TL;DR

Lighting Artist (Game Development): Creating world-class lighting for the current project with an accent on both artistry and technical art lighting skills. Focus on controlling the atmosphere and mood, working closely with tech artists to ensure optimal performance.

Location: Fully Remote, team members supported nearly anywhere in the world.

Company

Escape Velocity is a team of passionate, talented developers working at a studio that offers excellent benefits, on what we believe is a once-in-a-career project with a committed publisher.

What you will do

Get the right tone, mood and atmosphere for the game.
Lit game levels as well as UI experience and cinematics.
Work on sky boxes, postprocesses, and color grading.
Set up best practices and work Environment and VFX art teams.
Work closely with the Lead lighting artist to establish visual targets and Tech Artists to have optimal performance.

Requirements

Comprehensive experience working with real-time lighting techniques in the video games industry.
Minimum released 1 project with Unreal Engine.
Fundamental understanding of color and lighting theories.
Experience of lighting stylized realism project.
Understanding of material authoring in a physically based rendering pipeline.
Proven experience with Color Grading and Sound knowledge of lighting theory.
A comprehensive portfolio, showcasing your artistic skills.

Culture & Benefits

A generous PTO allowance, Summer and Winter holidays studio closure (separate to PTO allowance).
Private Medical & Dental Healthcare and Mental Health scheme.
A generous annual Health & Wellbeing allowance and Discretionary Studio Bonus.
Top range tech for your home set up and other benefits based on your region.

Hiring process

Complete an application along with a Resume / CV.
If application moves forward, a member of the Recruiting Team will reach out and guide candidate through the process.