Metaverse Game Studios Inc
Location
Work from home | India
Job description
As a Lighting Artist, you will be responsible for lighting the different environments of the game. The Lighting Artist will drive realistic, cinematic lighting in a real-time environment
Responsibilities:
- Create both the exterior and interior lighting within environments, the cinematic and character lighting using Unreal Engine 5
- Create lighting guidelines and implementation techniques
- Maintain the overall look, color balance, and quality
- Optimize lighting data for memory and frame
- Work with the Art Director and Lead Environment Artist to achieve the best look possible to meet the needs of the level
- Engage in look-development around key surfaces and shaders to ensure lighting delivers against visual reference
- Place and adjust light sources within the environment
- Tweak shading materials and textures to improve the perception of the lighting
- Contribute to the development and placement of special effects related to lighting and atmosphere, such as light flares, fog, god rays, and camera optics
- Work with level designers to ensure integration with gameplay
- Collaborate and communicate with a team of internal and external developers
Skills Requirements
- 2 years experience in games or related fields
- A portfolio or demo reel that demonstrates a keen eye for detail and the ability to use light, shadow, and color to create a variety of tones and moods
- Excellent understanding of color theory, composition, and lighting principles
- Excellent knowledge of post-processing effects such as color grading, exposure, tone mapping, bloom, etc.
- PBR, PBL, HDR lighting, and image correction techniques
- Comprehensive knowledge of photography or film-based techniques
- Ability to work within memory and performance constraints while maintaining high visual quality
- Passion for pushing the visual envelope
- Able to learn quickly
- Ability to manage your own time and work within deadlines
- Being a team player
- Fluent in English, both verbally and written
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