Lead Shading/Lighting TD

Description

About Us

DHX Media’s animation studios are recognized worldwide for our diverse original properties and for our work on some of the top brands in children’s entertainment. Our staff can dig into a wide variety of projects, from action to comedy and preschool to tween, and they get to enjoy awesome benefits and company events while they’re at it. With some of Canada’s top artists, writers and producers on our team of 800+, our studios are bursting with creative energy. So what are you waiting for? Come join us!

About the Position

We’re moving our 3D pipeline to Maya and we’re looking for a lead shading/lighting TD! It’s a very exciting time to join our team with this amazing opportunity to have a direct impact on the creation and development of the next generation of our productions. As the lead shading/lighting TD you will be responsible for developing the look-dev and lighting side of the pipeline. This means developing tools, shaders and workflows for the shading and lighting artists. You will be working closely with lighting and shading artists as well as pipeline TDs to ensure that we’re able to achieve the look and vision of our shows as efficiently as possible.

Responsibilities

• Help develop an efficient and creative lighting pipeline for Maya using Renderman
• Develop tools, shaders and workflows for shading and lighting artists
• Provide technical support and expertise in the areas of rendering and shading
• Write surface, light and other shaders to support each show’s look and vision
• Assist in debugging and solving render artifacts and excessive render time
• Assist and provide tech support for lighting artists to ensure shots can be delivered on time
• Create and update any relevant documentation
• Mentor and assist other lighting and pipeline TDs

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in animation or visual effects for film or television
• Good understanding of modelling, texturing, shading, lighting and rendering workflows
• Experience writing shaders

• Strong knowledge of C/C++ programming language
• Proficiency in Renderman or other industry renderer such as Arnold is a must

• Experience implementing Renderman extensions, such as RSL plugins, procedural and RIF, is a big plus
• Ability to translate artistic needs into technical applications

Please APPLY at: https://hire.jobvite.com/j?aj=ockA1fwR&s=Creative_Heads

THANK YOU to all those who express interest in being a part of the DHX Media team. Unfortunately, due to the volume of applications we receive, we may be unable to reply to all applicants. If we feel that you may be a good match for one of our current openings you will be contacted.