Remote Lighting Artist

Placements24; The Islands (MS); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Fully remote position

Ambitious projects

Professional development support

Collaborative remote culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a talented Remote Lighting Artist to join a fully remote development team, bringing virtual worlds to life with lighting that sets mood, atmosphere, and storytelling across projects.

You will craft lighting for environments, characters, and cinematics, collaborate with art directors, and optimize for performance while keeping visual quality high in a distributed, autonomous work setting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as Lighting Artist in the game industry with a portfolio.
• Proficiency with lighting tools in major game engines like Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Strong understanding of lighting principles, color theory, and composition.
• Experience with PBR workflows and material creation.
• Excellent communication and ability to thrive in a fully remote team environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and refine lighting for game environments, characters, and cinematics to achieve artistic goals.
• Create and manage lighting assets, including lightmaps, emissive materials, and post-processing effects.
• Collaborate with environment artists and art directors to maintain lighting quality and consistency.
• Optimize lighting setups for performance across platforms without compromising visual quality.
• Stay current with advancements in lighting tech for real-time rendering.

Skills

Portfolio of lighting work

Unreal Engine / Unity lighting

Lighting principles & color theory

PBR workflows

Remote collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a talented Remote Lighting Artist to join their fully remote development team, bringing virtual worlds to life with stunning illumination. You will be responsible for crafting the mood, atmosphere, and visual storytelling through the strategic application of light and shadow across various projects. This role requires a keen artistic eye, a strong technical understanding of lighting principles in real-time environments, and the ability to collaborate effectively with a distributed team. If you are passionate about creating visually immersive experiences and excel at working autonomously, this is an excellent opportunity to contribute to exciting, cutting-edge productions from anywhere.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and refine lighting for game environments, characters, and cinematics to achieve specific artistic goals.


• Create and manage lighting assets, including lightmaps, emissive materials, and post-processing effects.


• Collaborate with environment artists and art directors to establish and maintain lighting quality and consistency.


• Optimize lighting setups for performance across different platforms without compromising visual quality.


• Stay current with advancements in lighting technology and techniques in real-time rendering.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Lighting Artist in the game industry, with a portfolio showcasing compelling lighting work.


• Proficiency with lighting tools in major game engines like Unreal Engine or Unity.


• Strong understanding of lighting principles, color theory, and composition.


• Experience with PBR workflows and material creation.


• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to thrive in a fully remote team environment.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.


• Fully remote position, providing significant flexibility and autonomy.


• Opportunity to work on visually ambitious and innovative projects.


• Support for professional development and skill enhancement.


• A positive and collaborative remote work culture.