Lead Lighting Artist

Overview Lead Lighting Artist role at Amuse Animation in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, focusing on a new animated series. The ideal candidate has a strong eye for light, understands the pace of an animated series production, communicates effectively with other departments, and helps the team shine.

Responsibilities Supervise and guide the lighting team throughout the entire production.

Create and maintain visual consistency of lighting across episodes.

Design lighting setups that adhere to the series' style.

Work closely with the compositing, layout, and look development departments.

Maintain fluid and constant communication with the CG Supervisor to align artistic and technical decisions.

Review shots, provide artistic and technical feedback, and ensure deadlines and quality standards are met.

Collaborate with production to estimate times, identify problems, and propose solutions.

Be a positive and resourceful point of contact for the team.

Mentor, guide, and develop the team of artists, sharing knowledge and fostering a learning environment.

What We’re Looking For Previous experience as a Lead or Senior Lighting Artist in animation projects (series, film, or cinematics)

Solid proficiency with Redshift render engines

Mastery of Maya

Strong foundation in compositing (ideally with Nuke)

Ability to plan, communicate, and coordinate with various departments

Proactive, collaborative, and constructive attitude

Functional level of English (for communication in multicultural environments)

Nice-to-have Experience in children's series or with stylized aesthetics

A keen eye for visual storytelling and color

Knowledge of Shotgun (Shotgrid) and asset management tools

General Information Office-based in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Working shift : Monday to Thursday 08 : 00 to 16 : 00, Friday 08 : 00 to 14 : 00

Contract type : project, estimated duration 20 months

The Company Amuse Animation is a digital-first and premium animation powerhouse founded in 2016 and headquartered in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with a growing footprint in France and China. We specialize in creating and incubating original IPs—developed in-house or in collaboration with top-tier toy and content creators—and high-quality service production for 2D and 3D animation. Our slate features 33 self-funded preschool IPs, dubbed in 27 languages, racking up +600 million views every month. We’ve also launched 22 audio albums and 16 gaming apps, collectively downloaded over 20 million times. Our culture centers on Audience-Driven Growth, Adaptability, Equality, Innovation, and Authenticity. We maintain a digital-first, platform-native mindset, launching shows across global platforms such as YouTube, Amazon, Samsung TV Plus, El Reino Infantil, Tencent, and iQiyi. We stay agile, global, and tuned into real-time audience feedback to maximize the potential of every project.

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