Senior External Development Lighting Artist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Create engaging lighting that sets the mood, narrates a story, and constructs a cohesive environment.

• Assist level designers by offering lighting support to help them achieve their objectives.

• Design and deliver lighting assets along with IES textures.

• Develop dynamic lighting that animates the environment.

• Work together with the VFX team to craft atmospheric 3D scenes using the appropriate color palette and other essential artistic elements.

• Produce high-quality lighting for cinematic sequences.

• Innovate new techniques for next-generation hardware and collaborate with engineering teams to enhance the necessary toolset.

• Evaluate scenes to pinpoint performance issues, ensuring all lighting is optimized to the fullest extent.

• Partner with technical and engine teams to address any technical lighting challenges.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in the video game industry in a related position.

• Proficiency in Unreal Engine.

• Experience with published titles.

• A discerning eye for environmental depth from a lighting standpoint.

• Familiarity with a variety of techniques and tools to meet lighting goals.

• Understanding of performance metrics on current-generation consoles.

• Capability to create all necessary lighting content (textures, IES, HDR maps, materials, scripts, etc.).

• Ability to collaborate with artists, designers, and programmers to navigate artistic and technical hurdles.

• Experience in generating lightmaps and precomputed (baked) lighting.

• Keep abreast of technical advancements in Unreal Engine.

• Strong work ethic and self-motivated.

• Passionate about video games.

• Language proficiency: English.

🏝️ Benefits

• A benefits package fully covered by PCF.

• The insurance provider reimburses claims at 100% (up to $1,000 of services per year, in addition to family or individual coverage).

• Comprehensive dental coverage, including major dental care and orthodontics.

• A matching RRSP contribution of 4% pre-tax, 100% vested from day one.

• One week of paid time off during the winter holidays.

• 20 days of paid vacation and 5 days of paid sick leave.

• Free virtual health and mental wellness care sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents.

• A competitive salary and annual performance-based bonuses.

• Opportunities for personal development and the chance to work in a global environment.

• The opportunity to collaborate with a creative team of individuals passionate about their work.