Lighting Artist

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior UE5 Lighting Artist to join our team and contribute to international AAA open-world game projects.

In this role, you will be responsible for the overall lighting design, atmosphere crafting, and visual quality enhancement of massive open-world environments. You will leverage high-quality real-time lighting solutions to build immersive gaming experiences.

This position requires a strong balance of artistic expression and technical optimization capabilities—ensuring top-tier visual fidelity while meeting the rigorous performance standards of an open-world project.

Key Responsibilities

Lighting Design & Production

• Design and implement comprehensive lighting schemes for open-world environments.
• Formulate lighting representations for day/night cycles and dynamic weather systems in alignment with the project's art style.
• Handle interior and exterior scene lighting setup and atmosphere crafting.
• Enhance visual depth, spatial awareness, and narrative expression within game scenes.
• Continuously iterate and optimize visual quality based on feedback from the Art Director.

UE5 Real-Time Lighting Production

• Proficiently utilize the UE5 lighting ecosystem, including:

• Lumen Global Illumination

• Virtual Shadow Maps (VSM)

• Volumetric Fog

• Sky Atmosphere

• Exponential Height Fog

• Post Process Volumes

• Reflection Systems

• HDR Pipeline

• Take ownership of: Lighting Layout, Color Management, Exposure Control, Atmosphere Design, Weather Expression, and Time-of-Day Cycle Representation.

Open-World Project Duties

• Participate in lighting planning for large-scale open-world maps.
• Responsible for unifying the lighting style while creating distinct visual identities across multiple biomes.
• Address and resolve lighting management challenges under the World Partition framework.
• Optimize lighting performance during level streaming states.
• Ensure visual consistency across various times of day and weather conditions.
• Support exploration experiences and visual guidance through strategic lighting design.

Technical Optimization