Keywords Studios
Computer Games
SeniorUE5LightingArtist
“Senior UE5 Lighting Artist at Keywords Studios. Skills: UE5 Lighting, Open-world lighting, Real-time lighting, Performance optimization. Design lighting schemes. Implement lighting schemes”
Industry & Context.
Lighting optimization; Performance optimization; Lighting management challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years professional experience, At least one shipped AA/AAA project, Open-world projects experience, Proficient in Unreal Engine 5, Outstanding lighting aesthetics, Artistic sensibilities, Color control capabilities, Familiar with cinematic photography, Familiar with camera lens expressions, Shape environment atmosphere, Shape environment mood, Independently own large-scale lighting, Production experience with Lumen, Production experience with Nanite, Production experience with Virtual Shadow Maps, Production experience with World Partition, Production experience with Data Layers, Production experience with Open-World Streaming, GPU performance profiling experience, Render Pass analysis experience, Experience with Unreal Insights, Experience with ProfileGPU, Open-world day/night cycles experience, Dynamic weather lighting systems experience, Macro-level map lighting planning, Biome-specific lighting design
Nice to Have
Houdini pipeline integration experience, Technical Artist background, Blueprint development capabilities, Shader creation experience, HDR project experience, Console platform development experience, Multiplayer open-world project experience, International AAA project experience
What You'll Do.
Design lighting schemes
Implement lighting schemes
Formulate lighting representations
Handle interior scene lighting
Handle exterior scene lighting
Enhance spatial awareness
Enhance narrative expression
Iterate visual quality
Optimize visual quality
Utilize UE5 lighting ecosystem
Take ownership of lighting layout
Take ownership of color management
Take ownership of exposure control
Take ownership of atmosphere design
Take ownership of weather expression
Take ownership of time-of-day cycles
Participate in lighting planning
Create distinct visual identities
Address lighting management challenges
Resolve lighting management challenges
Optimize lighting performance
Ensure visual consistency
Support exploration experiences
Provide visual guidance
Conduct performance profiling
Collaborate with Technical Artists
Establish lighting budgets
Establish lighting specifications
Optimize dynamic lighting
Optimize reflection cost
Optimize volumetric effects
Optimize post process effects
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Art Director feedback; Technical Artists; Internationalized project environment
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