Senior Lighting Technical Director

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), a leading visual effects facility, is seeking a Senior Lighting Technical Director. This role involves working with CG Supervisors to create the look of computer-generated objects and scenes. Responsibilities include lighting, shading, rendering, and some compositing. The successful candidate will work within a team, demonstrate strong communication, anticipate problems, manage time effectively, and mentor other digital artists. This position requires significant experience in visual effects and strong technical skills in programming and various software.

Must Have

• Work with competency, energy and enthusiasm within a team environment.
• Demonstrate good listening and communication skills.
• Implement requested changes immediately and raise flags for delays.
• Present accomplishments and next steps in dailies/shot review.
• Anticipate potential problems and identify improvements.
• Prioritize tasks, manage time, and provide accurate estimates.
• Mentor other digital artists in Lighting and Rendering.
• 8+ years work experience in visual effects.
• Demo reel demonstrating artistic and technical ability.
• Feature film experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Graphics.
• Strong computer programming abilities with visual arts skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux, C programming, Python, shell scripting.
• Familiarity with Maya, Comptime, Zeno, Commodore, Repo.

Good to Have

• Working knowledge of Nuke or equivalent.

Job Summary:

About ILM

Founded by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, with studios located in San Francisco, Vancouver, London, Sydney and Mumbai. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema. You can see some of our current projects here

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Your role?

Senior Lighting Technical Directors (TD) work with direction from the CG Supervisors and Digital Artist Supervisors to create the look of computer generated objects and scenes. They are responsible for lighting, shading, rendering, and some compositing.

What will you be doing?

• Actively work with competency, energy and enthusiasm within a team environment with daily supervision to complete a shot.
• Demonstrates good listening and communication skills by openly receiving direction and criticism by asking good questions to confirm clear knowledge of the directions and how to approach what needs to be done. Once clear, implements the requested changes immediately and raises flags right away if a solution is not quickly found or if there are any delays, making sure the Supervisors and Production are kept in the loop and are up-to-date on the status of one’s shot work.
• Demonstrates basic presentation/communication skills in dailies/shot review by clearly and briefly outlining what has been accomplished and what next should be addressed in the shot.
• Demonstrates the development of an eye toward anticipating potential problems and knowing what could look better in one’s shot.
• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize tasks managing time well, providing everyone with accurate time estimates on shot task completion.
• Mentors other digital artists in Lighting and Rendering.

To be a contributing member of this team, you will have a mix of these skills:

• 8+ years work experience required in visual effects.
• Demo reel demonstrating artistic and technical ability is required for this role.
• Feature film experience required
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Graphics
• Possesses strong computer programming abilities with visual arts skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Linux, C programming Python and shell scripting is required.
• Familiar with Maya, Comptime, Zeno, Commodore and Repo.
• Working knowledge of Nuke or equivalent is a plus.

This position is with Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC, which is part of a business segment we call Industrial Light & Magic.

Lucasfilm Entertainment Company Ltd. LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion or belief, sex, nationality, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, disability or pregnancy or maternity. Disney fosters a business culture where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a rapidly changing world.

About Industrial Light & Magic:

Founded in 1975 by George Lucas, ILM is the leading effects facility in the world, serving the motion picture, commercial production, and attraction industries. ILM has created visual effects for over 325 feature films and has played a key role in seven of the top 10 worldwide box-office hits of all time and has contributed to 25 of the top 50. ILM has set the standard for visual effects, creating some of the most stunning images in the history of film. At the forefront of the digital revolution, the company continues to break new ground in visual effects, VR, AR, and Immersive Cinema.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with ILM (Australia) Pty. Ltd., which is part of a business we call Industrial Light & Magic.