Game Environment Illumination Expert

2 weeks ago


StratforduponAvon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom Sega Europe Full time

We are Sega Europe, the gaming studio behind Football Manager. Our studio has been based at the Here East technology hub in Stratford, East London since 2006.

About the Job

We are looking for a Lighting Artist to join our Art & Animation team as a Contractor. As a Lighting Artist, you will play a key role in defining and enhancing the game's visual atmosphere by implementing and refining lighting across various scenes and environments.

The ideal candidate will possess a keen eye for colour, contrast, and visual composition, combined with a strong technical foundation in Unity's lighting systems.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Lighting Setup and Adjustments:
  • Set up and maintain lighting across environments, character scenes, and cutscenes in Unity, ensuring they align with the game's artistic vision and technical requirements.
  • Make real-time adjustments to lighting setups based on team feedback, optimizing performance while preserving visual fidelity.
Atmospheric Lighting and Mood Creation:
  • Work closely with the Head of Art & Animation and Environment Artists to develop atmospheric lighting that enhances the visuals within the game.
  • Use lighting creatively to reinforce gameplay and player immersion across different game settings.
Collaborate with Art and Technical Teams:
  • Partner with environment artists and technical artists to ensure lighting works seamlessly with other visual components, enhancing cohesion and consistency in scenes.
  • Coordinate with technical art to balance visual quality and performance, ensuring lighting is efficient for real-time performance on targeted platforms.
Scene Optimisation and Debugging:
  • Identify and resolve technical and performance issues related to lighting, such as real-time shadows, global illumination, and post-processing, using profiling tools and techniques in Unity.
  • Collaborate with engineers to debug any lighting-related issues, ensuring assets meet performance and quality standards across devices.
Lighting Tool Usage and Shader Knowledge:
  • Leverage Unity's lighting tools within URP, such as light probes, reflection probes, and lighting volumes, to achieve realistic lighting effects that align with project goals.
  • Basic shader knowledge, with the ability to adjust or customize shaders in Unity as necessary to enhance visual effects related to lighting is a benefit.
Process Adherence and Detail Orientation:
  • Follow established workflows and best practices, avoiding ad-hoc solutions in favour of structured approaches that can be easily maintained and scaled.
  • Ensure all lighting assets and methods adhere to the project's technical and aesthetic standards, with detailed documentation for future updates.
Lighting Polish and Review:
  • Continuously refine lighting elements through feedback cycles, ensuring consistency with the project's vision and maintaining a high standard of visual quality.
  • Proactively share progress with the art team, being open to feedback and ready to iterate to align with broader art and design goals.

The estimated salary for this position is £58,000 - £70,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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