Lighting Artist Intern — AAA Game Production

Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. (Japan); Burbank (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

Insomniac Games in the United States seeks a Lighting Artist Intern to assist environments, cinematics, and characters with lighting and rendering. You'll learn workflows alongside seasoned artists and contribute to an AAA production, with potential game credits on your resume.

You will gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and work within a collaborative lighting team to deliver polished content under project timelines.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a relevant art degree or 6–12 months related experience.
• Solid understanding of lighting principles and artistic fundamentals.
• Ability to work well in a collaborative, creative team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare content and document lighting workflows to support game production.
• Create and refine lighting for environments, cinematics, and characters.
• Polish and optimize lighting to improve visual quality and performance.
• Collaborate with the lighting team to meet project timelines.
• Learn rendering techniques and workflows from senior artists.
• Contribute to game projects while developing artistic and technical skills.

Skills

Foundational art skills

Lighting principles

Team collaboration

Self-motivated learning

Passion for games

Education

Pursuing B.F.A. in Computer Art / Illustration / Game Design / Product Design

Tools

Maya

Unreal

Job description

Insomniac Games in the United States seeks a Lighting Artist Intern to assist environments, cinematics, and characters with lighting and rendering. You'll learn workflows alongside seasoned artists and contribute to an AAA production, with potential game credits on your resume.

You will gain hands-on experience, mentorship, and work within a collaborative lighting team to deliver polished content under project timelines.