Senior Lighting Artist

Scattermesh•Herndon, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Scattermesh is a fast-paced small company looking to disrupt, transform, and innovate on behalf of our clients. We are inventors, technologists, artisans, problem solvers, and collaborators seeking to redefine the content experience by changing how content is managed and delivered to clients. We have an amazing team and we want to add a few talented revolutionaries who want to make a difference solving hard problems. Create your story and start making an indelible impact today. Job Summary Scattermesh is expanding its team and we are looking to hire Senior 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

10+ years’ experience as a 3D artist or relevant portfolio
Mastery of artistic fundamentals - scale, composition, perspective, proportion, mass and volume, light and color, and surface properties
Strong 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
Mastery of look development and lighting for photorealistic renders, including human skin, eyes, teeth and hair.
Skilled in replicating physically accurate lighting environments in 3D
Deep understanding of PBR rendering and optimizations using Arnold or similar engines and familiarity working with render farms.
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

Nice To Haves

Experience developing tools and automations with Python a plus

Responsibilities

Realize the Vision - Elevate high quality 3D character models by optimizing textures, shaders and lighting environments to create realistic renders.
Construct Reality - Create and maintain the overall look, color, and quality across multiple sequences to create storylines.
Collaborate - Work with artists, leads, and supervisors to understand day to day production needs and push pipeline solutions.
Mentor - Elevate the performance and skills of your team by providing helpful critique and spreading your knowledge.