Lighting Artist (Featurette)

OUR STORY

Since more than 35 years, Bardel Entertainment has been growing and evolving, yet at our core, we remain grounded in the creative roots of the craft of animation. Our pursuit of fresh ideas, techniques, and technologies is driven by the belief that together, through creativity and collaboration, we can accomplish anything! If you want to be part of an environment that empowers you to experiment, learn, and contribute to exciting projects, come and join us.

What you will do

• Light and Render CG Shots
• Create and modify lighting scenes in Katana
• Set up AOV’s in Renderman
• Ensure continuity across the shots in a sequence
• Working with the supervisors and the leads to achieve the correct visual in Compositing
• Comp shots to achieve the final look in Nuke.
• Project matte painting on cards or geometry in Nuke
• Work with the Matte Painting Supervisor and understand what’s being output by the DMP department and how to use it
• Optimize render settings in Renderman for the cleanest and fastest output on the renderfarm
• Troubleshoot Katana files for technically related issues
• Communicate problems and show stoppers to the lead or supervisor to get them resolved in a timely fashion
• Execute the reviews requested by the Supervisor and the Director by showing an analytic and proactive mind
• Quality Check your render layers to ensure a correct output to compositing
• Maintain timing and production quotas given by the production coordinator by looking at a Shotgun Dashboard
• Organize work and prepare dailies for presentation
• Demonstrate good written and verbal communication, and exhibit a collaborative, supportive approach to working with other team members.
• Mentor and offer support to less experienced artists. Providing them with guidance and instruction

What you’ll bring

Minimum 1 year of working experience as a 3D Lighting Artist, in a film production environment / animation TV series or visual effects (preferably on a feature film)

• Great Knowledge of Renderman, 3Dlite or Vray
• Great Knowledge of Foundry Katana
• Great Knowledge of Foundry Nuke
• Capable of basic python scripting to make simple tasks more automatic
• Keen eye to detail and knowledge of how the light works in the real world
• Photography skills are a plus
• Bachelor of Fine Arts or CGI related Diploma is a plus
• Pay Range: $ 1400 - 1700 $ CAD per week

This salary range provided reflects our current expectations for these roles as of this posting’s date. Your final salary offer will consider various key factors, including your education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographical location, as well as the needs and requirements of the business.

Flexible work environment, Extended Health and Wellness from day 1, RRSP matching are just some of the benefits. For more details, check out our website.

If this seems like a good fit, what are you waiting for, get your application in!