Lighting Technical Director

Description

Position at DNEG

A Lighting Technical Director at DNEG is someone who possesses a thorough knowledge of 3D Computer Graphics. From years of experience in shot finishing on broadcast or feature film projects you will have developed an ‘eye’ for the work. You will have a good working knowledge of art, design and film lighting, as well as a solid technical grounding in ray tracing or path tracing renderers. Some experience with Look Development and shader setup will be of an advantage to you in this position. In this role you will work closely with experienced lighting leads and supervisors, to achieve the highest quality on our VFX projects, pushing the industry standard.

Must Haves

• Experience on high-end productions (feature films/commercials/TV)
• Production experience with Maya and/or Houdini and/or Clarisse
• Showreel demonstrating experience in shot lighting and rendering on high quality productions
• Experience troubleshooting pipeline issues
• Experience using production quality renderers (e.g. Mantra, Renderman, Clarisse, Arnold...)

Nice to Have

• High end live-action VFX production experience, producing photoreal work
• Production experience using Clarisse and/or Katana and/or Houdini
• Basic compositing experience, using Nuke or equivalent
• A broad Generalist TD background

About You

• Passionate about film
• Pro-active
• Technically adept
• Team oriented
• Adaptable
• Able to take direction

Please note that this is a unionized position and will be covered by a collective agreement between DNEG and IATSE, in the coming months. As a unionized employee, you will be required to join the union and will benefit from the conditions set out in the collective agreement. Union dues will be required once the collective agreement is in place.

About Us

We are DNEG, one of the world’s leading visual effects and animation companies for the creation of award-winning feature film, television, and multiplatform content. We employ more than 9,000 people with worldwide offices and studios across North America (Los Angeles, Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver), Europe (London), Asia (Bangalore, Mohali, Chennai, Mumbai) and Australia (Sydney).

At DNEG, we fundamentally believe that embracing our differences is a vital component of our collective success. We are committed to creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive work environment for our global teams, where everyone feels they matter and belong. We welcome and encourage applications from all, regardless of background, experience or disability. Please let us know if you need any adjustments or support during the application process, we will do our best to accommodate your needs. We look forward to meeting you!