Lighting Artist (GameDev)

TL;DR

Lighting Artist (GameDev): Creating and refining lighting and shading elements for VR games to enhance visual atmosphere across scenes and environments with an accent on optimized lighting for multiple platforms including Quest VR. Focus on ensuring clear golden path lighting, collaborating with art direction, and maintaining lighting documentation.

Location: Fully remote within the UK

Company

hirify.global is a leading VR developer creating immersive VR games.

What you will do

• Light levels in an optimized way that works across multiple platforms, including Quest VR.
• Ensure clear golden path lighting that guides the player through their objectives and highlights points of interest.
• Collaborate with the Art Director and Leads to develop and follow the artistic vision.
• Work with other departments to help create memorable and captivating visuals.
• Create and maintain lighting documentation.

Requirements

• Proficiency in industry-standard lighting tools and software (e.g., Unreal Engine).
• Experience with Baked Lighting Pipelines.
• Knowledgeable on PBR Workflow.
• Working knowledge of materials and environment art that is connected to lighting (lightmaps, HDRI setup, material lighting modes, light functions, etc).
• Optimization of lighting performance to maintain baking times and frame rates across platforms.

Nice to have

• Adobe Photoshop and/or Substance Designer knowledge for texture editing.
• Lighting Technical Art knowledge.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote, VR-first studio.
• Culture centered on respect, wellbeing and balance.
• Flexible hours and duvet days.
• Dedicated personal development time and support.
• Excellent holiday offering, pension scheme, health insurance, and life cover.