Lighting & Compositing Artist (All levels)

🎬 Full-time | Remote freelance within ±2h of Budapest (CET) The start date for new joiners will be from June onwards

DIGIC is looking for talented artists to bring the stylized fantasy world of the Magic: The Gathering Netflix series to life. We are seeking Lighting and Compositing Artists who can blend technical precision with an artistic eye to create stunning, atmospheric visuals.

Responsibilities

• Shot Production: Take shots from start to finish, including lighting, rendering, and final compositing.
• Aesthetic Execution: Follow established "look-dev" and creative direction to ensure visual consistency across the series.
• Technical Integration: Work within our pipeline using Gaffer and Nuke to manage AOVs and complex node-based setups.
• Collaboration: Partner with the Lead Artist and CG Supervisor to troubleshoot technical issues and refine the lighting/comp workflow.
• Feedback Loop: Actively participate in dailies, incorporating feedback to meet the high-quality standards of the project.
• Asset Care: Ensure all lighting rigs and comp templates are maintained and used efficiently.

Essential skills

• Experience Levels: We are open to artists. Level-specific tasks will be assigned based on your expertise.
• Legal: Freelancers or contractors legally able to invoice under Hungarian law.
• Software Mastery: Lighting: Good knowledge of Gaffer or similar node-based 3D lighting scenes such as Katana or Solaris.
• Rendering: Good knowledge of Arnold, or similar path-tracing engines.
• Compositing: Good in Nuke or similar node-based compositing experience, specifically for stylized content.

Artistic Eye: A strong understanding of light, color, composition, and stylized rendering. Communication: Good English skills (spoken and written). Desirable skills

• Adaptable and ready to pivot based on creative feedback or project needs.
• Proactive in managing your own tasks and meeting deadlines.
• A collaborative mindset—we win as a team!

What we offer

• Unique, high-profile stylised projects
• Freelance contract
• Full-time (40 hrs/week) remote work
• A collaborative, world-class team

DIGIC Pictures has been making 3D animated films for more than twenty years. We have won numerous prestigious awards and created short films for world-renowned barands such as Call of Duty, Netflix's Love, Death & Robots and Amazon's Secret Level series.

Our team is currently working on several high-profile projects, including the animated film series based on the world-famous card game Magic: The Gathering for Netflix.

Location: Full-time | This role is Hungary based. You must be based in Hungary or committed to relocating from within Europe ideally. (Due to the project schedule and Immigration timings)

Seniority: We would be open to review applications from Junior through to Lead level (inclusive).

Further information

Please note that DIGIC can only work with freelancers who are registered as sole proprietors/entrepreneurs or as self-employed professionals.