Senior Lighting & Compositing Artist - Hybrid/Temp

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a Senior Lighting/Compositing Artist for a temporary, hybrid role based in Irvine, CA. You will shape lighting and compositing for pre-rendered and real-time content across Blizzard’s iconic worlds.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in game/film production, strong demo work, and an ability to collaborate with FX and VFX teams to achieve a cohesive final look.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years in game, TV, feature film, or commercial production.
• Demo reel showing lighting, composition, and mood.
• Ability to design and troubleshoot complex multi-shot lighting and compositing setups.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement lighting characters and environments for shots meeting art direction.
• Maintain the overall look, color balance, and quality for assigned shots and sequences.
• Work with the FX department to integrate and develop FX.
• Work closely with VFX supervisors, Art Directors, Producers, Lighting/Compositing Supervisor and Leads to achieve the final look.
• Accountable for achieving productivity and quota targets.
• Responsible for completing and quality control of all lighting and compositing of shots.

Skills

Lighting/Compositing experience

Lighting/cinematography

Artistic collaboration

Tools

Katana

Nuke

Maya

Linux

Renderman RIS

Redshift

Job description

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a Senior Lighting/Compositing Artist for a temporary, hybrid role based in Irvine, CA. You will shape lighting and compositing for pre-rendered and real-time content across Blizzard’s iconic worlds.

Ideal candidates bring 8+ years in game/film production, strong demo work, and an ability to collaborate with FX and VFX teams to achieve a cohesive final look.