Senior Lighting Artist

ELECTRONIC ARTS; Guildford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company in Guildford is seeking a Senior Lighting Artist to push visual and technical boundaries for the Battlefield franchise. This role involves creating stunning experiences through collaborative efforts with artists and engineers, mentoring team members, and utilizing cutting-edge technology. The ideal candidate possesses extensive knowledge of lighting techniques, game development, and a passion for gaming.

Benefits

Healthcare coverage

Paid time off

Complimentary games

Mental well-being support

Qualifications

• Experience shipping multiple AAA titles on current-gen consoles.
• Understanding light and color to enhance player experience.
• Ability to mentor less experienced team members.

Responsibilities

• Deliver cutting-edge quality level and cinematic lighting.
• Collaborate with art, design, and engineering teams.
• Research new technologies to improve visual quality.

Skills

Collaboration

Lighting techniques

Color grading

PBR knowledge

Mentorship

Game development

Tools

Unreal Engine 4/5

Frostbite

Unity

DaVinci Resolve

Photoshop

Job description

Overview

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

Senior Lighting Artist

Battlefield is a storied franchise renowned for uncompromising combat gameplay for over two decades. 100 million players and 5 billion hours played later, the Battlefield team is looking to define the future of the first-person shooter. United the banner of Battlefield Studios, 4 world-class teams across Criterion, DICE, Motive and Ripple Effect - all powered by the Battlefield Central Technology (BCT) team - have come together to focus on the future of the franchise, a connected Battlefield universe filled with immersive experiences built on our unique DNA.

Criterion

At Criterion Games we cherish our rich, award-winning, history of crafting quality games with joy and passion. You’ll find us playing, creating, breathing, and talking games. As we look to the future, we\'re excited to continue innovating and being part of building the future of Battlefield.

We believe that healthy and engaged teams are the key to building great games, so we place enormous value on collaboration, fresh ideas, and diverse perspectives. Criterion is a place where you can unleash your creativity and be part of something extraordinary. Your unique input is welcome here!

We’re all-in on the future and our most ambitious Battlefield yet. Want to be part of something special? Read on.

We are looking for a Senior Lighting Artist who wants to push visual and technical boundaries to deliver stunning experiences to our players. Collaborating with other artists, designers and engineers you’ll shape and craft both top tier level and cinematic lighting that hits the tone set by the art direction and adds to the goals of the overall experience. Reporting up to the lighting lead, you’ll have influence in how the team approaches different topics in the lighting craft where you’ll help mentor less experienced members of the team to get the best results using the latest technology.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver cutting edge quality level and cinematic lighting
• Work on grading, post process techniques, lens effects and lens flares to add a layer of realism and style to your work
• Set visual targets to inspire the team of what to aim for
• Research new technology and workflows that help push visual quality in the experience
• Mentor less experienced members of the lighting team to work through creative and technical challenges
• Collaborate with art, design and engineering to deliver a cohesive overall experience
• Work under the guidance of the Lighting Lead and support them when needed by owning and driving topics in the lighting team
• Team up with Tech Art to understand performance optimisations and smart approaches to your work
• Communicate progress and raise any issues or proposed solutions with the art directors on the team

Who You Are

• A great collaborator and communicator that wants to work in a multidisciplinary team to solve problems together
• Understand how to use light and colour to guide the player’s eye and evoke different emotions that add to the player experience
• Have excellent knowledge of lighting, shading and PBR for realtime applications, including optimisation for performance and quality (e.g. experience using UE4/5, Frostbite, Unity, and other game engines)
• Experience shipping multiple AAA titles on current gen5 consoles
• Experience with reference capture for Lighting, including HDRI capture and calibration workflows and authoring of skydomes
• Knowledge of colour grading pipelines and tonemapping (e.g. DaVinci Resolve)
• An appetite to train and mentor other members of the team
• A passion for the technical side of realtime lighting along with the creative side
• A broad interest in aspects of visual art including video games (e.g. photography, cinematography, painting, etc.).
• Knowledge of image editing or mastering software (e.g. Photoshop, Nuke, etc.)
• A passion for games and a deep understanding of what makes great player experiences

About Electronic Arts

We’re proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.