About the Role

We are looking for a mid-level Houdini Lighting Artist with a strong creative eye and a passion for cinematic image-making. This is primarily a creative artist role focused on lighting, mood, composition, visual storytelling and final image quality.
The artist should be comfortable working across Houdini lighting and rendering, understanding how the image carries through into Nuke compositing, and collaborating closely with other artists to achieve a strong final look.
The role also includes R&D; in Generative AI and AI filmmaking. Prior hands-on knowledge of GenAI and AI filmmaking is mandatory, particularly in workflows that combine 3D imagery with AI-driven image and film creation.

Key Responsibilities

Create high-quality lighting for characters, environments, FX-heavy shots and cinematic sequences in Houdini.
Develop lighting that supports story, emotion, atmosphere, scale and visual continuity.
Work with composition, contrast, colour, exposure and depth to create strong final images.
Collaborate with FX, environment, CFX,



look development and compositing artists to maintain a consistent visual direction.
Prepare renders and passes for Nuke and work with compositors to refine the final image.
Contribute creatively to shot development, look development and visual problem-solving.
Participate in R&D; for Generative AI and AI filmmaking workflows that combine 3D renders with AI-generated imagery or video.
Use 3D renders, masks, depth, normals and other visual guides where relevant to support GenAI and AI filmmaking workflows.
Explore ways to maintain composition, camera, lighting, character and environment consistency when using AI tools in a filmmaking pipeline.

Required Experience

Qualified experience as a Houdini lighting artist or in a closely related lighting / look development role.
A strong eye for cinematic lighting, composition, colour, mood and visual storytelling.
Good understanding of rendering and how lighting choices affect the fi

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