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Ali Jorj

Montreal,QC

Summary

Senior Lighting Artist with 5+ years of experience in animation production, specializing in lighting pipelines, key shot lighting, and render optimization. Strong expertise in Katana, Renderman and Redshift, with a solid understanding of light, contrast, color theory, and render pass setup for compositing. Proven ability to align lighting with directorial vision while improving efficiency and consistency across sequences.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Lighting/Comp Artist

Cinesite
09.2025 - Current

Lighting/Comp Artist

Bardel Entertainment
05.2023 - 10.2025

Lighting Artist

SPIN VFX
12.2022 - 05.2023

Lighting Artist

Moving Picture Company
04.2020 - 05.2023

Education

Master of Arts - MA - Art/Art Studies, General

Ecole supérieur d'art et design du Havre-Rouen
01.2019

Bachelor of painting - Art/Art Studies, General

Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman
01.2016

Lighting -

Academy of Animated Art

Skills

  • Autodesk Arnold
  • Nuke
  • Katana
  • Renderman
  • Redshift
  • Gaffer
  • Maya
  • Solaris

Timeline

Lighting/Comp Artist

Cinesite
09.2025 - Current

Lighting/Comp Artist

Bardel Entertainment
05.2023 - 10.2025

Lighting Artist

SPIN VFX
12.2022 - 05.2023

Lighting Artist

Moving Picture Company
04.2020 - 05.2023

Bachelor of painting - Art/Art Studies, General

Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman

Lighting -

Academy of Animated Art

Master of Arts - MA - Art/Art Studies, General

Ecole supérieur d'art et design du Havre-Rouen
Ali Jorj