Senior Lighting Artist (f/m/x)

Your Quest

As our Senior Lighting Artist (f/m/x), you’ll play a key role in shaping the visual atmosphere and mood of our game worlds. You'll collaborate with a diverse and talented team to craft immersive and stunning lighting that enhances gameplay and storytelling.

• Create dramatic and atmospheric lighting where focus is on conveying mood and artistic vision over realism
• Work with gameplay considerations without sacrificing visuals
• Use common lighting methods to achieve the visual goals in smart and efficient ways
• Work on level geometry and skyboxes when required to create holistic visuals and consistency across the levels
• Optimize Performance: Balance visual quality with performance considerations, ensuring efficient lighting solutions within engine constraints
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with environment artists, character artists, VFX artists, game designers, and programmers to bring your ideas to life within deadlines
• Communicate & Document: help document lighting pipeline to ensure alignment and consistency across the team

Your Toolkit

We value your skills and potential as much as your experience. If you see yourself thriving in this role but don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply!

Experience

• 5+ years in game development with a focus on lighting, and at least one shipped title

Technical Skills

• knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 and its lighting tools, including Blueprint. Proficiency in PBR (Physically Based Rendering) workflows

Artistic Eye

• A strong understanding of color theory, composition, and visual storytelling through lighting

Collaborative Spirit

• A team player with strong communication skills and a passion for working in a creative, interdisciplinary environment

Mindset

• A positive, solution-oriented attitude, with a willingness to embrace challenges and learn from diverse perspectives

You Get Extra XP for

• Experience with advanced rendering techniques and shaders
• Familiarity with visual scripting (e.g., Unreal Engine's Blueprint)
• Prior experience & responsibility in project or team management roles