Lead Lighting Artist (AAA Games)

Location: Novato, California, United States; remote arrangement indicated by the posting.

Salary: $150,400–$222,580 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops evocative, immersive, and meaningful BioShock games for AAA audiences.

What you will do

• Manage, mentor, recruit, and retain a team of lighting artists while driving quality, productivity, and professional growth.
• Partner with the Art Director and department leads to define and maintain lighting style and quality standards.
• Develop efficient lighting workflows, research new techniques, and resolve technical roadblocks.
• Work with the Core Tech Team to meet technical specifications and runtime optimization requirements for real-time rendering.
• Collaborate with production to define timelines, track progress, prioritize work, and align delivery with strategic goals.
• Collaborate across design, art, engineering, animation, and audio to deliver a world-class AAA experience.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in real-time lighting and final rendering.
• Experience serving as a Lead Artist on at least one shipped AAA title.
• In-depth practical knowledge of Unreal Engine 5, Lumen lighting tools, UE Sequencer, and Physically Based Rendering.
• Experience lighting in-game cinematics and optimizing high-quality lighting within runtime performance constraints.
• Proven ability to manage, recruit, mentor, and retain artistic talent.
• Strong written and verbal communication, cross-disciplinary collaboration, ownership, and problem-solving skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment spanning design, art, engineering, animation, and audio.
• Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage for eligible full-time employees.
• Paid holidays, vacation or discretionary time off, sick days, parental leave, and compassionate leave.
• Mental health, wellness, family planning, commuter, and fitness-related benefits.
• Potential bonus or equity awards, 401(k) participation, and Employee Stock Purchase Program eligibility.