Lighter (General Submission)

Curated; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 62,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Curated is seeking a Lighter in Vancouver, offering a remote work option. You will translate lighting concepts into shotwork, collaborating with the CG and production teams to support the client’s vision and schedule.

Ideal candidates have Houdini lighting and VFX lighting experience, plus Maya, V-Ray, and Nuke proficiencies to deliver high-quality renders within tight timelines.

Qualifications

• Experience with Houdini lighting for VFX projects.
• Ability to translate 2D concepts into 3D lighting and lookdev workflows.
• Strong understanding of a VFX production pipeline and shading techniques.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with VFX, CG and Lighting supervisors to develop realistic lighting solutions.
• Translate 2D concepts and use a wide variety of lighting techniques to capture the vision laid out by Creative Director and VFX supervisors.
• Communicate clearly with 2D, CG and production teams to meet production deadlines.

Skills

Houdini lighting

Lighting for VFX

Maya

V-Ray

Nuke

Tools

Maya

V-Ray

Nuke

Job description

Business Unit: Curated

Position: Lighter

Location: Vancouver, BC (Remote)

• Pay Range: $45.00 - $80.00 CAD hourly

Position Summary

The Lighter is responsible for translating lighting needs and concepts into their shotwork, as directed by the client and internal CG team. They will work closely with project Supervisors and Production team to carry out lighting and lookdev tasks throughout the project schedule.

Main Duties

The Lighter work closely with VFX, CG and Lighting supervisors to develop realistic lighting solutions. They will translate 2D concepts and use a wide variety of lighting techniques to capture the vision laid out by Creative Director and VFX sups, communicate and collaborate clearly and effectively with 2D, CG and production teams, and work within the show structure and production deadlines to complete all lighting & rendering tasks. They will also be responsible for the following:

• Responsible for pre-comps, quality checking for any issues on render passes, and setting up render settings
• Debug any issues when building out scenes and making sure renders are efficient
• Communicate clearly and efficiently with compositors and provide any elements needed

What You Bring

The ideal candidate must have prior working experience with Houdini lighting, as well as prior working experience in Lighting and Rendering for VFX. They must be able to take directions and adjust the course of action as needed, and they must be able to contribute and communicate creative and technical ideas and solutions. Additional desired skills include:

• Experience at improvising and problem-solving.
• Comfortability delivering on an expedited schedule.
• Experience comping elements of your work (pre-comps)
• Understanding of a VFX production pipeline
• Independent problem-solving abilities
• Proficiency in Maya and V-Ray
• Experience with Nuke software/ability to pre-comp is a plus

About The Company

Company 3, including its various business units and family of brands, provides a full range of Creative Services for content creators, including conceptual design, pre-vis, look development, ideation and rapid prototyping, 3D animation/CGI, motion graphics/designers, matte painting, compositing, dailies and production services, color grading, post-production finishing, marketing/trailers, live-action production, experiences, and more.

Diversity And Inclusion At Company 3

Creativity has diversity at its core. We celebrate the value of each unique experience by being dedicated to fostering the most diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture where every employee feels empowered and safe to show up to work as their full self.

It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees. Please inform the Company's HR representative if you need assistance completing any forms or otherwise need any accommodation or support in order to participate in the application process.

• The listed pay range represents the lowest to highest range that we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the range may be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, local currency exchange rates, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, applicable law, and business or organizational needs.

The benefits for eligible part-time employees working 25 or more hours per week and full-time employees in the US include a comprehensive package of health, retirement, and insurance benefits and paid time off. The benefits for eligible project hires and part-time employees working less than 25 hours per week in the US include retirement, select insurance benefits, and where required by law, health benefits. For roles filled in Canada and other territories, local benefits plan offerings as adopted and amended from time to time will apply.

The above compensation and benefits information is provided in accordance with various state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The Company’s recruitment processes will also be conducted in accordance with applicable law as adopted and amended from time to time.