Job Description
Position Summary
We are looking for a talented and driven technologist who reflects the innovative spirit, creative talent, production excellence, collaborative mindset, and passion for great storytelling that define ILM and ILMxLAB.
The Senior Lighting Artist is responsible for bringing the best out of our environments and to combine artistic talent and technical ability. You would be working closely with our Department Supervisor, Lighting and production teams on the design and implementation of lighting setups and lighting pipelines.
What You'll Do
Work with Art Directors, Lighting Leads, Designers, and Concept Artwork to design lighting setups for environments, characters and interactive game assets.
Deep knowledge of lightmap baking, dynamic lighting tools, image based specular lighting, indirect light probes, post-process volumes and real-time rendering and raytracing
Partner with environment, character and VFX artists in the lighting design to achieve the desired targets for aesthetics and performance through material shader and geometry work
Work with level designers to animate via level blueprint or sequencer dynamic lighting or transitions
Actively participate in improving workflows, optimizations and best practices
Identify, triage, and fix bugs as required working with engineering and relevant departments
Take final project to a high degree of polish and optimization
Work with Technical Artists to optimize lighting to fit performance requirements with target platforms and devices
Create documentation and setup guides for projects
Supervision of junior and mid-level artists, as required
What We're Looking For
5+ years experience as a lighting TD/artist
- in 3D game development or animation/vfx film studio
Strong aesthetic sense for lighting and color theory
Strong technical understanding of current real time lighting tool sets including atmospheric effects, post processing, color grading and HDR IBL workflows
Team player who can take direction and know what looks good and why
Experience with Unreal/Unity or equivalent real time platform: dynamic and baked lighting workflows: physically-based rendering and basic level blueprint scripting
Shaders: in-depth knowledge of real-time shader implementations, PBR pipelines, subsurface shaders, and limitations of shaders in VR
Materials: experienced in the development, authoring & organization of efficient materials via the UE4 material editor
Fluency in working in Windows, JIRA, Perforce or equivalent OS, workload and data management tools
Excellent communication, organization and problem-solving skills and self-motivated
Bonus points for:
Strong traditional art, photography or film studies background
Passion for playing and making games, experience or interest in VR and AR VFX production / pipeline experience
Proficient with profiling tools in the examination & diagnosis of performance issues related to lighting
Experience with one or more of the following: Maya, Substance Designer / Painter, Zbrush or Mudbox, Houdini, Mari, 3D StudioMax, Photoshop, Nuke
Interest and capacity to work with proprietary toolsets
Previous experience as a lead on a project
*A portfolio / reel submission - including a detailed breakdown of your work in each section - is required with all applications
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About Lucasfilm:
Lucasfilm is a global leader in film, television and digital entertainment production. In addition to its motion-picture and television production, the company's activities include visual effects, audio post-production and cutting-edge digital animation, interactive entertainment software, and the management of the global merchandising activities for its entertainment properties including the legendary STAR WARS and INDIANA JONES franchises. Lucasfilm Ltd. is headquartered in northern California.
This position is with Lucasfilm Animation Co. Singapore B.V., which is part of a business we call Lucasfilm.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g4zze7-54-234-136-147-42 in your application.