Technical Lighter (All Levels) - ILM London at The Walt Disney Company

London, England, United Kingdom

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Visual Effects, Entertainment, FilmIndustries

Requirements

Good experience with Katana & RIS
Familiarity with Python/OpScript
Experience with lighting
Understanding the importance of proactive problem solving
Good organisation and communication skills
Experience with debugging and profiling/optimisation
Understanding of the fundamentals of path tracing renderers
Basic knowledge of Houdini (beneficial)
Knowledge of USD (bonus)

Responsibilities

Work with lighting leads/supervisors to profile and optimise inefficient renders on all local projects, including memory usage and render time across both Katana and RIS; communicate to Lead/Supervisor when optimisation requires other departments
Assist in debugging technical issues with lighting setups; triage flagged issues, make repros, submit and monitor JIRA tickets, escalate to Pipe/Engineering when necessary
Monitor the render farm to identify problematic high-resource renders and provide feedback and suggestions to the artist and lead/supervisor
Report back to the Local HoD of lighting on any performance-related trends
Work with the local DRM/TAs to proactively investigate and resolve problematic renders
Work with the lighting team on asset and environment render setup sanitisation and optimisation, and sequence setup optimisations
Provide documentation and training on profiling, optimising and debugging processes for lighting
Identify and potentially prototype tools that have the potential to improve the efficiency or reliability of lighting department renders

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

KatanaRISJIRArender optimizationrender profilingdebuggingrender farmasset optimizationsequence optimizationlighting setupsVFX pipeline

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the work arrangement for this role?

This role is hybrid, requiring a minimum of 2 days on-site per week at a company designated location in London, United Kingdom, with the option to work from home occasionally.

What skills are required for the Technical Lighter position?

Required skills include good experience with Katana & RIS, familiarity with Python/OpScript, experience with lighting, understanding of proactive problem solving, good organization and communication skills, and experience with debugging and profiling/optimization.

What is the salary for this position?

This information is not specified in the job description.

What kind of team collaboration is involved in this role?

The role involves close collaboration with the local HoD of lighting, lighting leads/supervisors, lighting ATL, DRM/TAs, PipeTDs, and lighting engineering, reflecting a collaborative mindset.

What makes a strong candidate for this Technical Lighter role?

Strong candidates will have good experience with Katana & RIS, lighting expertise, Python/OpScript familiarity, debugging and optimization skills, plus beneficial knowledge of Houdini and USD, along with proactive problem-solving and strong communication.