Senior Lighting/Compositing Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Lighting/Compositing Artist (Gamedev): Designing and implementing cinematic lighting and compositing for characters and environments in hirify.global's imaginative worlds with an accent on artistic understanding of light, composition, and mood. Focus on integrating FX, maintaining visual uniformity, and troubleshooting complex multi-shot setups across pre-rendered and real-time content.

Location: This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine, CA. Remote work arrangements are possible, but this role is restricted to candidates based in the United States.

Salary: $44.67 – $82.60 Hourly

Company

hirify.global Entertainment, Inc. is a premier developer and publisher of iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft.

What you will do

• Design and implement lighting characters and environments for shots that meet and enhance the given art direction.
• Maintain the overall look, color balance, and quality for assigned shots and sequences to create uniformity in all finished work.
• Work with the FX department to integrate and develop FX.
• Work closely with VFX supervisors, Art Directors, Producers, Lighting/Compositing Supervisor and Leads to achieve the final look.
• Complete and quality control all lighting and compositing of shots.

Requirements

• Minimum 8 years of experience in the game, TV, feature film, or commercial production environment.
• Experience working with Directors, Lighting Supervisors and/or Leads to develop, define and maintain lighting and compositing setups.
• A demo reel showcasing a refined artistic understanding of light, composition, and mood.
• Proficiency in Katana, Nuke, Maya, Linux, Renderman-RIS, Redshift, and modern game engines.
• Ability to independently design, implement, and troubleshoot complex multi-shot lighting and compositing setups.
• Strong eye for cinematic lighting, color grading, and shot continuity.
• English: B2 required.

Nice to have

• Experience working in a full 3D Animated Pipeline.
• Experience working in a real-time Game Engine Pipeline.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, health savings account, healthcare spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, and disability insurance.
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, and charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, and parental leave.
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games.
• Commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Relocation assistance may be available if the Company requires a geographic move for the job.