Lighting Artist (Horror Games)

Location: Kraków, Małopolskie, Poland, with onsite, remote, and hybrid options

Company

hirify.global is a game development studio creating horror-focused games with a collaborative and inclusive culture.

What you will do

• Work with the Creative Director and other artists to shape and maintain the game's visual style and lighting quality.
• Create dramatic lighting that supports photorealistic rendering and environmental storytelling.
• Establish depth and layering in game scenes through composition, framing, colour, and light.
• Use game engine tools, preferably Unreal Engine, to deliver high-quality lighting within artistic and technical constraints.
• Optimize lighting to balance visual quality and game performance.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in a similar lighting role in game development and/or film/VFX production.
• Strong understanding of AAA production processes, constraints, and the game production pipeline.
• Good knowledge of at least one game development engine, preferably Unreal Engine.
• Excellent knowledge of composition, framing, colour, and light.
• High creativity with strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

• Artistic background.
• Cinematic approach and post-processing skills.
• Passion for horror games, movies, or books.

Culture & Benefits

• Inclusive and collaborative working environment.
• Remote-friendly flexibility with onsite and hybrid work options in Kraków.
• Opportunity to contribute to new horror-focused game projects.
• Financially stable company with long-term plans and investment in its team and projects.