Lead Lighting Artist
Job Summary
Job Description
Creative Assembly is seeking a Lead Lighting Artist to contribute to their new project, a sequel to Alien: Isolation. This role is based in Horsham, UK, with a hybrid work option. The artist will be responsible for creating balanced and atmospheric lighting for in-game environments to enhance visual storytelling and gameplay. Key duties include working with the Art Director on lighting direction, maintaining the lighting pipeline, mentoring the lighting team, collaborating with engineers on lighting requirements, working with design and environment teams, optimizing lighting for performance, and communicating effectively across disciplines. Applications must include a portfolio or showreel.
Must have:
- 5+ years of experience in game lighting
- Strong artistic eye and attention to detail
- Understanding of color theory, composition, visual storytelling
- Working knowledge of modern lighting techniques
- Awareness of industry technology trends
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Good to have:
- UE5 experience
- Familiarity with shader and texture creation
- Previous leadership experience
Perks:
- Work from Anywhere for a temporary period each year
- Enhanced holiday allowance
- Maternity and paternity breaks
- Flexibility with core hours
- No-notice holidays
- Bespoke relocation package
- Private medical and dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Permanent health insurance
- Critical illness cover
- Free health care screening
- Generous holiday allowance
- Full studio closure over Christmas and New Year
- All Bank holidays
- Join Diversity and Inclusion Network
- Season ticket travel loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free bike servicing
- Discounted car valet service
- Wellbeing support
- Virtual confidential counselling
- Community activities
- Disabled access studio sites
12 skills required
Job Details
Creative Assembly is looking for a Lead Lighting Artist to join our talented team to work on our new project, a sequel to Alien: Isolation.
This role will be based at our studio in Horsham, UK and can be offered as hybrid within country of employment. Further details can be discussed during the recruitment process.
This role will be based at our studio in Horsham, UK and can be offered as hybrid within country of employment. Further details can be discussed during the recruitment process.
As a Lead Lighting Artist on the team, you will be responsible for creating balanced and atmospheric lighting for in-game environments that enhances atmosphere, visual storytelling and gameplay experience.
Note: Applications for this role must include a portfolio/showreel (or link to a portfolio/showreel). Applications that do not have this information will not be considered.
On a day-to-day basis, you will:
- Work closely with Art Director to define and execute lighting direction for the project.
- Maintain lighting and post-process pipeline, balancing artistic vision with technical constrains.
- Manage lighting team providing mentorship, feedback and support
- Collaborate with rendering engineers identifying lighting requirements and overseeing their implementation.
- Work with design and environment teams to ensure lighting delivers the best player experience
- Optimise lighting and ensure it meets performance budgets
- Communicate well, with all disciplines, and be well organised.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- 5+ years of experience in lighting for video games
- Keen artistic eye with attention to detail, combined with an understanding of colour theory, composition, and visual storytelling.
- Working knowledge of modern lighting techniques
- Strong awareness of industry technology trends
- Excellent interpersonal skills
Desirable
- UE5 experience
- Familiarity with shader and texture creation
- Previous leadership experience
About Creative Assembly
Creative Assembly crafts deep and detailed games that last, entertaining millions of players across the globe for decades.
We are all game makers and we care deeply about the experiences we create. We empower our teams to make significant contributions to our games, supported by skills development and growth opportunities.
We are located in Horsham, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria.
We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:
Creative Assembly crafts deep and detailed games that last, entertaining millions of players across the globe for decades.
We are all game makers and we care deeply about the experiences we create. We empower our teams to make significant contributions to our games, supported by skills development and growth opportunities.
We are located in Horsham, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria.
We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:
- Work from Anywhere for a temporary period each year (restrictions apply such as VISAs)
- Enhanced holiday allowance, maternity and paternity breaks, flexibility with our core hours, and no-notice holidays
- Bespoke relocation package for you and your dependents
- Private medical and dental insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover and free health care screening
- Generous holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, and all Bank holidays
- Join our Diversity and Inclusion Network – an employee-led group
- Season ticket travel loans and cycle to work scheme with free bike servicing and discounted car valet service on site
- Wellbeing support and virtual confidential counselling
- Community activities including parties, football and more.
- Our studio sites have disabled access.
We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
Note to Recruitment Agencies: SEGA Europe Limited and our studios do not accept unsolicited candidate introductions from unauthorised third parties. For the avoidance of doubt, SEGA Europe is not liable for any fees, compensation or any other costs associated with the introduction of a candidate or recruitment services unless and until an agreement has been duly executed. Further details can be found here.
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