Senior Lighting Artist – Dublin, Ireland – Permanent – AAA Games

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

Our client is looking for a senior lighting artist to help them create a kick-ass action RPG based on a famous IP. They are seeking a motivated and efficient artist familiar with environment pipelines all aspects of asset creation, lighting and composition to jointheir talented art team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Produce high quality lighting throughout all stages of the production process in respect of the project’s technical and artistic constraints
• Implement and incorporate feedback from Art Director and other Leads into the project
• Placing special effects relating to the lighting and atmosphere of the game, such as fog, volumetrics, flares and camera effects.
• Applying post process effects such as bloom, tone mapping, exposure etc.
• Develop an understanding of best practices, production pipelines and workflows
• Work closely with the Art Director to achieve the desired lighting and mood required
   for the game
• Work with the Level Designers and Environment Artists to establish lighting and enhance gameplay
• Apply lighting and shadowing principles in respect of technical constraints
• Optimise work and maintain balance between quality and performance
• Reference design documents to develop an understanding of the environments, objectives, atmospheres, story and style of the project
• Provide mentorship, feedback, and training to others on the team
• Support the Lead Artist and Art Director in any ad hoc tasks and duties

REQUIREMENTS:

• Proven high calibre experience in the gaming industry, and as a real-time lighting artist on a AAA project.
• Solid understanding of CG lighting, both in real-time engines and software rendering.
• Exceptional eye for colour and composition, and light and shadow.
• Ability to work with different disciplines to deliver lighting which follows the concept and art direction whilst also acknowledging and enhancing the game design.
• Excellent understanding of in-game lighting techniques, atmospheric effects and subsequent systems.
• Working knowledge of relevant 3D software (e.g. Maya, 3DS Max etc.)
• Superb problem solving skills, both creative and technical.
• Experience of different game engines and production pipelines is desirable
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• A strong portfolio focused on lighting work

If you're interested in this excellent opporunity then just apply here with a copy of your CV, and I'll be in touch!

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