Principal Lighting Artist - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Build A Rocket Boy

Build A Rocket Boy

Verified Company

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for an Principal Lighting Artist to join our team and help us deliver outstanding visuals in both exteriors and interior environments.

Working closely with the Art Director you will align on the visual expectation and constrains that will be the foundation of the visual development and style in the game.

As a Principal you will also help other members of the team by guiding and ensuring that best practices are part of the lighting workflow.

You will help ensuring the work done by the team meets these goals also by working closely with other lighting artists, reviewing their work and offering artistic guidance when needed.

You will also work with the Code team to ensure that lighting setups and implementation of visuals are running within budget and consistently preserving real-time performance.

Responsibilities:

Placing and adjusting light sources within the environments, considering the visual requirements and technical budget constraints.
Help guiding the team with best practices of production workflow for the Lighting Team.
Work alongside the Art and Programming teams to anticipate and solve technical challenges, as well as achieving groundbreaking visual results.
Working closely with the Art Lead to implement the visual style and realise visual goals for the project.

Requirements:

Experience on a AAA title as Principal/Senior Artist.
At least 3 years of experience as a lighting artist, or equivalent senior artist role, with one AAA title under your belt.
Solid understanding of lighting optimization and memory budgets in game engines
Unreal Engine, Unity, Cry Engine, etc.
Experience with baked and dynamic lighting pipelines.
Solid understanding of fundamental photography principles as well as color theory.

Build A Rocket Boy is developing EVERYWHERE; an experience with a breadth of unimaginable gameplay adventure.

We are a mix of industry leading veterans whose credits include some of the best selling and most loved games of all time.

We're a creative digital entertainment studio with an open and progressive methodology, dedicated to delivering games of the highest calibre possible.

Our Global Benefits & Perks:

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Unlimited coaching & therapy — with Oliva, to support your mental health
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£500 annual Learning Budget — to spend on Learnerbly
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Stock Options — everyone owns a piece of our success
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Compassionate Leave — regardless of who it is, whether you've miscarried, or a lost a pet, you don't need to tell us why
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Birthday Present — £150 voucher or a charity donation
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Birthday Day off — to celebrate your birthday away from work each year
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Caregiver Leave — up to 5 days each year to support your loved ones
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New baby gift — £250 toward a meal delivery or cleaning service
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Remote Working Budget - for remote workers to get out of the house
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Pension scheme — to finance those golden years
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Socials —
office & remote events, play sessions and company-wide parties
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And even more benefits based on your location

If you're based in the UK:

29 Annual Leave + 3 bank holidays
we're flexible with most bank holidays so you can use the time to celebrate what's important to you

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Long Service Days - 2 extra days added on your 2nd & 4th anniversaries with us.
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Private Medical Insurance - full cover with AXA
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Healthcare Cash Plan

Level 3 cover with Medicash

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Enhanced Family Leave - Primary caregivers; 13 weeks full pay, 13 weeks half pay, Secondary caregivers; 2 weeks full pay
- **Cycle2Work
Scheme** - lease a bike through us and save on tax too
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Electric Car Charging - electric car charging at our Port office in Edinburgh, Scotland.

About us:

Build A Rocket Boy is developing EVERYWHERE; an experience with a breadth of unimaginable gameplay adventure.

We are a mix of industry leading veterans whose credits include some of the best selling and most loved games of all time.

We're a creative digital entertainment studio with an open and progressive methodology, dedicated to delivering games of the highest calibre possible.

If you want to feel comfortable, inspired, and appreciated in your work pursuits then come join us. We have offices in Edinburgh and Budapest and are happy to sponsor your relocation to one of these cities.