Lighting Artist (Game Development)

Location: Vilnius, Europe; onsite, hybrid, or remote options available. Remote work is limited to Europe.

Company

hirify.global is an indie game development studio creating quality games, including Human Fall Flat 2.

What you will do

• Shape the atmosphere and visual identity of game environments.
• Use lighting to separate objects, clarify spaces, guide players, and support gameplay readability.
• Create and balance baked, mixed, and real-time lighting solutions based on artistic goals and performance costs.
• Work with volumetrics, reflections, probes, materials, and real-time rendering systems.
• Profile and optimize lighting and assets across target platforms.
• Collaborate with environment art, VFX, design, and technical art.

Requirements

• Strong understanding of lighting principles, including composition, color, contrast, depth, and visual hierarchy.
• Strong artistic lighting skills in Unity and in-depth practical knowledge of HDRP.
• Experience developing environment art for a PC or console game.
• Experience optimizing assets for game engines across platforms.
• Fluent English and location in Europe required.
• Creativity, proactivity, and effective communication skills.

Nice to have

• Basic Shader Graph knowledge and experience creating or modifying simple shaders.
• Experience with stylized or simplified-realism games.
• Experience with console development and optimization.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent position at an indie game development studio.
• Onsite work in Vilnius, hybrid work, or remote work from Europe.
• Opportunity to contribute to the visual direction of Human Fall Flat 2.

Hiring process

• Submit a portfolio and CV by email.