Sr Look Dev Technical Director
Core
Lead high-quality look development and shading for complex CG assets and scenes, ensuring accurate real-world lighting replication and final scene assembly.
Role type
Senior Look Development Technical Director
Builds
High-end CG shots and scenes for VFX production
Domain
VFX / Computer Graphics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> production CG shots
Required skills
Physically based rendering (PBR), Renderman, Katana, Python/MEL scripting, shading network design, real-world lighting replication, render farm optimization, pipeline knowledge (modeling to compositing)
Preferred skills
Maya, Zeno, Linux, texturing, grooming, layout, compositing
Technologies
Renderman, Katana, Maya, Zeno, Python, MEL
Responsibilities
Scrutinize and replicate real-world lighting in CG scenes; design and create lighting and look for CG objects; oversee final CG scene assembly, lighting, and rendering; create efficient rendering setups to optimize render farm usage; mentor junior artists; build and maintain complex shading networks with artist usability in mind.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities
