Lighting Technical Director (Junior & Mid- Fixed Term Contract)

The Walt Disney Company; Mumbai; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company in Mumbai seeks a contracting lighting/CGI artist for a one-year assignment to create and refine rendered sequences for digitally composited shots. You will design lighting, shadows, and shading, while ensuring shots meet artistic direction and production timelines.

Collaborating within a team, you will mentor junior artists, optimize existing setups, and communicate progress during dailies and reviews to keep supervisors informed.

Qualifications

• Some CGI experience and a strong understanding of shot lighting.
• Ability to compile elements and carry a shot through to completion.
• Willingness to mentor junior artists in lighting and technical aspects.
• Ability to adapt lighting and rendering to fit art direction and tone.

Responsibilities

• Create images, effects and programs for digitally composited sequences.
• Design and implement direct and reflected lighting and shadows for assigned shots.
• Develop solutions meeting art/technical direction.
• Navigate and reuse prior setups for multiple shots and lighting configurations.
• Light, tweak materials and render for CG hair and skin shading.
• Collaborate in a team with daily supervision to complete shots.
• Communicate progress clearly during reviews and raise flags when delays occur.
• Mentor other digital artists in creative lighting and technical aspects.

Skills

CGI experience

Lighting design

Rendering

Shot management

Mentoring

Job description

Primary Responsibilities:

This will be on a contract for a Year.

• Looking for people with some CGI Experience.

• Creates images, effects and programs for digitally composited sequences

• Responsible for compiling the various elements of a shot and seeing it through to completion

• Designs and implements direct and reflected lighting and shadows for assigned shots that meet art and tone direction

• Develop solutions and techniques that meet art/technical direction

• Able to navigate and use previous setups for at least a dozen shots, insertion of shot specialization, managing multiple assets and lighting setups

• Management of volumetric light setups, including shadowing and cucoloris development

• Light, material tweaking and render for actors using CG hair and scattering skin materials.

• Actively work with competency, energy and enthusiasm within a team environment with daily supervision to complete a shot.

• Demonstrates good listening and communication skills by openly receiving direction and criticism by asking good questions to confirm clear knowledge of the directions and how to approach what needs to be done. Once clear, implements the requested changes immediately and raises flags right away if a solution is not quickly found or if there are any delays, making sure the Supervisors and Production are kept in the loop and are up-to-date on the status of one’s shot work.

• Demonstrates strong presentation/communication skills in dailies/shot review by clearly and briefly outlining what has been accomplished and what next should be addressed in the shot.

• Demonstrates the development of an eye toward anticipating potential problems and knowing what could look better in one’s shot.

• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize tasks managing time well, providing everyone with accurate time estimates on shot task completion.

• Mentors other digital artists in creative Lighting and technical aspects.