Lighting Artist

1 Month ago • 3 Years + • 3D Art • Concept Art

Job Summary

Job Description

Sperasoft seeks a highly skilled Senior Lighting Artist to design lighting that meets or surpasses art direction and client expectations. Responsibilities include proposing realistic lighting schemes, collaborating with art directors and other teams, maintaining visual quality and performance balance, and optimizing lighting within engine limitations. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of game industry experience, expertise in color theory and lighting, familiarity with UE4 and ideally UE5, proficiency in DCC tools, and excellent communication skills. The role involves creating and estimating tasks, verifying quality, fixing bugs, and contributing to a positive team environment.
Must have:
  • 3+ years experience as Lighting Artist
  • Shipped game title in portfolio
  • UE4 lighting techniques knowledge
  • Knowledge of color theory, lighting, composition
  • DCC tools proficiency (Maya/3ds Max/Blender)
  • Excellent communication & collaboration
Good to have:
  • UE5 Lumen, VSM, Nanite knowledge
  • Photography experience
  • Other computer graphics experience
  • Concept art creation skills
Perks:
  • Learning & development opportunities
  • Exceptional private medical insurance
  • Casual workplace environment
  • Friendly team environment

Job Details

Description

Sperasoft seeks a highly skilled Senior Lighting Artist to bring expertise in crafting lighting scenarios for games that will be played by millions.   

If you are an experienced Senior Lighting Artist with a strong passion for creating visually compelling game environments, possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, and have a keen eye for detail, we invite you to join our team. Together, we will push the boundaries of visual excellence and deliver immersive gaming experiences to players worldwide. 

Responsibilities 

  • Design lighting that matches or exceeds art direction and client’s expectations and supports the look of other departments work in the best way 
  • Propose new ideas for realistic lighting schemes, relying on scene scenery, mood and art direction needs.  
  • Communicate with Art-Director and client representatives in terms of achieving work quality desired by the client  
  • Communicate with other teams to support lighting art needs required for target quality  
  • Support art style and mood with lighting  
  • Maintain a balance between visual quality and performance requirements  
  • Have the Art Director and Technical Director validate the quality of the lighting and make any changes that are requested  
  • Create and estimate tasks for Lighting Art team  
  • Verify lighting quality after changes from other departments and perform any necessary improvements  
  • Fix the lighting bugs filed by testers  
  • Optimize lighting to produce the best possible image quality, in accordance with the technical limitations of the engine  
  • Carry out all other related tasks  
  • Contribute to the team-oriented environment 

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience as a Lighting artist in the game industry with experience of performing senior or lead level tasks. At least one shipped title in the portfolio 
  • Extensive knowledge of color theory, lighting and composition  
  • Understanding of real-time and pre-rendered techniques  
  • Knowledge of UE4 lighting techniques, Knowledge of UE5’s Lumen, VSM and Nanite is a bonus. Familiarity with game engines, tools, pipelines and game development process 
  • Knowledge of any DCC tools (Maya/3ds Max/Blender) and other 2D/3D Art tools (e.g. Photoshop/Substance Painter/Substance Designer) useful in Lighting Art production 
  • Sense of initiative and proactivity  
  • Attention to detail  
  • Ability to give and accept feedback and adapt to changes  
  • Originality and resourcefulness when setting out solutions  
  • Self-motivation, good communication skills, and a great team-player attitude  

Would be a plus 

  • Experience in photography is an asset 
  • Experience in other areas of computer graphics is an asset 
  • Ability to create concept art  

Benefits

  • Learning & development opportunities 
  • Exceptional private medical insurance plan 
  • Casual workplace environment; new renovation and relaxation area 
  • Friendly team and a family-like environment

Role Information: EN

Studio: Sperasoft

Location: Europe, Serbia, Belgrade

Area of Work: Art Services

Service: Create

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

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About The Company

Sperasoft is a leading international game development company (a contributor to such franchises as Halo, Battlefield, Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow 6) headquartered in Burbank, CA.


We offer fully international development capabilities with comprehensive professional teams that are constructed with the best producers, engineers, designers, and artists in the gaming industry.


Sperasoft is a part of Keywords studios – international technical and creative services provider to the global video games industry and beyond.


Our partners and clients: Ubisoft, Microsoft, Warner Brothers, 343 Industries, Riot Games, Electronic Arts, Sony, BioWare, Blizzard Entertainment, and many others.

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