Lighting & Comp Supervisor

Jobtailor; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Lighting & Comp Lead to translate creative vision into production-ready lighting, rendering, and compositing strategies. You will guide teams across locations, ensure color fidelity, and uphold visual continuity throughout CG animation/VFX sequences.

You will mentor artists, coordinate with production, and drive tool development to optimize workflows in a fast-paced studio environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in lighting and compositing for CG animation or VFX production
• Strong portfolio demonstrating light, color, composition, and shot continuity
• Advanced proficiency in Maya or similar 3D software with Arnold or comparable renderer
• Solid understanding of CG lighting, compositing, look development, and render optimization
• Experience collaborating with partner studios and distributed teams across time zones
• Ability to translate feedback from Directors and clients into actionable notes
• Leadership, coaching, and team-building skills
• Ability to adapt to pipeline, software, and technology changes
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities

Responsibilities

• Lead the Lighting & Comp phase in collaboration with the Producer, Director, and key creatives
• Translate creative vision into lighting/compositing standards, sequences, and render strategies
• Establish episode looks and communicate expectations to internal and partner studios
• Review lighting scripts, masters, and passes; provide feedback and approvals
• Develop texture, surfacing, and lighting solutions supporting the vision
• Maintain visual continuity and technical consistency across shots and episodes
• Assess asset readiness, identify risks, and propose production-friendly fixes
• Provide hands-on support for complex shots and mentor Lighting & Comp artists
• Collaborate with Production on workloads, priorities, staffing, and review cadence
• Coordinate with partner studios and IT & Pipeline teams across locations/time zones
• Troubleshoot lighting, rendering, compositing, color, and pipeline issues
• Help develop, test, and implement tools, templates, and workflows
• Participate in production/creative/client meetings; present work
• Support recruiting, onboarding, and portfolio reviews
• Contribute to retrospectives, workflow docs, and knowledge base
• Ensure adherence to pipeline requirements and file-management standards

Skills

Lighting Leadership

Compositing

Maya

Arnold

Unreal

Render Layers

Color Management

Look Development

Team Coaching

Distributed Teams

Tools

Maya

Arnold

Unreal

Flow Production Tracking

Google Workspace

Slack

Job description

• Lead the Lighting & Comp phase in collaboration with the Producer, Director, and key creatives
• Translate the approved creative vision into lighting and compositing standards, sequence looks, shot templates, light rigs, render strategies, and compositing approaches
• Establish sequence and episode looks and communicate creative and technical expectations to internal and partner studio teams
• Review lighting scripts, lighting masters, and LRC/FX through lighting, rendering, and compositing; provide feedback and approve work
• Develop texture, surfacing, and lighting solutions that support the production's creative vision
• Maintain visual continuity and technical consistency across shots, sequences, and episodes
• Assess asset readiness and technical feasibility, identify risks, and develop production-friendly solutions
• Provide hands-on support for key, hero, and technically complex shots
• Guide, mentor, and support Lighting & Comp artists
• Collaborate with Production on workloads, priorities, staffing, and review cadence
• Monitor progress and communicate schedule, quality, and resource risks
• Coordinate with partner studios and IT & Pipeline teams across locations and time zones
• Troubleshoot lighting, rendering, compositing, colour, and pipeline issues
• Help develop, test, and implement tools, templates, and workflows
• Participate in production, creative, and client meetings and present work
• Support recruiting, onboarding, training, portfolio reviews, and hiring recommendations
• Contribute to retrospectives, workflow documentation, and studio knowledge-base best practices
• Ensure adherence to pipeline requirements, naming conventions, and file-management standards

Requirements

• 6+ years of production experience in lighting and compositing for CG animation, VFX, or a similar production environment, including supervising or leading artists and workflows
• Strong portfolio or demo reel demonstrating expert understanding of light, colour, composition, visual storytelling, and shot continuity; shot breakdown expected
• Advanced proficiency in Maya or comparable 3D software, with experience using Arnold or another production renderer
• Strong understanding of CG lighting and compositing principles, look development workflows, render layers and passes, colour management, and scene and render optimization
• Experience collaborating with partner studios and distributed teams across multiple time zones
• Ability to interpret and translate feedback from Directors, clients, and key creatives into actionable notes
• Leadership, coaching, and team-building skills
• Experience collaborating with Directors, Supervisors, Production, Pipeline, and Technical teams
• Ability to adapt to changes in pipeline, software, and technology
• Working knowledge of CG software for textures/surfacing and LRC, including Unreal, Arnold, or Maya
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent organizational and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain quality standards in a fast-paced production environment
• Working knowledge of Flow Production Tracking (formerly ShotGrid)
• Proficiency in Google Workspace and Slack
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to artistic and technical excellence

Core Competencies

Demonstrates advanced proficiency in Lighting and Compositing for CG Animation and VFX, with a strong portfolio showcasing expertise in Light, Colour, Composition, and Visual Storytelling. Capable of leading and mentoring teams while ensuring adherence to technical standards and production workflows.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Lighting And Compositing Expertise
• Advanced Proficiency In Maya
• Experience With Arnold Renderer
• Leadership And Team-Building Skills
• Collaboration With Distributed Teams

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Lighting And Compositing Principles
• Look Development Workflows
• Render Layers And Passes
• Colour Management
• Scene And Render Optimization
• Texture And Surfacing Knowledge
• Flow Production Tracking
• Problem-Solving Abilities
• Artistic And Technical Excellence

Soft Skills

• Strong Written And Verbal Communication
• Excellent Organizational Skills
• Ability To Manage Multiple Priorities
• Attention To Detail

Industry Keywords

• CG Animation
• VFX
• Production Environment
• Visual Storytelling
• Pipeline Requirements

Tools & Technologies

• Maya
• Arnold
• Unreal
• Google Workspace
• Slack