Senior Lighting Artist - Game Environments

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 986,000 - 1,972,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote work

Professional development

Training resources

Collaborative remote team

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a skilled Senior Lighting Artist to join their fully remote game development team. You will craft mood, atmosphere, and visual fidelity of game environments using expert lighting techniques, with Unreal Engine or Unity as core tools.

You will collaborate with environment artists and technical directors to bring virtual worlds to life, ensuring a cohesive and immersive experience for players, while optimizing for performance across platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of professional Lighting Artist experience in the game industry.
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Strong understanding of lighting, color theory, and composition.
• Experience with lighting tools including texture painting and material creation.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach in remote settings.

Responsibilities

• Design lighting for game environments that enhance mood, gameplay, and visual storytelling.
• Optimize lighting solutions for performance across various target platforms.
• Collaborate with environment artists to ensure lighting complements asset design and scene composition.
• Troubleshoot lighting-related issues and maintain consistent visual quality throughout development.
• Develop and maintain lighting style guides and documentation for projects.

Skills

Portfolio

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Texture painting

Material creation

Job description

About the Role

Our client is seeking a skilled and artistically driven Senior Lighting Artist to join their fully remote game development team. You will be responsible for crafting the mood, atmosphere, and visual fidelity of game environments through expert lighting techniques. This role requires a deep understanding of light behavior, color theory, and the technical constraints of real-time rendering engines. You will collaborate closely with environment artists and technical directors to bring virtual worlds to life, ensuring a visually cohesive and immersive experience for players. This is an excellent opportunity for a talented artist to shape the aesthetic of ambitious game projects from anywhere in the world, contributing to memorable player experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement lighting for game environments that enhances mood, gameplay, and visual storytelling.
• Optimize lighting solutions for performance across various target platforms.
• Collaborate with environment artists to ensure lighting complements asset design and scene composition.
• Troubleshoot lighting-related issues and maintain consistent visual quality throughout development.
• Develop and maintain lighting style guides and documentation for projects.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience as a Lighting Artist in the game industry, with a strong portfolio.
• Proficiency with industry-standard game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Strong understanding of lighting principles, color theory, and composition.
• Experience with lighting tools and software, including texture painting and material creation.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to achieving artistic goals in a remote setting.

Benefits

• A competitive annual salary with performance-based bonuses.
• Fully remote work arrangement, offering significant flexibility and work-life balance.
• Opportunities to work on exciting and visually stunning game titles.
• Access to professional development resources and training programs.
• A collaborative and supportive remote team culture committed to artistic excellence.