Experienced Lighter

Sony Pictures Imageworks; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Tuition reimbursement

RRSPs

Sick leave

Vacation leave

Standard raises

Job summary

Sony Pictures Imageworks Vancouver is seeking a Senior Lighting Artist to design and light characters and environments across shots, ensuring consistency with the production's art direction.

The role requires 3+ years of production experience or feature film work; a strong demo reel is required. Expect collaboration with lighting, shading, and compositing teams; base salary is quoted hourly, with standard company benefits and opportunities for growth.

Qualifications

• 3+ years production or feature film experience.
• Portfolio/demo reel illustrating lighting and compositing.
• Knowledge of lighting for scenes matching art direction.
• Ability to meet productivity and quota targets.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements lighting for characters and environments.
• Ensures shots fit sequence continuity and artistic direction.
• Collaborates with supervisors and peers to share information.

Skills

Lighting

Compositing

Team collaboration

Scripting

Education

3+ years production experience

Tools

Katana

Maya

Linux

UNIX

Nuke

Job description

Sony Pictures Imageworks is located on the unceded traditional territory of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. We are committed to respecting traditional lands, and working with communities towards reconciliation.

Sony Pictures Imageworks Canada Inc.
658 Homer Street., Suite 405, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2R4

Project based, Full Time

Language in work environment - English

Benefits per company policy: include healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP's, Sick and Vacation leave, standard increases as applicable

Job Description:

Designs and implements lighting of characters and environments for assigned shots that meet and enhance the given art direction for a production. Able to light multiple types of scenes from simple to moderately difficult. Compositing experience required. Ensures that assigned shots fit the continuity of the sequence. Develops solutions and techniques that meet art/technical direction. Has a clear vision of how art/technology should function. Accountable for meeting productivity and quota targets. Interacts with supervisors/peers to exchange information relevant to the show or sequences.

Requirements:

Knowledge of Katana, Maya, Linux, UNIX and scripting ability in relevant languages. Knowledge of Arnold shading, volume rendering and raytracing experience preferred. Knowledge of relevant compositing software including Nuke is preferred. Minimum requirement of 3+ years production experience or feature film experience preferred.

The anticipated base salary for an Senior position is $45.07 to $60.58/hr. Benefits are per company policy: which include healthcare, tuition reimbursement, RRSP's, Sick and Vacation leave, standard increases as applicable. 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.

Please note that you must be able to provide a demo reel that illustrates your relevant artistic and technical experience that also includes the nuances for this specific role.

We value unique perspectives, and want diverse, unique talent to work with us. We encourage candidates from all identities to apply.

*Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.