Lighting Artist

Placements24; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Professional development

Paid time off

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a skilled Lighting Artist to illuminate interactive experiences in Polokwane. You will craft atmospheric lighting that guides players and enhances mood, working with level designers and environment artists to achieve the game’s final aesthetic.

Your strong portfolio and expertise with modern game engines will drive the visuals, including baking and dynamic lighting, to ensure performance across platforms in a collaborative studio setting.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Lighting Artist in the game development industry.
• Strong portfolio showcasing excellent lighting work in game environments.
• Proficiency with lighting tools and systems in modern game engines like Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Solid understanding of color theory, composition, and the impact of light on mood and form.
• Experience with baking lighting solutions and understanding of global illumination principles.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and communicate ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Implement and craft high-quality lighting for game environments, ensuring it enhances gameplay and artistic direction.
• Collaborate with environment artists and level designers to integrate lighting seamlessly into levels.
• Develop and maintain lighting standards and best practices for the project.
• Optimize lighting setups for performance across target platforms, managing light budgets and bake times.
• Utilize a variety of lighting techniques, including baked lighting, dynamic lighting, and volumetric effects.
• Troubleshoot lighting issues and provide solutions to ensure visual consistency and quality.

Skills

Lighting artist experience

Strong lighting portfolio

Color theory & mood

Team collaboration

Baking lighting

Global illumination concepts

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a talented Lighting Artist to illuminate their interactive experiences in Polokwane . You will be responsible for creating visually stunning and atmospheric lighting that enhances the mood, guides the player, and brings game environments to life. This role requires a strong artistic eye for composition, color, and mood, combined with a technical understanding of lighting systems within game engines, working closely with level designers and environment artists to establish the final aesthetic quality of the game world.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and craft high-quality lighting for game environments, ensuring it enhances gameplay and artistic direction.
• Collaborate with environment artists and level designers to integrate lighting seamlessly into levels.
• Develop and maintain lighting standards and best practices for the project.
• Optimize lighting setups for performance across target platforms, managing light budgets and bake times.
• Utilize a variety of lighting techniques, including baked lighting, dynamic lighting, and volumetric effects.
• Troubleshoot lighting issues and provide solutions to ensure visual consistency and quality.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Lighting Artist in the game development industry.
• Strong portfolio showcasing excellent lighting work in game environments.
• Proficiency with lighting tools and systems in modern game engines like Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Solid understanding of color theory, composition, and the impact of light on mood and form.
• Experience with baking lighting solutions and understanding of global illumination principles.
• Ability to work effectively within a team and communicate ideas clearly.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work on exciting and visually diverse projects.
• A collaborative studio environment in Polokwane .
• Professional development and training opportunities.
• Paid time off and company holidays.