Senior Lighting Artist (Unreal)

Location: hirify.global, Montréal, Quebec, Canada; hybrid work

Company

hirify.global develops video game experiences with a focus on high-quality real-time visuals.

What you will do

• Translate artistic intentions and concept illustrations into real-time lighting while respecting game-engine constraints.
• Create high-quality lighting for environments and gameplay situations.
• Collaborate with level designers, environment artists, VFX artists, animators, and technical artists.
• Balance artistic intent, gameplay readability, and performance budgets across target platforms.
• Use Unreal to deliver visually and technically polished work.
• Diagnose and optimize lighting-related performance issues.

Requirements

• Degree in 3D or equivalent training.
• At least 5 years of industry experience as a lighting artist with significant real-time knowledge.
• At least one shipped title as a lighting artist, preferably for current-generation platforms.
• Solid understanding of PBR workflows, real-time rendering, lightmaps, light probes, dynamic lighting, ray tracing, and global illumination.
• Understanding of composition, color, values, contrast, and visual storytelling.
• Proactive communication and feedback-seeking with lighting, art direction, and relevant departments.

Nice to have

• In-depth knowledge of video game production roles and stages.
• Strong understanding of technical constraints across game engines and platforms.
• Experience with Unreal Engine profiling and optimization tools.
• Knowledge of Unreal Engine Lumen and Virtual Shadow Maps.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible work schedule with personal and sick days.
• Hybrid work arrangement.
• Group insurance and family telemedicine access.
• Group RRSP and bonus system.
• Company-paid public transportation.