Senior Lighting Artist

Are you a well-rounded Senior Lighting Artist who is passionate about working on upcoming film, television and advertising projects? The Embassy is hiring for an Senior Lighting Artist to join our team!

About The Embassy

The Embassy is a Canadian, Oscar-nominated production house, specializing in live-action production, post-production, and animation for feature films, television, and commercials. We are an independent creative studio with expertise in visual effects and production. Located in the heart of Vancouver’s Digital District, we work with global production companies, agencies and brands, in film, television and advertising.

Award-Winning

We have crafted award-winning visual effects for the world’s most recognized brands and film franchises. Our work has received accolades including Oscar nominations and numerous VES, Cannes, D&AD, Clio & ADCC awards.

About You

The Senior Lighting Artist can independently light, render, and do moderate-level compositing of very complex shots, needing only initial direction and guidance from their supervisors. They are good communicators who can give and receive feedback and apply it to their work. They will accomplish project-specific tasks and be responsible for maintaining a high-level overview of the status and quality of their progress. They possess strong expert knowledge of lighting skills needed to accomplish the task.

Your Role

• Light and render shots. Take a shot to a final quality hitting all notes.
• Ensure shots meet rendering requirements.
• Meet project milestones and deadlines on time.
• Collaborate with other artists to share knowledge and techniques.
• Make corrections and adjustments requested by the supervisor.

Your Qualifications

• 5+ years of Lighting experience in commercials, film, or TV
• Skilled in using software including Houdini, Maya, Redshift and Nuke
• Outstanding organizational skills and the ability to multitask
• Ability to take direction positively and work well within a team
• Strong understanding of multiple aspects of the VFX pipeline
• Good understanding of colour/lighting
• Good understanding of physically plausible rendering
• Understanding of rendering efficiency, providing assets to effectively work within the different shot requirements
• Legal authorization to work in Canada

We Offer

• A fun and collaborative environment
• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Ample cross-training opportunities

Salary Range: $43.50 - $56.00 per hour.

This range denotes the minimum and maximum compensation limits for this role within the province of British Columbia, adhering to local legal requirements. It's essential to recognize that the salary range for this position may vary when compared to markets outside of British Columbia, with potential variations in both lower and higher figures. The base pay offered is contingent upon factors including internal equity assessments and elements such as the candidate's geographic location, job-related expertise, skills, experience, and other pertinent qualifications.

The Embassy Visual Effects Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer.

Ready to grow your career with a unique VFX studio? Apply today with your resume and demo reel!

Please note: At this time we are accepting applications only from those artists who are legally eligible to work in Canada and are residents of BC.