About the role
Reports to:
Creative Director
Employment Type:
Permanent – Full-Time
What you will do:
- Translate artistic intentions and concept illustrations into real-time lighting, while respecting the technical constraints of the game engine;
- Produce high-quality lighting for environments and various gameplay situations;
- Collaborate closely with level designers, environment artists, VFX artists, animators, and technical artists to develop lighting solutions aligned with artistic and design goals;
- Strike the right balance between artistic intent, gameplay readability, and performance budgets for target platforms;
- Use Unreal to deliver final work of high visual and technical quality;
- Diagnose and optimize lighting-related performance issues.
What you bring:
- Degree in 3D and/or other equivalent training;
- 5+ years of industry experience as a lighting artist with significant real-time knowledge;
- At least 1 shipped title, preferably on current-generation platforms, as a lighting artist;
- Solid understanding of PBR workflows, real-time rendering, and various lighting and global illumination techniques (lightmaps, light probes, dynamic lighting, ray tracing, etc.);
- Good understanding of composition, color, values, contrast, and visual storytelling;
- Proactive in seeking feedback and communicating with the lighting lead, the art director, and other relevant departments.
Even better if you have:
- In-depth knowledge of the various roles and stages of video game production;
- Excellent understanding of the technical constraints specific to game engines and different platforms;
- Experience with Unreal Engine profiling and optimization tools;
- A good understanding of Unreal Engine's modern lighting systems, notably Lumen and Virtual Shadow Maps.
Why join us?
- Flexible work schedule: Because unexpected events are part of life when you are sick or need personal days;
- Hybrid work: Because we have adapted to the new reality;
- Access to group insurance: To take care of yourself and your loved ones;
- Access to group RRSP: We think about your future;
- Access to a telemedicine service for the family: To avoid a pleasant 24hrs in the emergency room;
- Bonus system: We recognize the work accomplished;
- Public transport paid for by the company.
Please note: your application is reviewed by a real human being — not an NPC, not an AI.
Come create emotion with us!