Studio: nDreams Studio
Job Opening: Lighting Artist
Location: Remote
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Own and drive the ideation and iteration of creating an immersive world from concept art to game.
- Create lighting effects to enhance believable and immersive game worlds, ensuring the delivery of extraordinary virtual reality games and experiences.
- Balance, tinker, and playtest your work to optimise the overall games experience.
- Participate in team activities and work collaboratively with others in your team to deliver commitments.
- Fix bugs and support core systems through multiple project lifecycles.
- Act as a positive advocate and representative for the Art team within the studio and externally.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Performance and accountability – a commitment and focus to producing work of the highest standard to time and budget.
- Communication and relationships – the ability to work collaboratively with the wider team at Elevation, the ability to develop visual ideas and to react positively to constructive feedback, and the ability to critique other people’s work constructively.
- A strong set of core skills – including composition, great attention to detail, and the ability to employ a clear creative process from reference, concept, and development to the final style, finishes, and execution.
- Versatility, showing an aptitude to tackle a wide range of subject matters from stylized to realistic, showcasing a strong grasp of realism.
Desired experience:
- Possessing strong expertise in lighting, composition, and mood creation, showcasing a keen ability to manipulate visual elements for impactful and evocative outcomes, using a combination of technical and artistic skills to create visually compelling and emotionally resonant artwork.
- A degree/equivalent qualification and at least 2 years experience in real-time game development, with demonstrable results.
- An aptitude to apply yourself to new tools and technology, including an excellent understanding of the Unreal Engine.
- Experience working within a team and a positive personality with a can-do attitude.
