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Lighting Director

With multiple awards to our name, Larian Studios has proven that we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. As we move on to new projects, the studio that brought you Baldur’s Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for a Lighting Director to join the team and help us in crafting the high caliber games our fans have come to expect.

Responsibilities

• Develop the look and feel of Lighting that fit projects’ overall stylistic guidelines.
• Present concepts and ideas to the creative director and other departments, interpreting feedback and making recommendations where appropriate.
• Communicate with art directors, designers, animation directors, and producers.
• Provide direction and generate conceptual and creative ideas for the Lighting team. Balance visual satisfaction and gameplay clarity that communicate essential game information.
• Understand ongoing and upcoming needs of the Lighting department.
• Anticipate and solve technical challenges within given constraints and visual requirements.
• Stay up-to-date and be aware of current trends of the game industry. Advocate for the technological needs of the team and push the technology forward.
• Identify and set up best practices of Lighting workflow for Cinematic and Gameplay lighting.
• Supervise and inspire lighting artists to produce outstanding work.
• Optimization of Lighting for better performance without sacrificing quality of the end product.
• Guide R&D to experiment with new industry technology and trends to improve the projects’ visual quality and efficiency

Requirements

• Have successfully shipped AAA titles as a Lighting lead or director.
• Experience in building and leading Lighting team.
• Passion and ability to work as a positive, collaborative, enthusiastic, ambitious and contributing team member with a real desire to work with the team to find solutions.
• Excellent presentation skills to inspire the Lighting team and to present goals and creative vision.
• Adaptability to various aesthetic styles.

Important Notes

• This is an On-site position.
• You will be working with different teams so occasional travel to our other studios may be required.