Lead Lighting Artist
$150,400–$150,400 year
RemoteCalifornia, United States
Job Summary
Manage and mentor a team of lighting artists to drive quality, productivity, and professional growth while setting clear expectations. Partner with the Art Director and department leads to establish visual style and quality standards for lighting, and collaborate with the Core Tech Team to ensure technical specifications and runtime optimizations are met for real-time rendering engines. Develop efficient lighting workflows, research cutting-edge techniques, and resolve technical roadblocks while working with production to define realistic timelines and track progress. Lead efforts to optimize high-quality lighting within performance constraints for in-game cinematics and immersive storytelling.
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in real-time lighting and final rendering
- Track record of serving as a Lead Artist on at least one shipped AAA title
- In-depth practical knowledge of Unreal Engine 5
- Knowledge of Lumen lighting tools
- Knowledge of UE Sequencer
- Knowledge of Physically Based Rendering (PBR)
- Demonstrated experience lighting for in-game cinematics
- Experience optimizing high-quality lighting within runtime performance constraints
- Proven track record of successfully managing, recruiting, mentoring, and retaining top-tier artistic talent
Desired Qualifications
- A reliable, positive force multiplier
- Opportunities to integrate work across disciplines
- Contribution to a healthy, supportive team environment
- Solid communication skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to articulate complex ideas clearly
- Ability to package information for diverse audiences
- Ability to deliver difficult feedback with empathy and professionalism
- Experience in working in cross-disciplinary teams
- Strong communication skills in cross-disciplinary teams
- Persistent and self-motivated
- Proactive mindset
- Ability to maintain effectiveness and quality under pressure
- Ability to maintain effectiveness and quality under ambiguity
- Ability to maintain effectiveness and quality under fast-changing priorities
- Active listening ability
- Ability to build and maintain trust-based relationships across all levels of the organization
- Ability to understand differing perspectives
- Ability to navigate organizational complexity with tact and emotional intelligence
- Highly open to feedback and direction
- Desire to learn new skills
- Capability to produce quick, quality revisions based on new insights or constraints
- Strong ownership of tasks
- Ability to drive work forward autonomously
- Critical eye for detail
- Organization
- Ensuring high standards of quality
- Dedication to upholding Cloud Chamber's core values
- Contribution to a positive and respectful company culture
- Striving for excellence in all endeavors
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