Lighting Artist

UMP; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UMP is seeking a remote, project-based full-time Lighting Artist to deliver shot-ready CG lighting for live-action plates. You will work independently from brief to final, ensuring on-brand aesthetic, on-time delivery, and problem-solving when technical issues arise.

Proficiency in HDRI, on-set references, and render optimization is required. Ideal candidates have 2–5 years of production experience, strong English communication, and can coordinate across studios.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in production.

Responsibilities

• Light CG in live action plates.
• Render passes and AOVs for comp.
• Maintain look consistency across a sequence.

Skills

Problem solving

Time management

Photographic lighting

English communication

Attention to detail

Tools

Houdini Solaris

Houdini Karma

Maya

Arnold

V-Ray

Redshift

Nuke

Job description

You deliver shots from brief to final. Light and render CG to match the plates, shot after shot.

What you will do

• Lighting of CG in live action plates
• Render passes and AOVs for comp
• Look consistency across a sequence

What we are looking for

• 2 to 5 years in production
• Takes shots from brief to final on their own and meets deadlines
• Solves technical problems and asks for help early
• Photographic lighting
• HDRI and on-set reference
• Render optimisation
• English at B1 level or higher: all communication inside the company is in English

Software: Houdini Solaris and Karma, Maya and Arnold, V-Ray, Redshift, Nuke

Remote · Project-based · Full time

Our working language is English: all communication inside the company, briefs and feedback are in English. We require English at B1 level or higher.

You can work from Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the countries of the European Union, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, the United States and Canada.