Senior Environment Lighting Artist (Contingent)

The role

The Senior Level Lighting Artist will develop lighting schemes, color palettes, post-processing effects, and visual moods for 3D game environments. They will work with modelers, texture/shader artists, and outsource vendors to optimize visual looks and performance.

What you will do

• Develop the lighting scheme, color-palette, post-processing-fx, and general visual mood
• Work with modelers and texture/shader artists to optimize the visual look and run-time performance of the Environments
• Work with outsource vendors and lighting artists, collaborating on visual looks, tech, training, and workflows
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

Required qualifications

• 3-5 years of industry experience in Film or Games generating final picture
• Has shipped at least one AAA game
• Excellent competency in Autodesk Maya and knowledge of Global Illumination
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work with little to no supervision
• Thorough understanding of direct/indirect light, luminance / exposure and color-theory
• Excellent competency in multi-tasking, being able to handle their own workload as well as having the time to help out other artists where needed

Nice to have

• Proven work experience with generating light-maps, pre-lighting or baked lighting is desired

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision

Before you apply

• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States
• Candidates will be expected to provide a portfolio or demo reel of their work
• May be asked to complete an art test
• Sony Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage

About the company

Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games for nearly 40 years. They are currently working on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.