Lead Lighting Artist

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Lead Lighting Artist to join our studio in Boston to work on Cyberpunk 2, the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077 and the next major video game in the Cyberpunk franchise. In this role you will bring your expertise, leadership skills, attention to detail, and passion for telling stories through cinematic and emotionally engaging lighting to build and lead a team of exceptional lighting artists.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead the Lighting Team to deliver high-quality, emotionally engaging cinematic lighting.
• Act as the direct manager for team members, conducting reviews and establishing deliverables while keeping the team motivated, inspired, and productive.
• Recruiting, leading, mentoring, and guiding the team while fostering a culture of creativity, trust, and technical excellence.
• Partner with Directors and Production to strategically plan and estimate work, ensuring alignment with project goals and timelines.
• Tracking the progress of assigned lighting tasks and communicating any blockers the team may have.

Artistic Vision & Execution

• Collaborate closely with the Art Director to maintain the art direction and the core vision of the game.
• Actively participate in aesthetic problem solving discussions.
• Collaborate across multiple disciplines to support gameplay, cinematics, and environments with outstanding lighting.
• Ensure that lighting solutions produced by the team are performant and within technical budgets.
• Lead by example by taking direct ownership over some of the lighting tasks.

Pipeline Development & Technical Problem Solving

• Lead the development of the Lighting pipeline to deliver a comfortable, streamlined, and efficient workflow for the team.
• Actively participate in technical problem solving discussions.
• Collaborate with technical disciplines to help develop tools and tech that optimize the lighting workflow and push the boundaries of real-time lighting.