Senior Level Lighting Artist

Senior Level Lighting Artist – Naughty Dog – Sony Interactive Entertainment

What you will do:

• Develop the lighting scheme, color-palette, post-processing-fx, and general visual mood that turns unlit 3-D environment models into awesome looking and visually compelling 3D game environments
• Work with modelers and texture/shader artists to optimize the visual look and run-time performance of the Environments
• Work with outsource vendors and lighting artists, collaborating on visual looks, tech, training, and workflows both giving and receiving feedback
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

What skills you will use:

• 3-5 years of industry experience in Film or Games generating final picture
• Has shipped at least one AAA game
• Excellent competency in Autodesk Maya and knowledge of Global Illumination
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work with little to no supervision
• Thorough understanding of direct/indirect light, luminance / exposure and color-theory
• Proven work experience with generating light-maps, pre-lighting or baked lighting is desired
• Excellent competency in multi-tasking, being able to handle their own workload as well as having the time to help out other artists where needed

As a part of the Naughty Dog application process, candidates will be expected to provide a portfolio or demo reel of their work and may be asked to complete an art test.

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The estimated base pay range for this role is listed below, this is an hourly rate.

$69.09—$86.35 USD

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