Senior Lighting Artist - LAST SENTINEL

at  Lucid Games Ltd

Start: Immediate
Duration: 12 month FTC - We are not able to offer sponsorship for this role
Location: Liverpool or Remote (UK only)
We’re looking for a Senior Lighting Artist to work with our Art and Production team on a new PC title with a talented development team.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience of using 3rd party engines such as Unreal Engine
• Excellent understanding of colour theory, composition, and the principles of lighting, to deliver a quality realistic style for compelling game environments and in-game cinematics.
• Strong artistic skills to interpret concept art and colour keys to recreate the mood and atmosphere in a game environment.
• Ability to work in collaboration with artists, designers, coders, tech artists and art directors.
• Knowledge of art pipelines in game development studios.
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills, time management, and organisational skills, with the ability to work with minimal supervision.

DESIRED EXPERIENCE

• Strong understanding of exposure, direct/indirect light, fog, post processing, and the relation between shaders/materials, albedo, and lighting.
• Excellent competency in industry standard DCC Software utilising Physically-based HDR Lighting and Global Illumination.
• Experience with scripting and shader creation is a plus.
• Experience on AAA console games.
• General understanding of colour grading with proficiency in industry standard software such as Nuke, Fusion, DaVinci Resolve

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop the lighting, colour and mood, and transitions for environments and characters with guidance from Directors and Leads, the Art team, and Design.
• Create dynamic and static lighting setups for environments, characters, and cinematics.
• Balance aesthetic appeal with performance optimization, ensuring that lighting solutions run efficiently on target platforms.
• Work closely with the Art Director, Environment Artists, and Level Designers to achieve the desired look and feel.
• Collaborate with the technical art team to define and implement shaders, post-process effects, and other lighting-related tools.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior lighting artists, fostering a collaborative and creative work environment.
• Solve complex technical challenges related to lighting and ensure seamless integration of lighting with other systems (e.g., weather, time of day).
• Contribute to the visual narrative by using light to emphasize mood, highlight key gameplay moments, and guide the player’s eye.
• Stay current with industry trends and lighting techniques, incorporating new methods to enhance the game’s visual quality.
• Review and implement feedback from Directors.

The interview process for the Senior Lighting Artist role is made up of 2 stages:

• First interview (45 – 60 minutes) – An interview to discuss your experience and working history relating to the position with members of our Art team. In return, we will provide a full overview of the role, life at the studio as well as answer any questions you may have.
• Final interview (30 minutes) – A final Interview with our Studio Head and Studio Production Director. This will be a chance for you to get to know the Senior Management team and all the things that make Lucid, Lucid! You will have a lot of opportunities to ask any questions about the studio and Culture