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Lead Lighting Artist (Narrative Adventure)

A visionary game development studio founded in 2012, Firesprite builds innovative showcase titles for PlayStation platforms as part of the PlayStation Studios family.

Would you enjoy the freedom to create AAA games working from anywhere in the UK, including our Liverpool studio?

We're looking for a Lead Lighting Artist on dark, narrative driven blockbuster title with genre defining goals. This highly ambitious project takes atmosphere, narrative and player agency firmly into ground-breaking territory on next-generation Unreal 5 & hardware technologies.

This is an ambitious, AAA project with a heavy focus on art, animation and delivering unique character performances to heighten player presence and immersion to new levels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Leads and AD to help maintain, develop and refine lighting pipelines
• Work collaboratively with the art team to create great AAA games experiences
• Placing and adjusting light sources within the environment

• Create scene lighting for both gameplay and cinematics
• Bring your own ideas to the team and help to improve workflows and processes

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Principal Lighting Artist, or similar position, on at least one shipped PC or Console title

• Experience with Unreal Engine 4 or a proprietary engine
• Experienced in using 3D software (Maya/Max)
• Strong understanding of lighting and composition
• Excellent knowledge of lighting theory
• Knowledge and experience of baked and real-time lighting techniques

• Strong understanding of physical-based lighting systems

Additional or Desired Skills:

• Experience working on a AAA title
• Compositing and colour grading experience

Benefits

• Private Healthcare Plan
• Bonus Scheme
• Enhanced Holiday Allowance
• Pension Plans
• Work From Home
• Training & Development
• Employee Assistance Programme - Counselling

Firesprite is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable applicants regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.