Lighting Artist - Contract

Playground Games; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a leading first-party game studio, where creativity and passion converge to create genre-defining games. As a Lighting Artist, you will play a crucial role in rebooting a beloved franchise, delivering stunning visuals that enhance gameplay and storytelling. Collaborate with a talented team to design dynamic lighting arrangements and atmospheric conditions, pushing the boundaries of real-time visuals. This role offers a hybrid work model, allowing you to balance studio time with remote work while being part of a diverse and inclusive environment that values creativity and innovation. Join us in crafting a new classic in the action RPG genre!

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Inclusive work environment

Qualifications

• Experience with real-time lighting and PBR principles.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Design lighting arrangements for open-world environments.
• Collaborate with leads to align with visual goals.

Skills

Real-time lighting

PBR (Physically Based Rendering)

Lighting principles

Teamwork

Communication skills

Education

Portfolio showcasing lighting work

Job description

Playground Games is looking for a Lighting Artist to join our talented Fable team here in Leamington Spa on a contract basis.

ABOUT US:

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

As a lighting artist, you will collaborate with Leads, Directors, and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver outstanding lighting for the open world and cinematics to the next entry into the Fable franchise. You will set up time of day cycles, light environments, cinematics and control the atmosphere and mood for this expansive open world game. You will join a world class team of passionate developers and artists who aim to push real-time visuals to new heights.

This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Design lighting arrangements for our wide-ranging open-world environments.
• Develop atmospheric conditions and time-of-day lighting.
• Regulate various weather types and occurrences.
• Collaborate with the Lighting Lead and Art Directors to align with visual goals.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Experience with real-time lighting, PBR, and a solid understanding of lighting principles, showcased by an online portfolio.
• Knowledge of lighting pipelines and modern art techniques.
• An interest in offline 3D rendering is beneficial.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills, ability to manage tasks, meet deadlines, address challenges proactively, and a drive for continuous learning and professional development.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity. We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.

We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members. It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players.

At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work.

If you require any reasonable accommodation to apply for this position, please contact us on [e-mail]