Senior AI Animator
Infinity Ward
Woodland Hills, CA
We are currently on the hunt for a super creative Lighting Artist (Temporary) to join our team and work on our next awesome project.
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
• Implement lighting across multiplayer, single player, coop, and warzone maps
• Collaborate with Art Teams in the development of level lighting to establish a compelling, cohesive look
• Contribute innovative and original ideas towards all aspects of game production and development
• Meet established quality standards by creating visually stunning game environments and cinematics while maintaining runtime performance
• Assist in the documentation and communication of technical and process guidelines for lighting creation and implementation
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
• 2+ years industry experience with at least 1 title shipped on xbox, ps, or PC platforms
• Proven ability to produce compelling visuals through lighting showcased in a portfolio with environments, characters and cinematics
• Proactive, self-motivated, and results-oriented; able to translate visual reference or concept effectively into the game without direct supervision
• Deep understanding of color theory, space, material response, light and media interaction and physically based rendering techniques
• Proficiency in real-time engines, tools, pipelines and development processes
• Ability to collaborate with team leads to achieve lighting solutions that are effective for art and design teams
• Open to feedback but also possessing an excellent capacity to solve creative and technical problems, and present a compelling vision
• Ability to research and develop innovative lighting techniques; envision or address tools needs, report and solve bugs
• Understanding of color grading and pbr shader development
• Experience with game engine editors (Unreal Engine, Unity, etc.)
• Experience in HDR photography
• Some experience with programming or scripting languages
• Understanding of real-time memory constraints, rendering performance, and optimization
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g36pe5-3-147-42-168-42 in your application.
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