Senior Lighting Technical Artist

Summary

Join Magic Media, a leading media and entertainment group, as a Senior Lighting Artist on an ambitious project. You will be responsible for designing and implementing lighting setups, ensuring visual coherence, and collaborating with other team members. This role requires extensive experience in game development lighting using Unreal Engine, including Lumen knowledge, and a proven track record of shipping at least two games. The ideal candidate possesses strong artistic skills, excellent communication abilities, and a passion for video games. Magic Media offers a permanently remote position, flexible working hours, professional development opportunities, and a collaborative work environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience within the Lighting Art discipline with at least 2+ years of experience as a Lighting Artist in game development using Unreal Engine(Lumen knowledge required)
• Shipped at least 2 games in Lighting Art role; preferably full cycle on a ‘AAA’ console or PC title
• Proven experience in creating lighting art for different kind of locations
• A solid understanding in game engines lighting systems and techniques
• Knowledge in Unreal Engine’s shaders and material development
• Experience in lighting optimizations, from profiling to implementation
• Outstanding artistic skills, with a good understanding of color and composition
• Relentless proactivity in reference materials analysis from the real world and video games
• Excellent organization, time management, and communication skills
• You have a great team spirit and are proactive
• Professional working English proficiency
• A passion for video games
• Applications for this role must include a portfolio/reel (or link to a portfolio/reel)

Responsibilities

• Design and implement lighting setups for game levels
• Work with the art director and other art team members to ensure consistent visual quality
• Collaborate with tech art and engineering to maximize the visual quality of our games whilst maintaining performance
• Work closely with designers to maximize the impact of lighting in order to enhance gameplay
• Keep the artistic style consistent with a defined visual style in video games
• Collaborate with the tech-art team to develop lighting related blueprints and other lighting effects, to create dynamic lighting gameplay elements
• Assist in developing an efficient pipeline for lighting
• Utilize strong knowledge of platform strengths and limitations
• Mentor and assist the art team to further their understanding of in game lighting
• Ensure lighting delivery aligns with the production roadmap

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in lighting big open-world games
• Background in a wide variety of platforms like PC, VR and WebGL games
• Skills in Technical Lighting Art (like light optimizations)
• Knowledge in Shader and Materials development

Benefits

• Permanently remote position
• An opportunity to hone and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects
• Be part of an international group with offices worldwide
• Career growth and development
• Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
• Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• An inclusive culture and open communication