Overview

IGG’s CG/VFX Team is looking for a Cinematic Lighting Artist to support our game trailers/videos. The primary role of this position is to take ownership of the lighting of environments and characters, ensuring that it meets the art direction requirements of the video production whilst adhering to any technical restrictions.

Our last game trailer for you to watch: https://youtu.be/PCGdjnCreYM

The main routine tasks of this position are:

• Develop character and environment lighting schemes to create visually compelling cinematics.
• Work with modelers, animators, texture and FX artists to optimize the visual look of the rendering.
• Tweaking of shading materials and textures to improve the perception of the lighting.
• Involved in look-development around key surfaces and shaders to ensure lighting delivers against visual reference.
• Prototyping the use of lighting technology to reach the visual targets defined by the art direction.
• Help create and/or modify lighting templates to be used by the entire crew.
• Contributing to the development and placement of special effects related to lighting and atmosphere, such as light flares, fog, god rays and camera optics.
• Collaborate and communicate constructively with Concept Artist, Technical Artists and Compositors.
• Troubleshoot technical production issues, especially those related to lighting.
• Other duties assigned by the team

TECHNICAL SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE

• Strong understanding of color theory and practical lighting concepts
• Deep understanding of CG lighting technology, both real-time and offline rendering.
• Excellent artistic skills, with a particular emphasis on real-world lighting/photography.
• Strong knowledge of offline render workflow, experienced in Vray, Arnold, Renderman or Redshift.
• Knowledge of Nuke and Photoshop is an asset.
• Experience with real-time rendering (Unreal Engine) is a bonus.
• Experience using Substance Designer and Substance Painter shading workflow is an asset.
• Great communication skills and an ability to work autonomously with minimal guidance.

Position type: permanent or others to be discussed

Compensation Package for permanent employees:

• Comprehensive benefits after 3 months including extended health and dental.
• Paid Vacation + paid Sick days: 18 days(accumulated and based on percentage earning)
• Active Living Benefits (such as Fitness Memberships, Registration fees for team sports reimbursement) after 3 months
• Training and development fee reimbursement after 3 months
• Dependent Child Benefit
• Extra Paid Holiday Closure
• RRSP matching after 1 year

Perks for permanent employees:

• On-site car and Bike Parking
• Monthly Transit Allowance after 3 months
• Work hours: 10 am to 6 pm with 1 hour paid lunch.
• Dresscode: Casual
• Child Gift
• Lots of snacks, drinks available
• Monthly Team lunch
• Referral Bonus

This job has to work on-site.

Link to apply: https://igg.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=136