Lighting Artist

3 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Ubisoft Full time

Company Description

Ubisoft Toronto Inc.
224 Wallace Avenue. M6H 1V7
Toronto, Ontario

Location of position: Toronto, Ontario

**Our Mission**

Ubisoft’s 21,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies, and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

**Our Studio**

Ubisoft Toronto is one of the largest development studios within Ubisoft, employing talented developers from around the world. We create worlds and tell stories that grip you, inspire you and challenge you. Since opening in 2010, we have shipped innovative game projects on some of Ubisoft’s biggest brands: Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, For Honor and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell.

Most recently, we launched Far Cry 6, the most ambitious Far Cry game to date, featuring the talented Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo. Our studio has also led the development of the newest game in the Watch Dogs franchise - Watch Dogs: Legion (2020), a stand out for its tech and design work, play as anyone gameplay in an open world, and rich and detailed rendition of a future London. Starlink: Battle for Atlas (2018) was Ubisoft Toronto’s first new IP, using technology that seamlessly blended physical and digital gameplay. Splinter Cell Blacklist was the first title released by Ubisoft Toronto in 2013. We have an exciting roadmap of projects for the future and can’t wait to share more details.

Are you looking to work with enthusiastic experts who are tackling industry-changing challenges in entertainment and beyond? At Ubisoft Toronto, we are always striving to get better, be better and do better - embracing innovative ideas, exploring new technologies, and working together courageously and collaboratively.

**Job Description**:
**On being a Lighting Artist at Ubisoft Toronto**

As a Lighting Artist, you will work within our multi-discipline art team to light the game world as well as create mood and atmosphere that is in keeping with the Art direction of the game. You will be expected to master the engine and tools in order to maintain a consistently high quality level while ensuring artistic and technical constraints are respected.
**Type of Position**: Permanent, full-time.

**The daily life of a Lighting Artist at Ubisoft Toronto**
- Work with the Artistic Director and Art Leads to develop the visual style and validate the quality of the lighting.
- Know the game documents to ensure you’re aware of the experience that we aim to offer players.
- Define workflows and create visual benchmarks.
- Be familiar with the visual references so as to respect the artistic direction of the project and be able to make suggestions regarding atmosphere and lighting.
- Design lighting systems that will support both visual style and gameplay.
- Verify the quality of the lighting in game and make any necessary changes.
- Correct the lighting bugs entered by testers to eliminate anomalies.
- Maintain a consistently high quality level while ensuring artistic and technical constraints are respected.
- Provide feedback on developing lighting pipelines and tools.
- Track and report progress regularly.

**Qualifications**:
**What it takes to make it**
- Experience lighting for games, film, or TV.
- Strong understanding of art fundamentals and design including composition and colour theory.
- Solid technical knowledge of how to create run time lighting in game engines.
- Ability to work as part of a team.
- Enthusiasm to collaborate successfully with different teams and studios.
- Good communication skills and ability to accept critique and adapt to change.
- High level of creativity, autonomy, and initiative.
- Detail-oriented.

Additional Information
**What You’ll Get**

**We Offer**:

- ** A hybrid, flexible work model**:

- ** Six weeks of vacation**:

- ** An enhanced parental leave program**:

- ** Comprehensive Total Rewards Package**:

- Disability Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Extended medical insurance
- (Optional) RRSP contribution
- Relocation Assistance
- Bonus (If Applicable)

**Life at Ubisoft**

At Ubisoft Toronto, we look for people who are excited to create the future of games in one of the most diverse cities in the world. We believe that embracing our individuality helps us build stronger creative teams and develop better games for all players.

When you’re a member of our team, your professional development is a

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