Lighting Artist

Job Description

Rocksteady Studios is an award-winning, critically acclaimed video game developer. Founded in 2004, we are home to the widely celebrated Batman: Arkham series of games. Our philosophy for game development is all about treating people well to create quality entertainment that stands the test of time. We're a one-project studio that built our success by combining genre-defining gameplay and character-driven cinematic narrative with AAA production values. Born in the heart of London, our multicultural team takes inspiration from the culture and history of our home in one of the most diverse cities in the world.

Your New Role…

We are looking to add a talented Lighting Artist to our team. By working as a lighting artist at Rocksteady you will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of lighting scenarios where you will be able to showcase and develop your creativity, applying your talent into games that will be played by millions of people.

You will enjoy a great deal of creative ownership over what you do and have a direct impact on the visuals of the game instead of being just a cog in the wheel. We are a small team and that means your contribution will be huge.

The role is permanent and hybrid or remote working options are possible

Your Role Accountabilities…
• Creating high quality artistic and functional lighting for environments, cinematics and characters which fulfils both art and design requirements
• Working with the Lead Lighting Artist to realize the project's artistic vision
• Working with Designers, Artists, Technical Artists and Programmers to ensure their lighting needs are met
• Ensuring any lighting content created is within established budgets. Ability to optimize it without a loss in quality, keeping in mind the technical requirements and different platforms' limitations

Qualifications & Experience…
• Professional experience as a dedicated lighting artist, having completed at least one full production cycle for a shipped title
• Able to comfortably work with both artistic hand placed lighting as well as with more technical and systemic approaches
• Experience with PBR shading in current gen games. Must know how light and materials behave in the real world and how this applies in game
• Strong knowledge of lighting, colour theory and image composition proven with a strong portfolio
• Strong Unreal editor knowledge
• Keen on keeping up to date with games' cutting-edge techniques preferred
• Experience with Unreal Engine's blueprints and technical side of lighting preferred
• Experience with 3dsmax and Photoshop preferred
• Keen understanding of cinematography and how to best implement lighting for Cinematic scenes preferred
• A photographic eye and mind-set to be able to correctly interpret exposure and lighting values in game preferred

If you do not meet all the requirements, but after reading through the description you feel excited about the position, and believe you'd still be a great fit for the role we'd still love to hear from you!

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How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

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