nDreams is looking for a Senior Lighting Artist to join Studio Elevation and play a key role in defining the visual tone and atmosphere of our projects. You will take ownership of lighting pipelines, contribute to visual storytelling, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver stunning, immersive environments.
What You'll Do
- Design and implement high-quality lighting across environments, characters, and cinematics.
- Collaborate with art direction to define and maintain the visual tone of the project.
- Work closely with environment and level design teams to ensure lighting enhances gameplay and readability.
- Optimize lighting for performance across platforms while maintaining visual quality.
- Develop and maintain lighting workflows and documentation.
- Troubleshoot and resolve lighting-related issues in engine.
- Provide feedback and mentorship to junior and mid-level artists.
What We're Looking For
- 4+ years of professional experience in lighting for games or real-time applications.
- Expertise in lighting tools and techniques within game engines such as Unreal or Unity.
- A strong understanding of lighting theory, colour, composition, and mood.
- Experience in optimising lighting for performance across platforms.
- A solid grasp of PBR workflows, post-processing, and real-time rendering.
- The ability to work independently and take ownership of lighting across large scenes.
- A portfolio that showcases exceptional lighting work in real-time environments.
Nice to Have
- Experience with cinematic lighting or cutscene workflows.
- Familiarity with shader development or technical art pipelines.
Technical Stack
- Unreal or Unity
Team & Environment
You will work closely with art direction, environment teams, and technical artists.
Benefits & Compensation
- Flexible hours
- Duvets days
- Your birthday off
- Dedicated personal development time and support
- Regular socials
- Excellent holiday offering
- Pension scheme
- Health insurance
- Life cover
- Competitive compensation dependent on experience
Work Mode
This role is remote within the UK.
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