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Senior 3D Lighting and Compositing Artist

On-site in London·Added 2 months ago (last checked 4 Oct)

Overview

Skills

Pay & benefits

Visa & relocation

This opportunity requires talent to be based in the UK and will require the right to work in the UK.

The role

Our Senior Lighting and Compositing Artists ("L&C") are wonderful visual storytellers. They define the mood and atmosphere of our narratives, and highlight the charming details of our characters, props and environments. They are the savants of light, colour and creative problem solving.

What you'll do

Your day-to-day will focus on creating the lighting of our episodes, finessing the colours in compositing, whilst always maintaining the right balance between the highest quality and meeting deadlines.

  • Creating lighting scenes in Maya with assets from the animation and effects departments and then compositing these rendered shots in Nuke to create the final shot
  • Tweaking provided light rigs, render set-ups and compositing templates to achieve the required look of your shot
  • Tweaking render settings to optimise the efficiency of your renders
  • Monitoring your renders to ensure they are within a given render time budget
  • Working as part of a team of lighting and compositing artists, and regularly communicating with your Team Lead and the Post Production Supervisor
  • Managing your time efficiently to meet the deadlines of your assigned shots
  • Problem solving to fix errors and glitches and addressing notes efficiently
  • Covering for the Team Lead if they are off
  • Expected to take on the more challenging and technical shots
  • Helping the Team Lead by providing support and mentorship to the more junior members of the team, whilst developing your management skills

How you'll work

We are very happy to discuss flexible, hybrid and remote working options for all our vacancies.

Ths role is due to start from Mid October 2026.

About Blue Zoo Animation Studio

Industry
Animation

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Additional information

Please note that this vacancy can close early if we receive a high number of applications.

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Location

Blue Zoo Animation Studio · NW1 7AA

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