AAA Material Artist: Realistic PBR & Shader Creation

Lighthouse Games; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Birthday day off

Studio shutdown

Discretionary bonus

Private pension

Private healthcare

Health and well-being

Dental care

Optical treatments

Mental health support

Job summary

Lighthouse Games in Leamington Spa is seeking a passionate Material Artist to join our AAA studio. You will design and create high-quality PBR materials, collaborating with Environment, Foliage, Scanning, Character and Vehicle art teams to elevate visual fidelity.

You'll work with Substance Suite and real-time rendering tools, document the material creation pipeline, and help push benchmark-setting shader development while maintaining efficient workflows.

Qualifications

• Proven experience creating realistic PBR materials.
• Strong familiarity with real-time rendering engines and game workflows.
• Proficiency with Substance Suite for material authoring.
• Experience with 3ds Max, Blender, or Marmoset Toolbag.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Develop and produce realistic AAA standard PBR materials
• Collaborate with Environment, Foliage, Scanning, Character and Vehicle art teams to ensure cohesive materials and shaders
• Engage with Technical Artists and Render Engineers to push shader development benchmarks
• Document and refine the material creation pipeline for consistency and efficiency
• Identify opportunities to enhance quality and workflows

Skills

PBR materials

Real-time rendering

Multitasking

Tools

Substance Suite

3ds Max

Blender

Marmoset Toolbag

Job description

Lighthouse Games in Leamington Spa is seeking a passionate Material Artist to join our AAA studio. You will design and create high-quality PBR materials, collaborating with Environment, Foliage, Scanning, Character and Vehicle art teams to elevate visual fidelity.

You'll work with Substance Suite and real-time rendering tools, document the material creation pipeline, and help push benchmark-setting shader development while maintaining efficient workflows.