Senior Look Dev TD – Hybrid Shading & Hero Assets

Disney; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ILM London is seeking a Senior Look Development Technical Director to drive high‑quality lookdev and shading for CG assets with minimal direction from leads. You will collaborate with Lighting and CG teams to define optimal approaches and create efficient shader setups to maximise render farm throughput.

The role demands deep knowledge of physically based rendering, Katana, Houdini, and Maya, plus strong problem solving and communication with texture and groom artists. Hybrid London location.

Qualifications

• Experience creating hero assets and props in Look Development.
• Strong lighting and rendering knowledge in a VFX environment.
• Proficiency with physically based rendering and shader models.
• Ability to build and maintain complex shading networks.

Responsibilities

• Design and create the look of CG objects and scenes.
• Collaborate with Lighting and CG Supervisors to determine approaches for final look.
• Create efficient shader setups to optimise render farm usage.
• Maintain standard material libraries for consistency and pipeline efficiency.

Skills

Look development

Shading

Rendering

Pipeline collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Katana

Houdini

Maya

Job description

ILM London is seeking a Senior Look Development Technical Director to drive high‑quality lookdev and shading for CG assets with minimal direction from leads. You will collaborate with Lighting and CG teams to define optimal approaches and create efficient shader setups to maximise render farm throughput.

The role demands deep knowledge of physically based rendering, Katana, Houdini, and Maya, plus strong problem solving and communication with texture and groom artists. Hybrid London location.