Senior Lighting​/Compositing Artist - Temp; SFD​/Cinematics

Overview

Team Name: Cinematics

Job Title: Senior Lighting / Compositing Artist - Temp (SFD / Cinematics)

Requisition : R026634

The Blizzard Entertainment Animation team is seeking an experienced Senior Lighting / Compositing Artist to work on Blizzard’s imaginative worlds. We are looking for someone with the experience and passion to make our shots epic (both pre-rendered and real-time contents). If you are passionate about collaborating to build the worlds of Diablo, World of Warcraft, Hearthstone, Heroes of the Storm, Overwatch, Star Craft, and other projects, join us.

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid position, with some on-site and some remote work. The potential home studio is Irvine, CA, with flexibility to explore other options.

We have multiple temporary roles open ranging from 3 to 5 month terms.

• Design and implement lighting for characters and environments in shots that meet and enhance the given art direction.
• Maintain the overall look, color balance, and quality for assigned shots and sequences to create uniformity in all finished work.
• Collaborate with the FX department to integrate and develop FX.
• Work closely with VFX supervisors, Art Directors, Producers, Lighting/Compositing Supervisors and Leads to achieve the final look.
• Be accountable for productivity and quota targets.
• Complete and perform quality control of all lighting and compositing of shots.

Experience

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in the game, TV, feature film, or commercial production environment.
• Experience working with Directors, Lighting Supervisors and/or Leads to develop, define and maintain lighting and compositing setups.
• A demo reel showcasing a refined artistic understanding of light, composition, and mood.

Knowledge & Skills

• Well versed in Katana, Nuke, Maya, Linux, Renderman-RIS, Redshift and a decent understanding of modern game engines. Can easily adapt to new pipelines and proprietary lighting tools.
• Ability to independently design, implement, and troubleshoot complex multi-shot lighting and compositing setups.
• Strong eye for cinematic lighting, color grading, and shot continuity—able to establish and maintain a look across sequences.
• Ability to determine the best approach to tackle lighting and compositing challenges and develop the final overall look.
• Ability to perform tasks associated with the compositing and lighting process, including 2D tracking, layering of elements, color grading, roto work, projection of elements, and extensive 3D compositing.
• Comfortable working in an iteration-intensive shot pipeline.

Extra Points

• Experience working in a full 3D Animated Pipeline.
• Experience working in a real-time Game Engine Pipeline.

• Resume (Cover Letter optional)
• Link to a portfolio/reel. Provide a demo reel and a description of your work per shot.

Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and Star Craft, Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. has created some of the industry’s most critically acclaimed and genre-defining games over the last 30 years. Blizzard works across PC, , Xbox, Play Station, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android.

Our World

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is one of the world’s largest interactive entertainment companies, home to franchises such as Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, Candy Crush, and Bubble Witch. We strive to build immersive worlds through diverse teams in an inclusive environment. We offer benefits to promote physical, emotional, and financial well-being for every world.

The videogame industry is fast-paced and evolving; duties may change as directed by the Company.

We encourage applicants from all backgrounds and strongly support diversity and inclusion. If you require accommodation to apply for an open position, please email accommodation re We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.

We offer a suite of benefits that promote well-being for every world, subject to eligibility. Benefits include:

• Medical, dental, vision, health accounts, life and AD&D, disability insurance;
• 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching;
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassionate and bereavement leaves, parental leave;
• Mental health and wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free/discounted games, and other voluntary benefits;
• Relocation assistance if required to move geographic locations.

Eligibility varies for part-time, temporary full-time employees, and interns. For more details, visit the benefits site.