Lead Lighting Artist — Shape Epic Visuals (Hybrid)

Placements24; Klerksdorp; Hybrid; ZAR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Hybrid work

Advanced tools

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Placements24 seeks an experienced Lead Lighting Artist to guide the visual development team in Klerksdorp. You will define mood, atmosphere, and fidelity across projects, leading lighting artists and ensuring consistency in scenes.

You will develop lighting strategies, create stunning setups for environments and characters, collaborate with art and design to achieve a unified visual style, and optimize performance while adopting the latest lighting techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Graphics, Fine Arts or related field.
• 7+ years lighting for games/VFX with at least 2 years in a lead role.
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine and Unity; strong rendering knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of lighting artists with technical and artistic direction.
• Develop and implement lighting strategies to enhance mood, gameplay and storytelling.
• Create lighting setups for environments and characters that are visually stunning and technically sound.
• Collaborate with concept, environment and TD teams to align on visual style.
• Optimize lighting performance for smooth frame rates and efficient rendering.
• Stay updated on new lighting tech and techniques.

Skills

Team leadership

Lighting design

Color theory

Cinematic composition

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Graphics or Fine Arts

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Shaders

Job description

Placements24 seeks an experienced Lead Lighting Artist to guide the visual development team in Klerksdorp. You will define mood, atmosphere, and fidelity across projects, leading lighting artists and ensuring consistency in scenes.

You will develop lighting strategies, create stunning setups for environments and characters, collaborate with art and design to achieve a unified visual style, and optimize performance while adopting the latest lighting techniques.