Senior Lighting Artist & Team Lead - Real-Time Games Remote

Keywords Studios Plc; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Keywords Studios in Australia seeks a senior Lighting Lead to direct art teams across studios, shaping lighting for real-time environments and cinematics. You will mentor artists, ensure artistic consistency, and work closely with the Art Director to maintain a strong visual direction.

The role emphasizes lighting optimization for performance and cross‑platform pipelines, with collaboration across environment, VFX, and technical art teams. Hybrid work is available, based in Australia.

Qualifications

• Experience leading art teams and projects.
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills to guide a team toward goals.
• Extensive experience as a Lighting Artist in real-time game development.
• Strong understanding of lighting, composition, colour theory, and storytelling.
• Experience with Unreal Engine or Unity and related lighting tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor lighting artists across geographies or studios.
• Create high-quality, visually compelling lighting for environments and cinematics.
• Collaborate with Art Director and cross-functional teams to maintain art direction.
• Ensure lighting meets performance and engine constraints across platforms.
• Stay current with industry trends and contribute to pipeline improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Lighting artistry

Real-time lighting

Unreal Engine/Unity

Lumen / post-processing

Performance optimization

Job description

Keywords Studios in Australia seeks a senior Lighting Lead to direct art teams across studios, shaping lighting for real-time environments and cinematics. You will mentor artists, ensure artistic consistency, and work closely with the Art Director to maintain a strong visual direction.

The role emphasizes lighting optimization for performance and cross‑platform pipelines, with collaboration across environment, VFX, and technical art teams. Hybrid work is available, based in Australia.