Senior Real-Time Lighting Artist & TD — Immersive XR

The Walt Disney Company; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 134,300 - 171,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Financial benefits

Bonus potential

Job summary

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Senior Lighting Artist in San Francisco to advance immersive experiences across VR, AR, and location-based platforms. This role requires 5+ years of experience in 3D game development or VFX studios, focusing on lighting setups and optimization.

The ideal candidate will work closely with various teams to enhance storytelling through cutting-edge lighting techniques and tools while contributing to a dynamic, creative environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience as a lighting TD/artist in 3D game development or animation/VFX film studio.
• Strong technical understanding of current real-time lighting tool sets including atmospheric effects.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Work with Art Directors and VFX Supervisors to define lighting tools.
• Support the development of project pipeline and lighting setups.
• Identify and fix bugs as required.

Skills

Lighting TD/artist experience

Aesthetic sense for lighting and color theory

Real-time lighting tool sets

Team player

Experience with Unreal/Unity

In-depth shader knowledge

Efficient materials development

Fluency in Windows, JIRA, Perforce

Communication skills

Problem-solving skills

Tools

Maya

Substance Designer/Painter

Photoshop

Houdini

3D Studio Max

Job description

The Walt Disney Company is seeking a Senior Lighting Artist in San Francisco to advance immersive experiences across VR, AR, and location-based platforms. This role requires 5+ years of experience in 3D game development or VFX studios, focusing on lighting setups and optimization.

The ideal candidate will work closely with various teams to enhance storytelling through cutting-edge lighting techniques and tools while contributing to a dynamic, creative environment.