Studio: The Coalition
Job Opening: Senior Lighting Artist – Gears of War – The Coalition
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with a cross disciplinary team – level design, environments, VFX(Visual Effects), and tech art – to create industry leading lighting of our in-game spaces.
- Craft compelling lighting which supports narrative, art direction and gameplay objectives while meeting the performance targets.
- Translate conceptual illustrations into outstanding real-time lighting visuals.
- Work with art and engineering teams to create solutions to difficult visual challenges.
- Proactive and effective communication with the art directors, leads and other content devs.
- Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of current lighting techniques, constraints and future trends.
- Help establish new best practices, and coach existing ones to junior lighting team members.
- Participate in portfolio reviews, recruitment interviews, and assist in finding and retaining talent.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s Degree or Certificate in Design, Fine Arts, Visual Communications or related art field AND 2+ years’ experience in art design or a related art field working on computer games or entertainment OR equivalent experience.
- 4+ years of lighting experience in video games.
- A portfolio that demonstrates a thorough understanding of lighting, composition, and color
- Knowledge of both real-time and pre-rendered lighting principles (dynamic lighting, light bake solutions, sub surface scattering, HDR(High Dynamic Range), physically based rendering).
- Production experience with modern real time game engines such as Unreal, Unity, Frostbite, Crytek, or Snowdrop is highly valued but not required.
- Experience and knowledge of how to balance great visuals with optimal performance in game.
- Ability to work collaboratively – bring new ideas and work iteratively to improve existing ones.
- Ability to organize and manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
- Background in real world photography, cinematography and lighting a plus.
