Senior Lighting Artist: Houdini Lighting & Rendering Pro

Floating Rock; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 148,000 - 221,000; Part time

Job summary

Floating Rock in Wellington, New Zealand is seeking a Senior Lighting Artist for a short-term assignment. You will light and render full-CG environments and elements, build Houdini lighting setups, refine shading and renders, and maintain the project's visual direction.

You will optimize scenes and rendering, address dailies feedback, communicate delivery risks, and document setups while collaborating in a hybrid Wellington-based arrangement. The contract runs from 19 October to 7 November 2026.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of lighting experience in VFX or game cinematics.
• Advanced Houdini and Karma skills with scene optimization.
• Knowledge of CG and compositing workflows and Flow Production Tracking.

Responsibilities

• Build Houdini lighting setups, refine shading and renders and maintain the project’s visual direction.
• Optimize scenes and rendering, resolve technical issues and deliver material to compositing.
• Address dailies feedback, communicate delivery risks and document setups.

Skills

Houdini

Karma

Lighting

USD

Tools

Flow Production Tracking

Job description

Floating Rock in Wellington, New Zealand is seeking a Senior Lighting Artist for a short-term assignment. You will light and render full-CG environments and elements, build Houdini lighting setups, refine shading and renders, and maintain the project's visual direction.

You will optimize scenes and rendering, address dailies feedback, communicate delivery risks, and document setups while collaborating in a hybrid Wellington-based arrangement. The contract runs from 19 October to 7 November 2026.