Rodeo FX
visual effects, advertising, animation, and experiential
LightingArtistTemporaryContract
“Lighting Artist - Temporary Contract at Rodeo FX. Skills: Houdini, Lighting, Rendering. Create lighting setups. Master lighting tools”
What You'll Achieve.
Deliver the final renders to the Compositing department while maintaining a high level of visual quality, technical optimization, and cross-department collaboration; Contribute to the standard of excellence expected at Rodeo FX; Ensure seamless integration with CG elements and compositing; Maintain high standards of realism, clarity, and subtlety in the final render; Optimize scenes to reduce machine load without compromising quality; Actively participate in QC passes and quickly address dailies notes
Industry & Context.
Develop efficient solutions to address technical and artistic challenges in production; Identify and fix rendering issues or artifacts prior to submission; Proactive, solution-oriented, and constructive mindset
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Minimum 10 years of experience in lighting within a VFX or 3D animation environment, Advanced knowledge of Houdini (lighting workflow, shading, scene optimization), Solid understanding of render engines (Arnold, Karma, RenderMan, etc. ) and pipeline integration, grasp of 3D/2D workflows: modeling, lookdev, compositing, Knowledge of Universal Scene Description, Keen sense of light, color, and staging, Ability to work independently and rigorously within a multidisciplinary team, Proactive, solution-oriented, and constructive mindset
Nice to Have
knowledge of ShotGrid, Python scripting, in-house tool development
What You'll Do.
Create lighting setups
Master lighting tools
Develop efficient solutions
Translate visual direction
Propose visual adjustments
Maintain high standards
Follow naming conventions
Address dailies notes
Provide time estimates
Foster continuous improvement
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Closely aligned with project's artistic vision; Cross-department collaboration; Collaborate with Lighting, CG, and Compositing Supervisors; Collaborate with production; Attend turnovers and briefings; Be a reliable point of contact; Document setups and methods to foster collaboration; Share discoveries, tools, or scripts with the team; Embrace new studio approaches
Communication Scope
Communicate promptly in case of issues or potential delays; Attend team meetings, turnovers, and briefings; Be a reliable point of contact for other departments
Process & Methodology
Provide realistic time estimates, Communicate promptly in case of issues or potential delays, Adjust priorities if needed, Ensure accurate progress tracking, Flag technical issues to Production
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