jobby: 3D Lighting/Compositing Lead, Elliott Animation, Toronto

Elliott Animation is hiring in Toronto! 

3D LIGHTING/COMPOSITING LEAD

Fresh TV and Elliott Animation, a Toronto based artist-driven entertainment company is looking for a 3D Lighting/Composting Lead to join Lucas The Spider, a world-class animated television series.

Immediate start through to June 2022. YOU MUST RESIDE IN CANADA,

BE A CANADIAN CITIZEN OR HOLD A PR CARD.  

The Job description:

• Work with department Supervisor to maintain production and manage departmental quotas.
• Liaise with Department Supervisor, Directors, Producers, and  other Dept Leads, to ensure smooth transition of assets
• Manage and delegate assets within the department
• Lighting in Maya, rendering in Arnold and compositing in Fusion shots and sequences for a VFX television series
• Building pipeline compatible light rigs
• Integrating FX, art or other elements into comps
• Propagating parent light rigs, layers and comps to child shots
• Ensuring continuity of light/shadow direction, light quality and shot contents from shot to shot
• Following established workflows, while using in house tools to ensure the creation of a clean inventory
• Adhering to naming conventions and other standards established for the show
• Working closely with upstream departments to ensure the receipt of proper material
• Maintaining daily quotas with regards to shot output and addressing notes

Requirements:

• Experience as a lighting and Compositing lead in a studio environment
• Experience with Team Managment
• Knowledge of Maya lights and render layers
• Experience with node-based compositing software (like Nuke or Fusion)
• Strong fundamental sense of colour and design
• Excellent communication, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to deliver work on schedule
• Ability to carry a shot through from lighting to integration in compositing

Assets

• Experience with Arnold
• Experience with XGen in particular and other hair systems in general
• Knowledge of Python and/or Mel scripting
• Professional experience in surfacing

Please email your resume to the email below with the position in the subject heading.  You must be a Canadian citizen or hold a PR card. jobs@elliottanimation.com