Houdini Lighting TD - Elevate VFX Lighting & Look

Framestore Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Framestore in London is seeking Mid-Senior Houdini Lighters to join our Integrated Advertising team. You will handle final 3D scene assembly, lighting, and rendering to deliver high-end VFX shots for TV, commercials, and immersive projects.

The role requires strong Houdini expertise, shot look development, and the ability to collaborate with CG Supervisors and the compositor. You’ll contribute to efficient render setups and maintain schedule adherence in a fast-paced studio.

Qualifications

• Experience in shot look development and lighting for VFX.
• Strong understanding of color space and lighting techniques.
• Proficient with Houdini; knowledge of Nuke or similar compositing package.
• Familiarity with Maya and other production renderers (e.g., Renderman/Arnold).
• Scripting basics: Python or MEL to streamline pipelines.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills; able to work under deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Assemble CG scenes with assets from departments.
• Light shots per supervision and briefings.
• Collaborate with CG Supervisors on approach and look.
• Work with shot Compositor to develop final look.
• Render non-lighting passes as needed by compositor.
• Create lighting setups and optimize render farm usage.
• Ensure colours and light directions match real-world references.
• Meet deadlines while maintaining high quality.

Skills

Shot look development

Colour space

Lighting techniques

VFX disciplines (Modeling/Texturing/CT

Scripting basics

Teamwork and collaboration

Problem solving

Organization/communication

Python/Mel scripting

Linux/Unix

Volume rendering

Nuke familiarity

Maya

Renderman/Arnold or similar

Tools

Houdini

Nuke

Maya

Renderman/Arnold

Job description

Framestore in London is seeking Mid-Senior Houdini Lighters to join our Integrated Advertising team. You will handle final 3D scene assembly, lighting, and rendering to deliver high-end VFX shots for TV, commercials, and immersive projects.

The role requires strong Houdini expertise, shot look development, and the ability to collaborate with CG Supervisors and the compositor. You’ll contribute to efficient render setups and maintain schedule adherence in a fast-paced studio.