This vacancy may offer a work-from-home start until it’s safe to work in-house or relocate to the location.

My client and I are looking for a Senior Lighting Artist to work on an upcoming AAA standard Console and PC game.

Responsibilities:

•          Creating compelling lighting that set up mood, tells story, and makes coherent world

•          Assistance for level designers with lighting support to achieve their goals

•          Design and deliver light objects and IES textures

•          Creating dynamic lighting that brings life to environment

•          Collaborate with FX department to create atmospheric, 3D scenes with use of right colour palette and other meaningful artistic choices

•          Creating high-end lighting for cut-scenes Innovating new techniques for next-gen hardware and work with engineers to expand the required tool-set

•          Analysing the scene for performance issues, ensure all lights are as optimal as possible

•          Working with the Tech/Engine department to fix technical lighting issues

Requirements:

•          A critical eye for environment depth from lighting point of view

•          Experience with a variety of techniques and tools that helps to achieve lighting goals

•          An understanding of performance of current console generation Ability to create all content needed for lighting (textures, IES, HDR maps, materials, scripts, etc.)

•          Ability to work with artists, designers, and programmers to work through artistic and technical challenges

•          Experience with generating light-maps, baked lighting

•          Follow Unreal Engine technical news

•          High work ethic and self-motivated Passion for games

Desired:

•          Established video game industry experience in a related position

•          Experience working with Unreal Engine is a plus

•          Shipped-title experience

•          English language skills

Tagged as: Lighting Art