Hybrid Lighting TD — Look Dev & Rendering Expertise

Lucasfilm; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

ILM UK Ltd. is seeking an experienced Lighting Technical Director to craft the lighting and final look of complex CG shots across a variety of projects and pipelines.

You will design lighting, manage scene assembly, and optimize renders, collaborating with Lighting and CG Supervisors to achieve a distinctive look. The role requires deep VFX pipeline knowledge, strong lighting/photography experience, and proficiency with Katana, Renderman, Nuke, and scripting.

Qualifications

• In-depth understanding of the VFX pipeline from modelling through animation, texturing, rendering and compositing.
• Real-world expertise in lighting and photography.
• Demonstrable advanced lighting and rendering experience within a VFX environment.
• Previous experience performing shot Look Dev tasks.

Responsibilities

• Design and create the lighting and the look of computer-generated objects and scenes.
• Responsible for the final CG scene assembly, lighting and rendering of very complex shots.
• Work closely with Lighting Supervisors and CG Supervisors to determine the best approach to solving CG challenges and developing the final look.
• Create lighting setups and/or work within current setups.
• Create efficient rendering setups to optimise render farm usage.

Skills

Lighting

Rendering

Look development

Color management

Communication

Team collaboration

Autonomy

Problem solving

Adaptability

Tools

Katana

Renderman

Nuke

Python

MEL scripting

Linux

Job description

ILM UK Ltd. is seeking an experienced Lighting Technical Director to craft the lighting and final look of complex CG shots across a variety of projects and pipelines.

You will design lighting, manage scene assembly, and optimize renders, collaborating with Lighting and CG Supervisors to achieve a distinctive look. The role requires deep VFX pipeline knowledge, strong lighting/photography experience, and proficiency with Katana, Renderman, Nuke, and scripting.