Lighting Artist

Sperasoft seeks a highly skilled Senior Lighting Artist to bring expertise in crafting lighting scenarios for games that will be played by millions.

If you are an experienced Senior Lighting Artist with a strong passion for creating visually compelling game environments, possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, and have a keen eye for detail, we invite you to join our team. Together, we will push the boundaries of visual excellence and deliver immersive gaming experiences to players worldwide.

Responsibilities

• Design lighting that matches or exceeds art direction and client's expectations and supports the look of other departments work in the best way.
• Propose new ideas for realistic lighting schemes, relying on scene scenery, mood and art direction needs.
• Communicate with Art-Director and client representatives in terms of achieving work quality desired by the client.
• Communicate with other teams to support lighting art needs required for target quality.
• Support art style and mood with lighting.
• Maintain a balance between visual quality and performance requirements.
• Have the Art Director and Technical Director validate the quality of the lighting and make any changes that are requested.
• Create and estimate tasks for Lighting Art team.
• Verify lighting quality after changes from other departments and perform any necessary improvements.
• Fix the lighting bugs filed by testers.
• Optimize lighting to produce the best possible image quality, in accordance with the technical limitations of the engine.
• Carry out all other related tasks.
• Contribute to the team-oriented environment.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Lighting artist in the game industry with experience of performing senior or lead level tasks. At least one shipped title in the portfolio.
• Extensive knowledge of color theory, lighting and composition.
• Understanding of real-time and pre-rendered techniques.
• Knowledge of UE4 lighting techniques. Knowledge of UE5's Lumen, VSM and Nanite is a bonus. Familiarity with game engines, tools, pipelines and game development process.
• Knowledge of any DCC tools (Maya/3ds Max/Blender) and other 2D/3D Art tools (e.g. Photoshop/Substance Painter/Substance Designer) useful in Lighting Art production.
• Sense of initiative and proactivity.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to give and accept feedback and adapt to changes.
• Originality and resourcefulness when setting out solutions.
• Self-motivation, good communication skills, and a great team-player attitude.

Would be a plus

• Experience in photography is an asset.
• Experience in other areas of computer graphics is an asset.
• Ability to create concept art.

Benefits

• Learning & development opportunities.
• Exceptional private medical insurance plan.
• Casual workplace environment; new renovation and relaxation area.
• Friendly team and a family-like environment.

Role Information:
Studio: Sperasoft
Location: Europe, Serbia, Belgrade
Area of Work: Art Services
Service: Create
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent