Splash Damage is looking for a Senior Lighting Artist to join their growing teams of talented developers. You’ll be helping Splash Damage to create worlds with atmosphere and emotion.
Your responsibilities…
Light scenes based on reference photographs and concept Art materials
Work with the Lead Lighting Artist and Art Director to create high quality lighting schemes in keeping with the project's visual direction
Produce work within specifications under strict deadlines
Review and implement your work using the game editor
Trouble shoot lighting issues and action creative feedback
Collaborate with other sub-disciplines including Environment Art, Level Design, VFX, Cinematics and Tech Art
Coach and mentor junior level staff through knowledge sharing
The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role…
Experience working within Unreal Engine 4
An up-to-date portfolio filled with examples of Lighting work.
A good understanding of shape, form, composition and tonal values
Excellent knowledge of Physically Based Rendering and balancing materials
Experience pre-bake, dynamic and hybrid lighting workflows
Working knowledge of tone mapping, colour grading and LUTs
The ability to deliver performant lighting schemes for gameplay
Great communication and teamwork skills
Nice to have, but not required…
Experience with Unreal 5 Early Access and Lumen
Solid understanding of the impact of Lighting direction on Level Design and gameplay
Knowledge of trends in videogame lighting, movie cinematography and photography
An understanding of HDR and its implementation
Experience lighting both environments, characters and cinematic cut scenes
An understanding of post processing effects including colour grading
Perks and benefits include…
Bespoke visa and relocation packages for you and your family, with support from the team throughout the whole process