Lead Lighting Artist - Real-Time Game Environments

Keywords Studios Plc; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Keywords Studios' GameSim team in Orlando is seeking a lighting artist to create high-quality real-time lighting for diverse environments and gameplay scenarios. You will collaborate with art directors, environment, VFX, and engineering teams to translate creative direction into effective lighting solutions that enhance mood, readability, and narrative while meeting performance targets.

The role involves hands-on lighting, potential project leadership, and coordinating tasks across disciplines

Qualifications

• Professional experience creating lighting for games and real-time projects.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong real-time lighting work.
• Understanding of lighting fundamentals: value, color, contrast, atmosphere.
• Experience lighting gameplay environments or interactive real-time scenes.
• Ability to balance visual quality with technical and production requirements.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality real-time lighting for game environments, levels, cinematics, and sequences.
• Translate art direction and reference material into lighting solutions.
• Ensure lighting supports mood, readability, and player focus.
• Develop exposure, color, contrast, fog, reflections, shadows, and post-processing.
• Maintain visual consistency across environments and times of day.
• Lead lighting reviews and provide constructive feedback to teammates.
• Coordinate with Art Direction, Production, and Engineering to meet targets.

Skills

Real-time lighting

Lighting for games

Team collaboration

Unreal Engine

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Lumen

Perforce

Photoshop

Maya

Job description

Keywords Studios' GameSim team in Orlando is seeking a lighting artist to create high-quality real-time lighting for diverse environments and gameplay scenarios. You will collaborate with art directors, environment, VFX, and engineering teams to translate creative direction into effective lighting solutions that enhance mood, readability, and narrative while meeting performance targets.

The role involves hands-on lighting, potential project leadership, and coordinating tasks across disciplines