Senior Lighting Artist

Outpost VFX; Montreal; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Outpost VFX, based in Montreal, seeks a skilled Lighting Artist to join their talented 2D & 3D team. This role involves utilizing your illumination skills for film and episodic productions, enhancing visual narratives through expert lighting. The company fosters a positive culture and offers career development opportunities.

Benefits

Access to training platforms

Internal learning and development resources

Opportunities for career progression

Creative and supportive work environment

Qualifications

• Strong eye for detail in composition, color, and lighting.
• Good knowledge of shading networks and LookDev techniques.

Responsibilities

• Working on lighting for various film and episodic productions.
• Enhancing LookDev and lighting full CG shots.

Skills

Maya

Houdini

Arnold

Nuke

VFX lighting principles

Detail orientation

Composition knowledge

Color skills

Shading networks knowledge

LookDev techniques

Job description

Company Description

What’s different about Outpost?

We believe in making people matter at Outpost. We want to build a creative environment where everyone feels valued, treated with respect and able to make a positive difference every day. We’re ambitious and growing quickly but our focus remains on nurturing personal connections, supporting one another as well as making time to celebrate our collective successes. We’re always on the lookout for how we can do things better to enhance the experience of our team, our clients and the world around us.

What's in it for you?

At Outpost you have the chance to make a valuable contribution, not only to the amazing high end episodic and film productions you’ll be working on, but also in developing the positive culture that we want to spread throughout the VFX community.

You will have access to training through online training platforms as well as our own internal learning and development resources. And as a growing team there are always opportunities to progress your career or move into a different area to further your development. We’ll work with you to help you achieve your goals, whatever they may be.

You’ll also get to work alongside the incredibly talented, friendly, and genuine individuals that make up Outpost!

Job Description

As a Lighting artist, you’ll be working alongside our incredible 2D & 3D team in Montreal. Lending your illumination skills and eye for mood setting to a variety of film and episodic productions. Whether it’s matching a plate, enhancing a LookDev or lighting a full CG shot, there’s plenty for you to sink your teeth into.

Key Skills

• Industry standard software knowledge (Maya, Houdini, Arnold, Nuke…)
• Understanding of VFX lighting principles.
• A strong eye for detail, composition, colour and lighting.
• Good knowledge of Shading networks and LookDev techniques.
  
  

Additional Information

What happens next?

If you think Outpost sounds like a good fit for you, or you simply want to chat with someone about the role and our culture, get in touch today!

Equal opportunities

At Outpost we believe that our strength lies in our differences. These help us to take different perspectives, challenge norms and create a special environment based on mutual respect. Outpost is an equal opportunities employer. Employment with us is based on a person’s extraordinary talent and potential. No candidate will receive any less favourable treatment based on their age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual preference, or any other factor that has no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.