Senior Lighting Artist

Colonial Group; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Flexible work schedule

Hybrid work

Group insurance

Group RRSP

Telemedicine service

Bonus system

Public transport paid

Zusammenfassung

Colonial Group, Montreal-based, is seeking a Senior Lighting Artist to translate artistic intent into real-time lighting using Unreal Engine. You will craft lighting for environments and gameplay moments, collaborating with level designers, environment artists, VFX, animators, and technical artists to achieve unified visual goals.

You will balance artistic vision with gameplay readability and performance, optimize lighting across platforms, and leverage Unreal features to deliver high-quality

Qualifikationen

• Degree or training in 3D or related field.
• 5+ years of real-time lighting experience.
• At least 1 shipped title as lighting artist.
• Strong understanding of PBR, lighting, and GI techniques.
• Ability to balance artistic intent with gameplay readability.

Aufgaben

• Translate artistic intentions into real-time lighting within the game engine.
• Produce high-quality lighting for environments and gameplay situations.
• Collaborate with designers, environment artists, VFX, animators, and tech artists.
• Balance artistic intent, gameplay readability, and performance budgets.
• Use Unreal to deliver high-quality visuals and diagnose lighting performance issues.

Kenntnisse

Real-time lighting experience

5+ years industry experience

Shipped title experience

Ausbildung

Degree in 3D or equivalent training

Tools

Unreal Engine

PBR workflows

Ray tracing

Unreal profiling

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Lighting Artist

Reports to: Creative Director

Permanent – Full-Time

What you will do:

• Translate artistic intentions and concept illustrations into real-time lighting, while respecting the technical constraints of the game engine;


• Produce high-quality lighting for environments and various gameplay situations;


• Collaborate closely with level designers, environment artists, VFX artists, animators, and technical artists to develop lighting solutions aligned with artistic and design goals;


• Strike the right balance between artistic intent, gameplay readability, and performance budgets for target platforms;


• Use Unreal to deliver final work of high visual and technical quality;


• Diagnose and optimize lighting-related performance issues.

What you bring:

• Degree in 3D and/or other equivalent training;


• 5+ years of industry experience as a lighting artist with significant real-time knowledge;


• At least 1 shipped title, preferably on current-generation platforms, as a lighting artist;


• Solid understanding of PBR workflows, real-time rendering, and various lighting and global illumination techniques (lightmaps, light probes, dynamic lighting, ray tracing, etc.);


• Good understanding of composition, color, values, contrast, and visual storytelling;


• Proactive in seeking feedback and communicating with the lighting lead, the art director, and other relevant departments.

Even better if you have:

• In-depth knowledge of the various roles and stages of video game production;


• Excellent understanding of the technical constraints specific to game engines and different platforms;


• Experience with Unreal Engine profiling and optimization tools;


• A good understanding of Unreal Engine's modern lighting systems, notably Lumen and Virtual Shadow Maps.

Why join us?

• Flexible work schedule: Because unexpected events are part of life when you are sick or need personal days;


• Hybrid work: Because we have adapted to the new reality;


• Access to group insurance: To take care of yourself and your loved ones;


• Access to group RRSP: We think about your future;


• Access to a telemedicine service for the family: To avoid a pleasant 24hrs in the emergency room;


• Bonus system: We recognize the work accomplished.


• Public transport paid for by the company

Please note: your application is reviewed by a real human being — not an NPC, not an AI.

Come create emotion with us!