Lighting Supervisor - Netflix Animation Studios

Netflix
Sydney
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Creative Production (Video/Audio/Photo)Skills: ["Leadership","Communication","Mentoring","Collaboration","Organizational skills","Problem-solving"]

Lead and supervise the lighting team for an upcoming animated feature, ensuring shot and sequence lighting supports the film’s story, mood, and visual style. Mentor lighting artists, collaborate with VFX and cinematography leads to set the lighting style and quality bar, troubleshoot lighting challenges, and refine complex hero shots. Coordinate with surfacing, FX, CFX, matte painting, and compositing to keep assets and renders integrated efficiently.

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Lighting Supervisor - Netflix Animation Studios

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Job Summary

Lead and supervise the lighting team for an upcoming animated feature, ensuring shot and sequence lighting supports the film’s story, mood, and visual style. Mentor lighting artists, collaborate with VFX and cinematography leads to set the lighting style and quality bar, troubleshoot lighting challenges, and refine complex hero shots. Coordinate with surfacing, FX, CFX, matte painting, and compositing to keep assets and renders integrated efficiently.
Location: Sydney
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Creative Production (Video/Audio/Photo)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead and mentor a team of lighting artists, casting work appropriately and providing constructive feedback in dailies and reviews.
  • •Collaborate with VFX Supervisor, Head of Cinematography/Lighting, Production Designer, and Art Directors to define lighting style, color palette, and quality bar.
  • •Supervise the lighting of shots and sequences to ensure choices support story, performance, and visual continuity.
  • •Create or refine key lighting shots/setups, especially complex hero or reference-setting work, to establish quality, style, and technical approach.
  • •Troubleshoot technical and artistic challenges and help define/refine lighting tools, rigs, templates, and workflows with TDs and pipeline teams.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionRetirementParental LeavePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Significant experience as a Lighting Artist in feature animation, VFX, or high-end series, including time in a Lead or Supervisory role.
  • •A strong reel demonstrating high-quality lighting and rendering, with deep understanding of color, mood, and cinematic storytelling.
  • •Proficiency with industry-standard lighting and rendering tools such as Maya, Katana, Houdini, and renderers like Arnold or RenderMan.
  • •Strong understanding of how lighting interacts with Modeling, Surfacing, FX, CFX, Matte Painting, Compositing, and Rendering within a production pipeline.
  • •Excellent communication and leadership skills, with strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
Experience:Feature animationVFXHigh-end series
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationMentoringCollaborationOrganizational skillsProblem-solving
Tech Stack:MayaKatanaHoudiniArnoldRenderMan

Company Brief

Netflix
Global subscription streaming service that produces and distributes movies, TV series, and games across multiple devices, operating worldwide with extensive original content and localized offerings.
Industry: Streaming Platforms
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Los Gatos, United States
Founded: 1997
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