Senior Lighting Artist

7 days ago


Montreal, Quebec, Canada Behaviour Interactive Full time $90,000 - $120,000 per year
Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We're a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment
At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law
As part of the lighting team on Dead By Daylight, you'll play a key role in shaping immersive visual atmospheres, working closely with the Art Direction to define the tone, color palette, and mood of each scene. This position emphasizes artistic vision over technical execution, while also requiring thoughtful collaboration with the Tech Art team to ensure performance optimization. You'll be involved in managing cinematics, scripted events, fog, and post-process effects to enhance the overall experience. If you're passionate about turning creative ideas into impactful visual storytelling, this role is made for you. In this role you will: Collaborate with technical and art teams to develop the visual style and ensure lighting quality. Review game documentation to understand the intended player experience. Define workflows and create visual benchmarks. Use visual references to align with the project's artistic direction and suggest improvements for atmosphere and lighting. Design lighting systems that support both the visual style and gameplay. Maintain consistent visual quality while adhering to artistic and technical constraints. Provide feedback on lighting pipelines and tools, and regularly track and report progress. What we are looking for 5 years of professional experience designing lighting for games. Solid technical knowledge of creating runtime lighting in game engines. Strong understanding of art fundamentals and design principles, including composition and color theory. Strong grasp of PBR (Physically Based Rendering) and PBL (Physically Based Lighting) fundamentals. Excellent knowledge of both offline and real-time rendering techniques. Familiarity with advanced lighting technologies such as Global Illumination and Lumen. Dans ce rôle vous devrez: Collaborer avec les équipes techniques et artistiques pour développer le style visuel et garantir la qualité de l'éclairage; Étudier la documentation du jeu afin de bien comprendre l'expérience que l'on souhaite offrir aux joueur·euse·s; Définir les flux de travail et créer des références visuelles; S'appuyer sur des références visuelles pour respecter la direction artistique du projet et proposer des améliorations concernant l'ambiance et l'éclairage; Concevoir des systèmes d'éclairage qui soutiennent à la fois le style visuel et le gameplay; Maintenir un niveau de qualité constant tout en respectant les contraintes artistiques et techniques; Fournir des retours sur les pipelines et outils d'éclairage, et assurer un suivi régulier de l'avancement. Ce que nous recherchons: Expérience professionnelle d'au moins 5 ans en conception d'éclairage pour les jeux vidéo; Solide connaissance technique de la création d'éclairage en temps réel dans les moteurs de jeu; Excellente compréhension des fondamentaux artistiques et des principes de design, incluant la composition et la théorie des couleurs; Maîtrise des fondamentaux du PBR et du PBL; Très bonne connaissance du rendu, aussi bien hors ligne qu'en temps réel; Familiarité avec les technologies d'éclairage avancées telles que l'illumination globale, Lumen, ou autres. Vous ferez partie de l'équipe d'éclairage sur Dead by Daylight, où vous jouerez un rôle essentiel dans la création d'ambiances visuelles immersives. Vous collaborerez étroitement avec la direction artistique pour définir le ton, la palette de couleurs et l'atmosphère de chaque scène. Ce poste met l'accent sur la vision artistique, tout en nécessitant une collaboration étroite avec l'équipe Tech Art afin d'assurer l'optimisation des performances. Vous serez impliqué·e dans la gestion des cinématiques, des événements scriptés, du brouillard et des effets de post-traitement pour enrichir l'expérience globale
Prêt·e à plonger dans le monde du développement de jeux vidéo à la pointe de la technologie ? Basé à Montréal, Behaviour Interactif est un acteur majeur de l'industrie du jeu, créant des expériences inoubliables sur PC, console et mobile. On est un studio indépendant dynamique avec plus de 1200 employés passionnés, et on a des studios à Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) et au Royaume-Uni (Behaviour UK–North & South). On se concentre sur deux grands axes : les Services et les Jeux Originaux. Notre équipe Services collabore avec des géants du jeu et du divertissement comme Disney, Sony, Activision et Nintendo, en offrant un développement sur commande de premier choix et en innovant dans le divertissement immersif en lieu fixe (LBE). Pendant ce temps, notre unité Jeux Originaux repousse les limites de notre créativité avec nos IPs emblématiques, comme le fameux Dead by Daylight. Rejoins-nous et fais partie de l'avenir du divertissement interactif
Chez Behaviour Interactif, on croit en l'équité des chances pour tout le monde et on célèbre la diversité des personnes, des perspectives et des idées. C'est donc important pour nous de travailler avec des talents qui proviennent de tous les horizons, et ce, indépendamment de leur âge, sexe, ethnicité, couleur, origine ethnique ou nationale, religion, orientation sexuelle, identité de genre, statut familial, handicap ou toute autre caractéristique protégée par les lois applicables

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