Senior Lighting Artist — Path to Lead & Mentorship

Housemarque; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Housemarque in Helsinki, Finland, seeks a Senior Lighting Artist ready to step into a Lighting Lead role. You will create high-quality lighting for environments and gameplay, collaborating with leadership to guide vision, workflows and team mentorship.

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Helsinki, with growth into leadership as the project evolves. You will influence lighting direction, support best practices, and help maintain consistency across scenes while mentoring junior

Qualifications

• Shipped at least one PC/Console title as a Lighting Artist.
• 5+ years of experience in AAA game development.
• Strong understanding of real-time lighting and PBR workflows.
• Demonstrated interest in mentorship or leadership.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality lighting for environments and gameplay scenarios.
• Collaborate with the Art Director and Technical Art Director to achieve the visual vision.
• Support lighting workflows and best practices.
• Take ownership of lighting for key areas or features.
• Participate in lighting reviews and provide feedback to peers.
• Mentor junior team members where needed.
• Collaborate with other departments to ensure lighting supports gameplay and performance.
• Troubleshoot lighting and rendering issues.
• Maintain consistency in lighting quality across the project.
• Gradually take on more responsibility in planning and decision-making.

Skills

AAA game dev

Real-time lighting

PBR workflows

Mentorship/leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

Perforce

Jira

Job description

Housemarque in Helsinki, Finland, seeks a Senior Lighting Artist ready to step into a Lighting Lead role. You will create high-quality lighting for environments and gameplay, collaborating with leadership to guide vision, workflows and team mentorship.

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Helsinki, with growth into leadership as the project evolves. You will influence lighting direction, support best practices, and help maintain consistency across scenes while mentoring junior