Expert Lighting Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Expert Lighting Artist (Gamedev): Designing immersive lighting for 3D game environments, ensuring artistic consistency and enhancing player experience, while balancing visual quality with performance. Focus on integrating new lighting techniques into game engines, aligning lighting with gameplay objectives, and maintaining artistic direction.

Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Company

hirify.global, an Activision studio, has over 25 years of expertise in game development, contributing to franchises like Call of Duty and Crash Bandicoot.

What you will do

• Design and implement lighting for 3D environments to enhance player immersion.
• Ensure lighting deliverables meet production schedules and quality standards.
• Maintain artistic consistency of lighting with the Art Director's vision.
• Collaborate with level artists, FX artists, art direction, designers, and programmers.
• Integrate new lighting techniques into the game engine.
• Balance visual quality with performance requirements.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in video game lighting.
• Advanced proficiency in 3DS Max and Photoshop.
• Proven experience with lighting in a game engine.
• Solid grasp of lighting techniques, materials, shaders, and development constraints specific to video game environments.
• Ability to understand and enhance artistic direction, visual composition, and align lighting with gameplay.
• Bilingual in French and English (spoken and written).

Nice to have

• Knowledge of HDR and its applications in lighting.
• College or university education in art, multimedia, or 3D.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on building connections and collective achievement.
• Committed to elevating iconic gaming experiences.
• Emphasis on mutual respect and mindfulness.
• Diverse and inclusive environment.