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We are currently looking for Senior Lighting TDs, with at least 6 years experience in VFX Lighting and 6+ months production experience with Solaris. The role is to start before the end of June 2026 on a 3-month contract. Please apply only if this is of interest to you - thank you!***
A Lighting Technical Director at DNEG is someone who possesses a thorough knowledge of 3D Computer Graphics. From years of experience in shot finishing on broadcast or feature film projects you will have developed an ‘eye’ for the work. You will have a good working knowledge of art, design and film lighting, as well as a solid technical grounding in ray tracing or path tracing renderers.
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Some experience with Look Development and shader setup will be of an advantage to you in this position. In this role you will work closely with experienced lighting leads and supervisors, to achieve the highest quality on our VFX projects, pushing the industry standard.
Must Have
Experience on high-end productions (feature films/commercials/TV) Production experience with Maya and/or Houdini and/or Clarisse Showreel demonstrating experience in shot lighting and rendering on high quality productions Experience troubleshooting pipeline issues Experience using production quality renderers (e.g. Mantra, Renderman, Clarisse, Arnold...)
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Nice to Have
High end live-action VFX production experience, producing photoreal work Production experience using Clarisse and/or Katana and/or Houdini Basic compositing experience, using Nuke or equivalent A broad Generalist TD background
About You
Passionate about film Pro-active Technically adept Team oriented Adaptable Able to take direction
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