Temporary Senior Lighting Artist

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Requirements:

• 5+ years of real-time lighting experience in 3D AAA games, with an ability to generate final lighting and rendering.
• Working knowledge of Lumen, Sequencer, and Blueprint.
• Experience as a Senior Lighting Artist on one AAA title.
• Cinematic and character lighting experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Art or Digital Media, or equivalent work experience.
• Demonstrated experience working with modern FPS engines and modern art pipelines.
• Must be comfortable taking on responsibility for the development of complex lighting solutions and workflows.
• Experience developing high quality lighting under runtime constraints.
• Experience working with a team of artists towards a common goal.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills.
• Able to discuss, support, and advocate for your opinions while being receptive to differing viewpoints.
• Highly detail-oriented, deadline-driven, and able to embrace change for a fast-growing organization.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks, set priorities, and creatively solve challenging problems.
• Uncompromising ethics and unwavering integrity.
• Champion of high standards, pushing for progress, embracing change, and challenging the status quo.
• A positive force multiplier with a great team-player attitude.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the construction of the lighting pipeline within the Unreal Engine.
• Collaborate with lighting and technical artists in multiple locations to elevate the composition of game environments.
• Partner with the animation and cinematics teams to light in-game and pre-rendered cinematics.
• Create shot composition and rendering of key art and marketing shots when required.
• Collaborate with the Cinematic and VFX teams to solve challenging technical lighting problems.
• Troubleshoot issues in Blueprint and find elegant solutions.
• Support art best practices and standards within the team.
• Contribute to a positive, proactive, and agile work environment that encourages innovation and collaboration.
• Work closely with the Lighting Lead to understand and uphold the visual style and direction for lighting.
• Contribute to, and help maintain, efficient lighting pipelines and workflows.
• Research and share new techniques and technologies related to lighting with the goal of continuous development and improvement.
• Work closely with other groups within the art department to achieve cohesive and visually stunning results.
• Receive and apply constructive feedback as part of our iterative process effectively while maintaining a positive attitude.
• Maintain the values of Cloud Chamber.