Lighting Artist

4 days ago


Toronto, Canada Soho VFX Full time

Soho VFX, a leading visual effects studio located in Toronto, is currently seeking experienced Lighting Artists to join our growing team. We have many exciting projects in the works and we offer a great working environment and team of artists to collaborate with.

**Responsibilities**:

- Light and render CG scenes, characters and effects in Maya.
- Work closely with leads and supervisors to ensure work is being done in an efficient way that aligns with our pipeline.
- Work with other lighters as well as dynamics, lookdev and compositing departments to ensure continuity for the project.
- Keep production staff and supervisors informed of progress, changes, and/or critical issues.
- Work with the compositors to ensure CG layers and elements can be integrated into live action plates.

**Qualifications**:

- Must be an Ontario resident.
- Should have a minimum of 3 years feature film or television visual effects experience in a similar role.
- Must have a keen eye for detail, composition, light and colour.
- Must have a strong understanding of MEL scripting and the technical aspects of lighting/rendering.
- Python experience beneficial but not required
- Experience with 3Delight and Nuke beneficial but not required.
- Ability to stay calm under pressure of deadlines.
- Must be able to take direction positively, work in an organized way and be able to multitask.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with all members of our team.
- Must have ability to work individually and with a team and solve problems and take initiative.

**Salary**: $40,978.00-$131,024.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you currently reside in Ontario?
- Do you have a minimum of 3 years feature film or television visual effects experience in a similar role? Please provide your Demo Reel.


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