Senior Lighting Artist

Are you passionate about creating immersive gaming experiences? Look no further! Digital Extremes is seeking a dynamic Senior Lighting Artist to join our exceptional art team. As the Lead Lighting Artist, you will collaborate closely with our creative team, including Art Directors and Creative Directors, to set the mood, atmosphere, and tone of our projects through lighting. Your expertise will ensure alignment with project vision and adherence to narrative and production deadlines. Join us in shaping the future of gaming!RESPONSIBILITIES Understand the game design and artistic direction documents to become familiar with the challenges that will impact game lighting and be able to propose atmosphere and lighting ideasAssist in the design of lighting systems that will support the atmosphere and gameplay effects and highlight the work of the Level Design and Level Art teamsIn addition to light sources, assist in the placement of lighting specific vfx items and in the management of the lighting portion of the levelsHave the artistic director and technical director validate the quality of the lighting and make any changes that are requestedVerify and maintain the quality of the lighting from both an artistic and technical standpoint across many levels and multiple projectsBe a point of contact for other team members in order to help solve any technical or artistic lighting problemsFix the lighting bugs entered by testersOptimize the lighting, in keeping with the technical limitations of the engineBe involved in the ongoing maintenance of our live and evolving game as it pertains to lighting.Carry out all other related tasksOther responsibilities as assignedREQUIREMENTSCollege diploma or University degree in 3D, Game Development, Graphic Arts, Fine Arts or similar fieldFormal training or as a lighting artist in games or film or experience in a studio photography settingMinimum five (5) years of experience in the field of real-time lighting for games and have a high-level understanding of both the artistic and technical guidelines/impacts that lighting can have on a game environmentArtistic knowledge of lighting techniques, real-time and pre-rendered.Knowledge of lighting, colour theory and image compositionPractical experience using project management software such as Jira, Shotgun, BaseCamp, etcExperience in photography an assetExperience in computer graphics or pre-rendering an assetA portfolio of your own work which demonstrates a diverse range of lighting types and settings and an ability to tell a story through composition, staging, and lightingPREFERRED EXTRASFounded in 1993 by James Schmalz, Digital Extremes ranks as one of the world's top independent video game development studios. Originating with the co-creation of Epic Games' multi-million unit selling Unreal franchise including Unreal and Unreal Tournament, Digital Extremes went on to develop Dark Sector, BioShock for the PlayStation3, the BioShock 2 multiplayer campaign, and The Darkness II. The studio has reached its greatest critical and commercial success with the free-to-play action game, Warframe , boasting a global community of 75 million registered players on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and iOS. The studio's most recently announced project is the much anticipated Soulframe , an open-world action-fantasy MMORPG title that is currently under development.Digital Extremes is headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada, and is proud to be selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers , achieving this recognition for the last ten years in a row. WHY WORK AT DIGITAL EXTREMES Our culture is centered on providing great opportunities to our employees so that everyone feels they are making a meaningful impact. Developing new and existing talent is our long-term focus. We are honored that our work environment has been consistently recognized as one of “Canada’s Top 100 Employers”. We summon you to join our elite team!The rewards of a career with Digital Extremes include:Competitive salary with potential bonus opportunitiesExcellent benefits and paid time offMatching RRSP plan or Simple IRAEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Virtual access to Dialogue, our mental wellness and healthcare services appProfessional development and career supportWork-life balance fitness subsidiesBe part of “Giving Back” through a multitude of fundraising venues at DEEmployee events and team building exercises Please note, some benefits may be subject to eligibility for employees. JOIN US Digital Extremes is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment process. We thank you for your interest, however, only those candidates selected for the next steps in the hiring process will be contacted.
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