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Lead Artist.

2 months ago

Old Toronto, Canada Certain Affinity, Inc. Full time
h3>Lead Lighting Artist

Would you like to work on some of the greatest franchises in gaming history? This includes a commitment to evolution, diversity, excellence, and work-life balance. We are also excited to be the latest recipient of the Canadian Studio of the Year award. We're best known for co-developing numerous AAA FPS games, though now we are creating compelling new games of our own. p>

As a Lead Lighting Artist at Certain Affinity, you’ll be instrumental in guiding the vision for one of our co-development projects. You’ll put your skill, talent, and experience to use supporting the mood, gameplay, and artistic vision on a high-profile AAA game by collaborating with other leaders across disciplines.

Responsibilities
  1. Work with the art director, partner, and design team to bring color and life to a highly immersive world.
  2. Lead and mentor a team of lighting artists and drive the visual style/quality bar for lighting across our projects.
  3. Communicate plans and goals for lighting visually to coordinate with stakeholders across the project.
  4. Use your knowledge of advancing technology and tools to continually improve lighting pipelines and improve team efficiency.
  5. Scope out deliverables, schedule, and manage expectations for the lighting team.
  6. Proactively create content that is performant and leaves overhead for other stakeholders.
  7. Use your skills with atmospheric effects, practical sources, time of day, color, and cinematography to support the needs of the project.
Requirements
  1. 4+ years of lighting experience in the game industry.
  2. Shipped 2+ AAA titles as a lighting artist.
  3. Solid proficiency in Unreal, especially with Lumen.
  4. Deep understanding of PBR, lighting systems, and rendering technology.
  5. Excellent understanding of lighting pipelines and workflows as they relate to game development.
  6. Must be able to initiate visual direction without a specific concept or design.