Senior Lighting Artist
Senior Lighting Artist
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23-06-2025
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With multiple awards to our name Larian Studios has proven that were dedicated to delivering high-quality role-playing games. As we move on to new projects the studio that brought you Baldurs Gate 3 & Divinity: Original Sin 2 is looking for a Senior Lighting Artist to join the team and help us in crafting the high calibre games our fans have come to expect.
Responsibilities
- Create compelling and stylistically consistent lighting for in-game environments and cinematics in collaboration with the art director art leads and the cinematic team.
- Ensure consistency in lighting across various scenes and locations balancing artistic goals with gameplay clarity and technical performance.
- Set the visual benchmark for lighting across the project working under the Art Director in collaboration with the Technical Art team to define workflows tools and standards.
- Troubleshoot and optimize lighting scenes to maintain high visual fidelity within performance budgets on multiple platforms.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to junior and mid-level lighting artists helping them grow and uphold the studios quality standards.
Requirements
- Minimum of 6 years experience working on lighting for real-time environments and cinematics preferably in AAA game development with at least one shipped title on PC or console.
- A strong portfolio or showreel showcasing expert-level lighting for real-time environments and cinematics demonstrating a solid grasp of light color composition mood and storytelling.
- Advanced experience with lighting workflows in a real-time engine (e.g. Unreal Engine Unity or proprietary engines).
- Deep understanding of PBR pipelines real-time rendering constraints and the interaction of lighting with materials and post-processing effects.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively across disciplines in multiple studios.
- Willingness to work full-time on-site at our Barcelona studio.
Nice to Have
- Knowledge of color grading tone mapping and post-processing effects.
- Experience in non-realtime lighting workflows e.g. film post production.
- Background in photography cinematography or fine arts.
- Leadership experience or prior mentorship roles within an art team
What we offer
- An international team of over 500 employees spread across 7 studios around the world each of which have their own unique qualities and maintain a small-studio feel
- An open collaborative environment where ideas are welcome and encouraged
- A managerial team consisting of highly experienced game developers at the top of their fields
- Sharing hobbies and passions with like-minded colleagues
- Inclusive environment with many activities organized by the studios or the employees
- Commitment to making the best game possible for the fans including listening to community feedback
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
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