Remote Lighting Artist

Summary

Join Velan Studios as a Lighting Artist to collaborate on groundbreaking gaming experiences and reimagine play in new ways. As a key member of our team, you will create lighting designs that enhance the overall visual style and narrative of our games.

Requirements

• A strong portfolio showcasing your lighting work in video game projects
• Proficiency in industry-standard lighting tools and software (e.g., Unreal Engine, Unity, etc.)
• Knowledge of real-time lighting techniques, Physical Lighting Values and PBR shader authoring
• Experience with optimizing for multiple target platforms is essential
• Previous Experience: Prior experience as a lighting artist in the gaming industry or related fields is required
• Technical Knowledge: Previous work with custom game engines, visual scripting, and experience with shader development would be advantageous

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Art Director, level designers, tech art team, and environment artists to create lighting designs that enhance the overall visual style and narrative of the game and help guide the player to their objectives
• Implement lighting setups for real-time game environments and cinematics using industry-standard and custom tools, engines, and shaders
• Create and fine-tune real-time lighting setups using dynamic lighting systems
• Propose solutions and collaborate with tech art and engineering teams on creative ways to get the look while maintaining the framerate
• Apply post-processing effects like color grading, bloom, lens flares, and atmospheric effects to enhance the overall visual impact and mood of the game
• Work closely with other artists, designers, and technical teams to ensure the lighting integrates seamlessly with other game elements
• Troubleshoot materials for PBR (Physically Based Rendering) compliance
• Optimize lighting performance to maintain target frame rates across different platforms and hardware specifications
• Create and maintain lighting documentation, including guidelines, best practices, and technical specifications for the lighting pipeline