Sr / Mid Lighting Artist

PhantomFX; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

PhantomFX is seeking a talented Lighting Artist in Mumbai to join our team. You will assemble and integrate lighting elements, create light rigs, and develop shot-based looks while ensuring seamless integration within the show pipeline.

With 3-8 years of experience, you will collaborate with Lighting Leads and CG Supervisors to deliver cinematic results, optimize scenes, and troubleshoot rendering issues, all while meeting production timelines and maintaining pipeline quality.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Houdini Solaris is a must.
• 3-5 years of experience for Mid-level Lighting Artist roles; 6-8 years for Senior Lighting Artist roles.
• Strong problem-solving and optimization skills.
• Ability to handle complex projects within given timelines.
• Positive, proactive attitude with strong team collaboration and communication skills.
• Receptive to feedback and able to contribute to a supportive team environment.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and integrate required elements for assigned shots, including light rig creation and shot-based look development.
• Collaborate with Lighting Leads, CG Supervisors, and Compositors to ensure seamless pipeline workflow and render outputs.
• Optimize lighting scenes and troubleshoot rendering or pipeline-related issues.
• Apply real-world lighting principles to achieve cinematic results.
• Work within show structures, maintaining consistency and meeting production deadlines.
• Take creative and technical direction and deliver slap comps with AOVs for review.

Skills

Real-world lighting principles

Lighting aesthetics

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Rendering pipeline troubleshooting

Light rig creation

Shot-based look development

AOVs

Problem-solving

Tools

Houdini Solaris

Job description

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented Lighting Artist with strong creative and technical skills to join our team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience in Houdini Solaris and a keen eye for detail, lighting aesthetics, and scene composition. You will be responsible for assembling required elements for assigned shots, creating light rigs, look development, and ensuring seamless integration within the show pipeline. This role requires collaboration with Lighting Leads, Compositors, and CG Supervisors to deliver high-quality visuals within production timelines.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and integrate required elements for assigned shots, including light rig creation and shot-based look development.
• Collaborate closely with Lighting Leads, CG Supervisors, and Compositors to ensure seamless pipeline workflow and render outputs.
• Optimize lighting scenes and troubleshoot rendering or pipeline-related issues.
• Apply a strong understanding of real-world lighting, surfaces, and photographic principles to achieve cinematic results.
• Work within established show structures, maintaining consistency and meeting production deadlines.
• Take creative and technical direction effectively and deliver slap comps with AOVs for review.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Houdini Solaris is a must.
• 3-5 years of experience for Mid-level Lighting Artist roles.
• 6-8 years of experience for Senior Lighting Artist roles.
• Strong problem-solving and optimization skills.
• Ability to handle complex, challenging projects within given timelines.
• Positive, proactive attitude with strong team collaboration and communication skills.
• Receptive to feedback and capable of contributing to a supportive team environment.

Key Skills

• Houdini Solaris
• light rig creation
• shot-based look development
• AOVs
• Real-world lighting principles
• lighting aesthetics
• rendering pipeline troubleshooting
• problem-solving
• team collaboration