Lighting Artist (Unreal Engine)

TL;DR

Lighting Artist (Unreal Engine): Designing and implementing high-quality lighting for AAA competitive action games with an accent on visual storytelling, mood, and atmosphere. Focus on balancing artistic vision with real-time performance constraints using Unreal Engine 5 in a collaborative, remote production environment.

Location: Must be based in Canada or the USA (Remote).

Company

hirify.global is a global leader in entertainment, home to PlayStation Studios and Haven Studios, dedicated to creating innovative AAA gaming experiences.

What you will do

• Design, implement, and polish lighting for environments and gameplay spaces to match artistic vision.
• Establish mood, tone, and visual storytelling through purposeful lighting techniques.
• Collaborate with environment, gameplay, VFX, and technical art teams to ensure visual cohesion.
• Balance artistic quality against technical performance and constraints in real-time environments.
• Support scene optimization, iteration, and final quality polish throughout the development cycle.

Requirements

• Must be based in Canada or the United States.
• Professional experience as a Lighting Artist in the game industry.
• Expertise in Unreal Engine 5.
• Strong understanding of both dynamic and baked lighting pipelines.
• Proficiency in color, value, composition, and cinematic storytelling.
• Ability to collaborate across disciplines in a remote team environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on an ambitious new AAA IP within the PlayStation Studios family.
• Culture grounded in kindness, adaptability, and courage.
• Opportunity to work within the first Sony game development team in Canada.
• Exposure to cutting-edge real-time production workflows.