Automotive Lighting Artist - Luma Pictures - Santa Monica

Are you a Automotive Lighting Artist?

Luma is a leading visual effects studio that has worked on tons of blockbuster films like Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Prometheus; Academy Award-winning films including Crash, True Grit and No Country for Old Men; and numerous commercials such as A Mini Marvel for Coke which aired during Super Bowl 50. We are a crew of talented artists that hail from all over the world, who are passionate about creating mind blowing work. On top of that, we are a cool company, with cool people, cool offices, and we do cool things. Can’t beat that!

If you’re down to become part of a growing family, we’d love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

[ul]
[li]Shader development in Maya for the Arnold renderer.
[/li][li]Lighting look development for integration of CG elements into Live Action
[/li][li]Creation of tools and scripts to facilitate workflow
[/li][li]Develop methodologies for reduction of render time and improving quality of results
[/li][li]Ensure shots meet render requirements
[/li][li]Execute the corrections requested by the Supervisor/Director/Producer
[/li][/ul]

Qualifications

[ul]
[li]Artist must be proficient in Maya, as well as modern lighting and rendering techniques
[/li][li]Knowledge of Arnold, V-ray or equivalent renderer is necessary
[/li][li]Understanding multipass 3D compositing is required
[/li][li]Ability to manage time and balance priorities, with the pressures of busy, deadline-driven production.
[/li][li]Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of personalities, both written and verbal.
[/li][li]Artists must be able to take direction and work in a team focused environment
[/li][li]Solid work ethic and a positive attitude in the face of challenging situations
[/li][li]Must be willing and able to relocate if necessary
[/li][/ul]

If this is you, please apply here: http://www.lumapictures.com/job-detail/?job_id=2c92babb-b8ea-4510-bccf-5cbb431f1d24