Unreal Engine Lighting Artist

Future House Studios is seeking an Unreal Lighting Artist for a fast-paced, exciting, and cutting-edge project. Future House Studios develops animation, games and virtual reality for various high-end clients. If you are ready to work on amazing projects with industry veterans - Join us!

Please note that although this position is remote - being able to work in a local time zone(s) is preferred.

Requirements

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the creation of lighting effects for real-time, in game experience
• Help guide the look and feel of lighting for each scene, and develop stylistic consistency for all maps and environments
• Place and adjust light sources as needed
• Oversee and optimize shots for performance in real-time and rendering
• Tweak shading materials and textures to improve lighting
• Offer creative solutions to technical challenges.
• Responsible for a variety of aspects of real-time production, from managing files, blueprints, and assets
• Work in-engine and own both the technical and creative problem spaces
• Work with the Lead Artist and Art Director to achieve the best look possible
• Collaborate closely with the design, animation and art teams to create exciting, eye-catching and realistic visuals

Necessary Skills and Experience:

• At least 3+ years of experience in Unreal Engine (UE)
• Expert knowledge of in-engine lighting techniques and working with physically based rendering in UE4
• Experience and familiarity with UE5 and other 3D lighting and rendering software
• Capable of generating light-maps, pre-lighting, or baked lighting
• Knowledge of lighting with a Physically Based Rendering (PBR) workflow
• Strong sense of lighting theory including color space, exposure, light fixtures, natural light, reflections
• Skilled at balancing visual quality against performance requirements
• Experience with both real-time and static lighting set-ups
• Knowledge of Forward and Deferred Rendering as it relates to lighting
• Ability to take directions and adaptable to change
• Experience at improvising and problem-solving
• Comfortable with delivering on an expedited schedule
• Able to adapt when changes are required, and manage and organize work priorities to still meet all deadlines
• A current portfolio/website demonstrating ability that includes Unreal-based work is a must

Plus Skills:

• Shipped titles using Unreal Engine
• Excellent artistic skills, with a strong emphasis on real-world lighting/photography
• A passion for video games and real-time technology
• Knowledge and understanding of other parts of the production pipeline (Modeling, Texturing, Rendering, Animation, etc.)
• Knowledge of lighting for VR is major plus
• Has access to a high-quality workstation capable of fast rendering and light-baking

Benefits

Why you should work with Future House Studios:

• Competitive Salary
• Work with incredible team of artists and developers
• Be involved with awesome, world-class IP’s
• Option to work remotely!