BC, Unreal Engine Lighting Artist

Zoic Studios; Vancouver; Remote; CAD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Zoic Studios is seeking an Unreal Engine Lighting Artist in Vancouver, BC with strong photoreal lighting and real-time look development skills. The role focuses on virtual production and collaboration within a Real Time Team to deliver high-end VFX lighting for shows.

You will work remotely from British Columbia with a schedule aligned to Pacific Time, contributing to previsualization and final pixel delivery while leveraging Lumen, Lightmass, and shader workflows to craft mood and atmosphere.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Unreal Engine Lighting experience.
• Experience creating lighting for diverse scenes and environments.
• Understanding of photo-real and real-time lighting matching live action lighting.
• Strong knowledge of GPU Lightmass, Lumen, and dynamic vs baked lighting.
• Ability to use Light to create mood following artistic direction.

Skills

Unreal Engine Lighting

Lighting design

Live action lighting

Shader workflows

Lumen and Lightmass

Blueprints

Remote collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Maya

Unreal Blueprints

GPU Lightmass

Shaders

C++

C#

Job description

Unreal Engine Lighting Artist

This position is based in Vancouver, BC. All applicants must reside inBritish Columbia, Canada.

About Zoic

Zoic Studios is a Visual Effects company that specializes in high end visual effects for television, film, and advertising. Our mantra is VisualEvolution- we focusoneverypart of theprocess, from the final picture to the pipeline used to create them.

Are youlooking for your nextcreative and technical challenge?Come join our team!

Why Join Zoic?

• We are an Artist owned and operated VFX studio.
• We love what we do and always stay curious about new technology and techniques.
• We respect work/life balance in a hectic industry.
• We work with a team from all walks of life and backgrounds.

Overview

Currently we are seeking an Unreal Engine Lighting Artist to work with our Real Time Team with a focus on virtual production.

The Unreal Lighting Artist is responsible for the creation and execution of Lighting and Shader content required in the delivery of previsualization, post-visualization and final pixel as per the direction of the Department Supervisors, Leads, Creative Director, and the client. This position requires a strong understanding of all aspects and components of photo-real and real time lighting and look development and the ability to anticipate and plan to achieve the visual and production execution goals of the show.

Technical Skills/Qualifications

• 3+years of Unreal EngineLighting experience
• Experience creating and designing lighting for different scenes and environments.
• Experience with Unreal lighting techniques and solutions
• Understanding of photo-real, real-world lighting and the ability to match live action footage lighting information.
• Good understanding of GPU Lightmass and dynamic vs baked lighting.
• Ability to use, setup and trouble-shoot Unreal Lumen Lighting techniques.
• Ability to use Light to create mood and atmosphere based on artistic direction.
• Excellent understanding of color, materials, mood, space and the properties of light
• Experience optimizing shots for rendering.
• Proficiency with Unreal Blueprints and shaders and how they work to enhance the overall lighting look of assets, environments and characters.
• Virtual production content creation is a plus.
• Experience with Maya is a plus.
• Experience with asset ingest, scene setup, optimization, and validation of look and performance of scenes.
• Experience developing games, applications, or VR/AR experiences using Unreal Engine
• Experience with either C# or C++ a plus!
• Ability to work efficiently from home / remotely within a structured team environment.

Other Requirements

• Self-motivated, proactive and able to utilize allotted time efficiently.
• Highly experienced in working as part of a development team.
• Excellent communication skills in English; both written and verbal.
• Problem solving skills, self-starter, adapt to production changes are required skills.
• Up-to-date reel showcasing required skill set.

Additional information

• British Columbia Employees Pay Range: $40 - $60 per hour (The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position)
• Candidates are preferred to be located in British Columbia.At the moment this is a remote (work from home) position.
• Zoic does not cover relocation costs.
• All remote positions require the candidate to have a reliable internet connection via ethernet and work on Pacific Standard Time.
• This job description contains the basic requirements for the position and is NOT intended to be a complete list of responsibilities; other duties may be assigned
• Due to the sheer volume of applications we receive, we regret that only those selected to interview will be contacted.