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Senior Technical Lighting Artist

Uusimaa, Finland (On-site)

Senior Technical Lighting Artist

5 Hours ago • 4-8 Years

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About the job:

As a Senior Technical Lighting Artist, you will play a crucial role in shaping the visual quality and enhancing the mood of future PlayStation games. You will be involved in research and development of lighting technologies, creating real-time shaders and lighting effects, and collaborating with multiple teams to elevate the visual experience. Your responsibilities include: * Researching and developing lighting technologies, using an “experimental laboratory” mentality. * Creating real-time shaders and lighting effects for use with different lighting scenarios. * Bridging the gap between Tech art, Level art, VFX and Lighting by designing, creating and innovating on next-generation visuals. * Implementing lighting for all game content according to art direction & provided performance guidelines. * Contributing to the development and documentation of lighting tools & pipelines. * Collaborating with multiple teams to solve complex visual challenges. * Providing realistic content delivery estimations using the given production framework.

Must have:

Proven record in photorealistic lighting (Games/Films/Art)
Relevant art education and/or familiarity with classical art
Understanding of lighting fundamentals, color theory & contrast ratios
Understanding of lighting technologies and tools - baked, realtime, GI, exposure, performance
Extensive understanding of the real-time rendering pipeline
Experience with Unreal Engine, Blueprints/scripting, GLSL, HLSL
Growth-mindset

Good to have:

Experience in cinematography and/or photography
Track record in shipping AAA-games as a Lighting Artist
Familiarity with Agile frameworks

Perks:

Competitive salary, benefits, healthcare, Nordic work-life balance
Tailored immigration and relocation package
Warm and welcoming atmosphere at the Helsinki office
Freedom, flexibility and openness in a collaborative culture
Brilliant, diverse and empathetic colleagues
Exciting and ambitious projects executed with the best tools
Access to Playstation Studios collaboration, games and more!

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

THE JOB

Are you passionate about creating stunning, photorealistic lighting and immersive visual experiences? Join us for our next big journey as we push the boundaries of visual quality in gaming!

We are looking for a Senior Technical Lighting Artist with exceptional sensibility for creating impactful visual content for our future projects. You get to work and collaborate with multiple teams such as Tech Art, Environment Art, VFX, Narrative, Level Design and Graphics Tech in elevating the visual quality and enhancing the mood of our games.

What will your day-to-day look like?

Research & development of lighting technologies, using an “experimental laboratory” mentality
Creating real-time shaders and lighting effects for use with different lighting scenarios
Bridging the gap between Tech art, Level art, VFX and Lighting by designing, creating and innovating on next-generation visuals
Implementing lighting for all game content according to art direction & provided performance guidelines
Contributing to the development and documentation of lighting tools & pipelines
Collaborating with multiple teams to solve complex visual challenges
Providing realistic content delivery estimations using the given production framework

What will help you to be successful in this role?

Proven record (Games/Films/Art) in photorealistic lighting
Relevant art education and/or familiarity with classical art
Understanding of lighting fundamentals, color theory & contrast ratios
Understanding of lighting technologies and tools - baked, realtime, GI, exposure, performance
Extensive understanding of the real-time rendering pipeline, with the ability to identify improvement opportunities and collaborate effectively with graphics programmers to implement them
Experience with Unreal Engine, Blueprints/scripting, GLSL, HLSL
A growth-mindset

We also value:

Experience in cinematography and/or photography
Track record in shipping AAA-games as a Lighting Artist
Familiarity with Agile frameworks

What we offer to you?

Competitive salary, benefits, healthcare, Nordic work-life balance
Tailored immigration and relocation package to help you get settled into Finland
A warm and welcoming atmosphere at our cozy Helsinki office
Freedom, flexibility and openness in a collaborative culture
Brilliant, diverse and empathetic colleagues to work with
Exciting and ambitious projects executed with the best tools
Access to Playstation Studios collaboration, games and more!

If you’re excited to take your career to new heights with Housemarque, we’d love to hear from you. This is a full-time, permanent position based in Helsinki, Finland. Interviews begin immediately, so don’t wait—apply today!

Equal Opportunity Statement:

Sony is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All persons will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender (including gender identity, gender expression and gender reassignment), race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief, marital or civil partnership status, disability, age, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity or parental status, trade union membership or membership in any other legally protected category.

We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

PlayStation is a Fair Chance employer and qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for employment.

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Sony Interactive Entertainment pushes the boundaries of entertainment and innovation, starting from the launch of the original PlayStation in Japan in 1994. Today, we continue to deliver innovative and thrilling experiences to a global audience through our PlayStation line of products and services that include generation-defining hardware, pioneering network services, and award-winning games. Headquartered in San Mateo, California, with global functions in California, London, and Tokyo, and game development studios around the world as part of PlayStation Studios, we believe that the power of play is borderless. Sony Interactive Entertainment is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Group Corporation.

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