Lighting Artist

2 Months ago • All levels • Rendering

Job Summary

Job Description

Lighting Artist responsible for in-game and cutscene lighting. Requires experience in physics-based rendering, scene mood determination (including post-process effects), and directing lighting effects. Game completion experience as a lighting artist is preferred, but new graduates or those without industry experience are encouraged to apply, emphasizing their relevant skills. Responsibilities include creating and implementing lighting for various game scenes, ensuring visual quality and performance optimization. Proficiency in relevant software is essential. The role is full-time, located in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan (near Shinagawa Station), and offers a discretionary labor system with standard work hours starting at 10:00 AM.
Must have:
  • Experience in physics-based rendering
  • Scene mood determination & post-process experience
  • Directing lighting effects
  • Game completion experience (preferred)
Good to have:
  • Extensive knowledge of lighting technology and rendering in CG
  • Practical experience in game production using Maya
  • Knowledge and experience of performance optimization in-game engine rendering
  • Knowledge and experience of lighting production and camera use in live-action works
Perks:
  • Various insurance
  • Transportation expenses
  • Salary revision (once a year)
  • Medical checkups
  • Telework available
  • Congratulatory and condolence allowances
  • Corporate defined contribution pension plan (full-time employees)
  • Incentives (full-time employees)

Job Details

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Work duties

  • In-game and cutscene lighting

Eligibility

  • Those who have experience coding in a physics-based rendering environment
  • Have experience in determining the mood of a scene, including in post-process, and directing the lighting effects
  • Game completion experience for at least one title as a lighting artist

For new graduates, there is no need to meet all of the eligibility requirements. 
For those with no experience in the industry, it is not necessary to meet all of the eligibility requirements, but please appeal mainly with your abilities to compensate for this. 

Desirable experiences, etc. (not required)

  • Extensive knowledge of lighting technology and rendering in CG
  • Practical experience in game production using Maya
  • Knowledge and experience of performance optimization in-game engine rendering
  • Knowledge and experience of lighting production and camera use in live-action works

Documents to be submitted

  • Resume (with photo)
  • Work history
    • Please specify the tools you are good at using and the number of years you have used them in practice. 
    • Please specify all of the game titles you have been involved in, in the past and the details of your duties. 
    • Please list the game or video titles that you feel are expressed the most wonderfully at the moment in your job. Also, state the reason for this briefly. 
    • List one of the latest technology trends related to your job that has attracted your attention. Also, state the reason for this briefly. 
    • Briefly specify the game titles you had the most fun playing recently and why. 

Projects

  • Please submit them in a way that is easy to appeal to your abilities. However, you may only submit digital data that can be viewed on Windows. 

 

[EMPLOYMENT STATUS] Full-time employee, Contract worker
 

[LOCATION] Minato-ku Tokyo Japan (Nearest train station: Shinagawa station)
 

[WORK HOURS] Discretionary Labor System
Standard work hour starts at 10:00 am. Exact work hours are left to individual discretion.
 

[SALARY] Annual salary, performance incentive system in place
We will take into consideration your past experiences and abilities and match them to our company regulations.
 

[BENEFITS] Various insurance, transportation expenses, salary revision (once a year), medical checkups, telework available, congratulatory and condolence allowances, corporate defined contribution pension plan (for full-time employees only), incentives (for full-time employees only)
 

[TIME-OFF] Five-day work week (2 days off, Saturday and Sunday), official holidays, summer vacation, end-of-year/New Year, paid vacation, congratulatory/bereavement leave

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