Senior Unreal Shader Artist - Hybrid Work + Perks

Lighthouse Games; Royal Leamington Spa; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

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 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.