Electronic Arts is looking for a Senior Lighting Artist to push visual and technical boundaries and deliver stunning player experiences. You will collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers at Criterion Games to shape top-tier level and cinematic lighting that aligns with art direction and enhances the overall player experience.
What You'll Do
- Deliver high-quality level and cinematic lighting.
- Work on grading, post process techniques, lens effects, and lens flares to add realism and style.
- Set visual targets to inspire the team.
- Research new technology and workflows that help push visual quality.
- Mentor less experienced members of the lighting team.
- Collaborate with art, design, and engineering to deliver a cohesive overall experience.
- Work under the guidance of the Lighting Lead and support them by owning and driving topics.
- Team up with Tech Art to understand performance optimisations and smart approaches.
- Communicate progress and raise any issues or proposed solutions with the art directors.
What We're Looking For
- Understanding of how to use light and colour to guide the player’s eye and evoke emotions.
- Excellent knowledge of lighting, shading, and PBR for realtime applications, including optimisation.
- Experience shipping multiple AAA titles on current gen5 consoles.
- Experience with reference capture for Lighting, including HDRI capture and calibration workflows.
- Knowledge of colour grading pipelines and tonemapping.
- A passion for the technical and creative sides of realtime lighting.
- A broad interest in aspects of visual art, including video games.
- Knowledge of image editing or mastering software.
- A passion for games and a deep understanding of what makes great player experiences.
Technical Stack
- UE4/5
- Frostbite
- Unity
- DaVinci Resolve
- Photoshop
- Nuke
Team & Environment
You will be part of Criterion Games, collaborating with other artists, designers, and engineers, and reporting to the Lighting Lead.
Company Culture
- We cherish our rich, award-winning history of crafting quality games with joy and passion.
- We believe healthy and engaged teams are key to building great games.
- We place enormous value on collaboration, fresh ideas, and diverse perspectives.
- This is a place where you can unleash your creativity and be part of something extraordinary.
