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Lead Lighting Artist

Novato, California💼 Full-time💰 $150,400–$150,400🗓 2026-08-14 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a team of lighting artists to craft visually stunning real-time lighting and establish visual style standards for immersive storytelling in AAA games.

Role type

Senior IC Lead Lighting Artist

Builds

Real-time lighting solutions and visual atmosphere for AAA game titles

Domain

Video Game Development / Real-time Rendering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Real-time lighting, Final rendering, Team leadership, Workflow optimization, Technical problem solving, Project management, Unreal Engine 5, Lumen, UE Sequencer, PBR, Cinematic lighting

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Unreal Engine 5, Lumen, UE Sequencer

Responsibilities

Manage and mentor a team of lighting artists; Partner with Art Director to set visual style standards; Develop and optimize lighting workflows; Collaborate with Core Tech Team on runtime optimizations; Partner with production to manage timelines and priorities.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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