Lead Real-Time Lighting Artist — AAA Games

PlayStation; Helsinki; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Housemarque in Helsinki, Finland, seeks a Principal Lighting Artist to lead real-time lighting with the Art Director and Technical Art Director. You will mentor the lighting team, define workflows, and drive high-end lighting quality while balancing performance constraints.

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Helsinki, Finland, with opportunities to shape lighting direction across projects and collaborate with graphics programmers and other departments.

Qualifications

• Shipped at least one PC/Console title in a Senior or Principal Lighting role.
• 7–10 years of experience in AAA game development.
• Strong expertise in real-time lighting and PBR workflows.
• Experience mentoring or guiding other artists (formally or informally).
• Good understanding of lighting pipelines and production workflows.
• Ability to balance artistic quality with performance constraints.

Responsibilities

• Plan and scope lighting needs for each project with Art Director and Technical Art Director.
• Define and maintain best practices and workflows for real-time lighting.
• Mentor and support lighting team members to elevate overall quality.
• Establish artistic and technical lighting targets.
• Balance leadership responsibilities with hands-on lighting work.
• Review lighting work and provide feedback.
• Ensure consistency in lighting style and quality across the project.
• Collaborate with other departments to meet visual and technical goals.
• Contribute to discussions with Graphics Programmers on lighting features.
• Support task planning and prioritization with Production.
• Troubleshoot lighting and performance issues.
• Help foster a positive and collaborative team environment.

Skills

Shipped AAA title in Senior/Principal灯

Tools

Perforce

Jira

Job description

Housemarque in Helsinki, Finland, seeks a Principal Lighting Artist to lead real-time lighting with the Art Director and Technical Art Director. You will mentor the lighting team, define workflows, and drive high-end lighting quality while balancing performance constraints.

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Helsinki, Finland, with opportunities to shape lighting direction across projects and collaborate with graphics programmers and other departments.