3D Lighting Artist

Scattermesh•Herndon, VA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Scattermesh is expanding its team and we are looking to hire 3D Lighting artists to work across client projects on a full time basis on-site in Herndon, VA. The role requires a skilled artist with strong understanding of lighting and rendering photorealistic images of primarily organic characters. The ideal candidate will have experience lighting scenes from photo reference and should have a strong understanding of customizing shaders to replicate real interactions between surfaces and light.

Requirements

1-9+ years’ experience as a 3D artist or relevant portfolio
Strong artistic fundamentals - scale, composition, perspective, proportion, mass and volume, light and color, and surface properties
Understanding of real-world lighting and photography, exposure, color grading, lens and camera behavior and HDR workflows
Mastery of standard art packages such as Maya, Arnold, Substance / Adobe Painter, etc
Skilled in look development and lighting for photorealistic renders
Skilled in replicating physically accurate lighting environments in 3D
Understanding of PBR rendering and optimizations using Arnold or similar engines
Experience working within an established studio pipeline and file structure
Is self-motivated and self-reliant
Must have a learning mind-set
Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
US citizenship required

Responsibilities

Realize the Vision - Elevate high quality 3D character models by optimizing textures and shaders to create realistic renders.
Construct Reality - Create and maintain the overall look, color, and quality across multiple sequences to create storylines.
Collaborate - Work alongside your fellow artists and studio managers to meet the needs of today while preparing for and solving the problems of tomorrow.