Lead Lighting Artist (Game Development)

TL;DR

Lead Lighting Artist (Game Development): Overseeing all aspects of lighting production and processes for a game in Unreal Engine, collaborating with art and cinematography directors. Focus on maintaining consistency across the department, providing direction and feedback, and ensuring visual excellence and technical compliance.

What you will do

• Collaborate with Art and Cinematography Direction to bring the Project Pillars to life through visual excellence.
• Lead the Lighting team through maintaining consistency, providing direction and feedback.
• Oversee lighting content from initial previs to final polish.
• Collaborate on solutions for scalable Lighting tooling, pipelines, and technical standards.
• Collaborate with other teams including Environment Art, Level Design, VFX, Cinematics and Tech Art.
• Work as a people-focused manager through mentorship and coaching for team members.

Requirements

• Experience shipping multiple projects on major platforms.
• Portfolio showcasing expertise in creating compelling visuals through lighting.
• Experience in production management processes and methodologies.
• Excellent understanding of Physically Based Rendering (PBR) and HDR pipelines.
• Expert proficiency in lighting within a game engine (preferably Unreal Engine 4 or 5).
• Strong collaborative nature and excellent communication skills.

Nice to have

• Previous leadership or equivalent experience.
• Good experience with DaVinci Resolve.
• In-depth understanding of Blueprints or other tools.
• In-depth knowledge and experience with Shaders, Materials, Profiling, and technical aspects of game art.
• Good experience in mentoring and guiding members from internal and external teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Discretionary bonus opportunity.
• Hybrid Working.
• Private Medical Insurance & Dental Scheme.
• 25 days holiday per year.
• Access to cycle garage and showers.