Position: Lighting TD - Senior

Hiring Range: $110,500 to $123,500/year for a 40-hour work week

Project Contract: July 20th, 2026 - 2 month contract

Company Benefits: Extended healthcare from day 1, premiums 100% covered by Image Engine, up to 8 paid Health and Wellness days per year.

Candidates must be based in British Columbia and eligible to work in Canada.

At Image Engine, we value diversity, teamwork, and pride ourselves on fostering a workplace culture that is supportive, respectful, and empowering. We believe that our success reflects our exceptionally talented team, and we are always looking for passionate and dedicated individuals to join us on our mission to create unforgettable visual experiences. Join our team and be part of something extraordinary.

POSITION PURPOSE
The Senior Lighting Artist is responsible for delivering high-quality shots in a quick and efficient manner. They will act as an example to and mentor junior artists and will deliver all tasks within the required timeframe. They will exhibit a positive/calm demeanor and maintain morale levels during peak production periods. They will quality check all of their work and occasionally will assist the Leads to quality check the work of junior artists should the workload require it. They will maintain clarity and focus during peak periods to ensure show delivery.

In addition, Senior Lighters will assist the Leads to flag issues. They will potentially assist in the Lead role on a short‑term basis in the event of an absence or production needs require it. They will participate in team meetings when necessary.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Apply client notes to all lighting shots with minimal guidance

Communicate successes and challenges faced by the team to the Lighting Lead

Take direction from the Lighting Lead to help realize the vision of the shots through the compositing team

Work with the Composting team members to achieve high quality complex composites

Design and develop procedural and innovative tool sets,



pipelines and techniques for the Lighters

Ensure continuity is upheld across shots and sequences

Offer guidance and mentoring for junior to mid‑level lighter

Light multiple types of shot ensuring consistency in lighting, colour balance and mood between the various elements of the shot or scene

Manage time and resources to meet weekly targets

Promote interdepartmental collaboration

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

5+ years’ experience in Lighting digital VFX for film or commercials

Good understanding of photography and film, and how the interactions of light, lenses and film emulsions go to make up the image

Thorough understanding of a linear color-space workflow

Excellent attention to detail when finalizing, approving or quality controlling shots

Ability to balance quick turnaround while achieving a high degree of aesthetic quality

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Expert knowledge of a physically plausible renderer like Arnold

Solid understanding of CG shading mechanisms (not at scripting level), render passes and arbitrary outputs.

Strong aptitude for technical workflow challenges such as directory structure, file formats, naming conventions, scripts, automation tools, automated dailies, database dependencies, etc.

Solid knowledge of lighting workflow and lighting application best practices

Good working knowledge of scripting languages like Python.

Traditional skills as a strong artistic eye for cinematography, composition, photography and high-resolution detail, as well as a good understanding of the principles of digital film compositing such as multi-pass rendering for composite-based control

CORE SKILLS

Ability to help with bidding; determine the timeframe and scope required for each project

Ability to troubleshoot and deal with competing priorities and projects

Ability to create multiple types of Lighting scenarios

Ability to adapt quickly to new technologies and applications

Excellent time management and communication skills

Ability to remain calm during peak production periods and maintain the morale of the lighting team

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📌 Lighting TD - Senior (Short-Term contract) (British Columbia)
🏢 imageengine
📍 British Columbia