Senior Lighting Artist: Craft Mood & Visuals in Games

Placements24; Noord-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package

Creative environment

Job summary

Placements24 in Kimberley, South Africa, seeks a Senior Lighting Artist to craft expressive lighting across game environments and cinematics, defining mood, tone, and the overall visual storytelling of our projects. You will bring a strong artistic eye, deep knowledge of light behavior, and technical skill in modern game engines to illuminate environments with believable, cinematic lighting.

You will collaborate closely with environment artists, art directors, and technical artists to implement

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional Lighting Artist experience in games.
• Portfolio showcasing exceptional lighting work.
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine or Unity lighting tools.
• Strong knowledge of color theory and light physics.
• Experience with Maya for scene setup and asset manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and iterate lighting for game environments.
• Create and optimize lighting to enhance mood and gameplay clarity.
• Work with environment artists and technical artists for asset setup.
• Develop and maintain lighting style guides and best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve lighting-related performance issues.
• Collaborate with the art team to achieve cohesive visuals.

Skills

Lighting artistry

Unreal Engine

Unity

Color theory

Maya

PBR rendering

Communication skills

Collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Maya

Job description

Placements24 in Kimberley, South Africa, seeks a Senior Lighting Artist to craft expressive lighting across game environments and cinematics, defining mood, tone, and the overall visual storytelling of our projects. You will bring a strong artistic eye, deep knowledge of light behavior, and technical skill in modern game engines to illuminate environments with believable, cinematic lighting.

You will collaborate closely with environment artists, art directors, and technical artists to implement