Keywords Studios
Media
LeadLightingArtist
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“Lead Lighting Artist at Keywords Studios. Skills: Lighting creation, Team leadership, Real-time game engines. Manage art teams. Lead lighting artists”
Industry & Context.
Troubleshoot lighting challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience leading art teams, Extensive experience as Lighting Artist, High-quality real-time game assets portfolio, Understanding of lighting, composition, colour theory, Understanding of visual storytelling, Extensive experience creating optimized assets, Experience with Unreal Engine or Unity, Understanding of lighting tools, Understanding of performance optimization, Understanding of technical limitations, Knowledge of game development pipelines, Ability to adapt artistic styles
Nice to Have
Passion for gaming, Understanding of market trends, Understanding of player expectations, Understanding of gaming cultures, Experience guiding other art teams, Experience communicating with other art teams
What You'll Do.
Lead lighting artists
Mentor lighting artists
Conduct performance evaluations
Provide constructive feedback
Facilitate skill-building
Implement training programs
Create lighting for environments
Create lighting for cinematics
Produce lighting for mood
Produce lighting for tone
Produce lighting for atmosphere
Develop lighting for real-time engines
Work with Art Director
Collaborate with cross-functional teams
Ensure artistic consistency
Participate in reviews
Participate in feedback sessions
Participate in iterative development
Ensure lighting meets performance requirements
Ensure lighting meets memory requirements
Ensure lighting meets platform requirements
Collaborate with environment teams
Collaborate with VFX teams
Collaborate with technical art teams
Integrate lighting with assets
Integrate lighting with pipelines
Apply understanding of lighting for performance
Maintain consistency in quality
Adhere to technical constraints
Adhere to engine limitations
Troubleshoot creative challenges
Troubleshoot technical challenges
Stay current with industry trends
Stay current with emerging technologies
Stay current with tools
Stay current with workflows
Contribute ideas to pipelines
Contribute ideas to production processes
Push innovation of game art
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Art Director; Environment teams; VFX teams; Technical art teams
Communication Scope
Communication skills
Process & Methodology
Project management
Full Job Description
We're constantly working with some of the world's largest Publishers and most popular AAA games. Here in Australia we have studios located in Adelaide, Brisbane and Melbourne and employ about two hundred of Australia's leading game professionals. Our studio brands operating under the Keywords Studios group are Tantalus Media (Vic, SA, Qld), and Liquid Development (Vic, SA, Qld). This position is to be hired into the Liquid Development studio brand: Liquid Development was founded in 2000 and is the largest outsourcing art studio in North America. Liquid Development is producing work at the forefront of modern game production, and the demand for our services continues to grow. Our team has contributed to AAA titles within the Halo, Mass Effect, Borderlands, and Call of Duty franchises. Liquid Development expanded into Australia in 2026, and now consists of 30+ talented creatives across Australia. We offer a fun and cooperative work atmosphere, where collaboration is encouraged among a diversely skilled team, to remain on the cutting edge of content creation. Liquid Development collaborates closely with Tantalus Media - together we create full scope projects for some of the biggest game publishers in the world. These positions are preferably based in either Adelaide, Brisbane, or Melbourne. Other Australian cities will be considered as remote based. Leadership & Team Management * Managing dedicated art teams across geographies or studios, emphasizing overall quality, productivity, and continuous team development. * Lead and mentor a diverse team of lighting artists, fostering their professional growth and artistic development. * Conduct regular performance evaluations, providing constructive feedback and facilitating skill-building opportunities. * Identify skill gaps within the team and implement training programs to enhance capabilities and artistic techniques. Lighting Creation * Create high-quality, visually compelling lighting for environments and cinematics. * Pr
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