Senior Technical Material/Shader Artist

Lighthouse Games

Royal Leamington Spa

Hybrid

GBP 55,000 - 90,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Holiday

Birthday day off

Studio Shutdown between Christmas and

Discretionary Bonus Scheme

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare

Health and Well-Being Benefits

Dental Care

Optical treatments

Mental Health Support

Job summary

Lighthouse Games in Leamington Spa is seeking a Senior Technical Material/Shader Artist to create top-tier real-time materials and shaders for a AAA production. You will help design scalable material systems and work with cross-disciplinary teams to balance visual quality with performance.

The role requires strong Unreal Engine shader expertise, Substance Designer/Painter proficiency, and a portfolio demonstrating both artistic and technical skills in real-time rendering.

Qualifications

Strong professional experience developing, implementing and optimising real-time materials and shaders in Unreal Engine.
Advanced knowledge of Unreal Engine’s Material Editor, including Master Materials, material functions, parameterisation, layered materials and scalable shader architecture.
Strong understanding of real-time rendering, PBR workflows, lighting, texture authoring and shader performance.
Proficiency with tools such as Substance Designer and Substance Painter, supported by a strong portfolio demonstrating both artistic and technical ability.

Responsibilities

Create high-quality materials and shaders that meet the project’s technical and artistic standards.
Design, develop and maintain Unreal Engine Master Materials, shader systems and reusable material functions.
Work with Art Leadership, Artists, Technical Artists and Render Engineers to balance visual quality, flexibility and performance.
Contribute to scalable material pipelines, profile and optimise shader content, and support other artists through guidance and best practices.

Job description

Lighthouse Games is a new AAA studio in Leamington Spa. We are defined by our pedigree of talent and serious ambition to build a new best-in-class game. When you join us at Lighthouse, you’ll create the best work of your career within a collaborative, hybrid working environment. You’ll learn from the best and work alongside the future greats of the gaming industry.

As a Senior Technical Material/Shader Artist, you will play an important role in creating high-quality materials and shaders across all types of 3D artwork. Combining a strong artistic eye with technical expertise, you will develop scalable material systems and workflows that deliver visually compelling content within the performance requirements of a real-time AAA production.

Key duties

Create high-quality materials and shaders that meet the project’s technical and artistic standards.
Design, develop and maintain Unreal Engine Master Materials, shader systems and reusable material functions.
Work with Art Leadership, Artists, Technical Artists and Render Engineers to balance visual quality, flexibility and performance.
Contribute to scalable material pipelines, profile and optimise shader content, and support other artists through guidance and best practices.

Requirements

Strong professional experience developing, implementing and optimising real-time materials and shaders in Unreal Engine.
Advanced knowledge of Unreal Engine’s Material Editor, including Master Materials, material functions, parameterisation, layered materials and scalable shader architecture.
Strong understanding of real-time rendering, PBR workflows, lighting, texture authoring and shader performance.
Proficiency with tools such as Substance Designer and Substance Painter, supported by a strong portfolio demonstrating both artistic and technical ability.

Desirable

Experience with HLSL, custom shader code, procedural material techniques, scripting or automation.
Knowledge of photogrammetry, photography, scanning or physically accurate material capture.

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