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Senior Lighting Artist [Star Wars Project]

Job Description

We’re collaborating with Disney and Lucasfilm Games on a new story-driven open-world video game set in the beloved Star Wars galaxy. This is a lore we love and want to do justice with a game and story that bring both new and lifelong fans on an immersive and outstanding journey that will stay with them for years.

As a Senior Lighting Artist at Massive, you'll get the chance to use your artistic eye to create visually stunning gameplay spaces. Utilizing the power of our in-house game engine - Snowdrop, you'll collaborate with fellow Artists, Tech Art, and Level Designers to create unique game worlds.

This is a permanent position based in Malmö Sweden and requires working onsite. We kindly ask you to apply with your CV and message to the hiring manager in English. Applications will be reviewed whilst the job ad is posted.

Responsibilities

• Helping to drive narrative storytelling through effective use of color, light, and mood. Using lighting to help convey emotional experiences.
• Working with the Art Director and Lead Artists to keep the artistic style & mood consistent with our defined visual style for the game.
• Proactively driving collaboration with other departments (like Tech Art) to balance aesthetic quality and performance requirements.
• Identifying and helping to develop techniques and toolsets.
• Maintaining quality, efficiency, and consistency across your work.

Qualifications

You push what Lighting Art can mean to a game through creative initiatives. Your openness and flexibility complements this and enables you to provide insights from all parts of the development into your area of expertise, which makes you a valuable source of ideas and suggestions.

Besides the above we’re looking for someone aligned with our core values and the following skills and experience:

• A relevant portfolio of artwork (must include Lighting Art);
• Proven experience working in the games industry with at least one major title to your name;
• Deep understanding of lighting theory, and art/design fundamentals (including an understanding of composition and color theory);
• Excellent knowledge of lighting pipelines and cutting-edge art techniques (e.g. baking lightmaps).

Additional Information

Massive Entertainment is a world-leading AAA studio located in Malmö Sweden and is part of the Ubisoft family. We’re a multinational team of more than 650 passionate and highly skilled people from 50+ different countries. Our studio’s goal has always been – and still is – to craft the finest gaming experiences for all players.

At Massive, you get to do what you love most while bringing your own experience to our ongoing projects, like Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and The Star Wars Project. We're also developing new tech here, such as our in-house engine Snowdrop, and Ubisoft Connect - Ubisoft's digital ecosystem and distribution platform.

All your application information will be kept confidential according to EEO & GDPR guidelines.