such as Global Illumination, HDRI, subsurface scattering and real-world lighting set ups.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision under tight turnarounds in a multi-tasking environment.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Ability to communicate effectively with diverse artistic talents within teams and one-on-one.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Excellent time management, proactive approach to problem solving, and respect for deadlines.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Basic coding skills (Python, Lua) preferred.</li></ul><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Additional information</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">British Columbia Employees Pay Range: $45 - $65 (The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position)</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Zoic does not cover relocation costs.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Any and all WFH positions require the candidate to have a reliable internet connection via ethernet and work on Pacific Standard Time.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">This job description contains the basic requirements for the position and is NOT intended to be a complete list of responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Due to the volume of applications, we receive, we regret that only those selected to interview will be contacted.</li></ul>

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