Lighting Artist

Halon; United States; Remote; USD 41,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Halon Entertainment is seeking a talented lighting artist to light characters and environments based on personal vision and provided reference. The role requires understanding of real-time and pre-rendered lighting, with all work performed in Unreal Engine.

This is a remote-work opportunity for candidates in the United States. Ideal candidates have professional character lighting experience and familiarity with Unreal Engine and Perforce.

Qualifications

• Previous professional experience in character lighting.
• Experience in Unreal Engine and Perforce (p4v) or willingness to learn.
• Strong sense of visual quality, composition, color, lighting, perspective and scale.
• Knowledge of roto, paint, keying, clean-up and color correction preferred.
• Team player who takes direction and constructive feedback well.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills in a collaborative environment.
• Able to meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced setting.
• Knowledge of virtual production integration for film and TV is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Light characters and environments with a consistent style.
• Understand and mimic established lighting setups.
• Solve creative and technical lighting problems with new tools.
• Maintain aesthetic continuity across deliverables.
• Generate final renders for approval.
• Utilize Photoshop and After Effects as needed.
• Unreal Engine will be used for all lighting assignments.

Skills

Character lighting

Visual quality

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Work under tight deadlines

Tools

Unreal Engine

Perforce (p4v)

Photoshop

After Effects

Job description

About the role

Halon Entertainment is seeking a talented and enthusiastic lighting artist with a creative and technically proficient approach to lighting characters and environments based on personal vision and provided reference. The ideal candidate is someone with an understanding of real-time and pre-rendered lighting principles. This is a remote-work opportunity.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with the supervisor and leads to create compelling lighting for a variety of characters and environments while maintaining a consistent style
• Understanding of basic lighting principles and ability to mimic established lighting setups
• Solve both creative and technical problems with new tools and techniques
• Ensure aesthetic continuity is maintained across all deliverables
• Generate final renders for approval
• Knowledge of Photoshop and After Effects is a bonus
• Basic knowledge of Unreal Engine is preferred – all lighting assignments will utilize Unreal Engine

Requirements

• Previous professional experience in character lighting
• Experience in Unreal Engine and Perforce (p4v) or willingness and capability to learn
• Must possess a strong sense of visual quality, composition, color, lighting, perspective, and scale
• Knowledge of roto, paint, keying, clean-up, and color correction is preferred
• A strong team player who takes direction and constructive feedback well is integral to this position
• Excellent communication and organizational skills, with the ability to work well in a collaborative team environment
• Must be able to complete tasks on tight deadlines and work in a very fast paced environment
• Knowledge of virtual production integration for film and television a plus.

Salary Range

$30 - $39 per hour

Note : The job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individual with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbents will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship.

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