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Senior Lighting Artist
3 years ago
Wave brings people together through virtual entertainment. Our shows enable artists and audiences to collaborate in the creation of the most interactive live performance experiences in the world. Waves are live, interactive and immersive shows that are unlike any virtual concert you have ever experienced. We combine the best of live music, gaming and broadcast technology to transform the live music experience. Waves are live streamed globally on wave.watch and across popular social and gaming platforms including YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, TikTok, Facebook and Roblox.
Responsibilities
- Work with art director and creative team to establish and implement the real-time lighting, color palette, post processing, and general visual mood across shows
- Establish best practices for real-time lighting and guide other artists on the team in this effort
- Work across the team to design reusable lighting systems and workflows that integrate with our live virtual performance engine in Unreal
- Work with modelers and texture/shader artists as needed to achieve high quality lighting and rendering across shows
- Work with team to drive new lighting+rendering tools and process creation to achieve the best visual fidelity we can for shows
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years experience as a real-time lighting artist
- Strong portfolio of real-time lighting work on shipped titles, preferably in games or interactive media
- Team player, strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
- Strong understanding of Unreal rendering and lighting pipelines and workflows
- Ability to communicate effectively with artists and non-artists to clearly define project goals and requirements
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with or familiarity with live concert / theater lighting systems and challenges
- Technical problem solving skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision
- Experience working with audio-reactive / music-visualization like content
- Familiarity with Unreal Shadergraph
- Knowledge working in with Unreal Camera Systems
- Musician/Music lover
- Passion for live events
- Familiarity with new tech and industry trends
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