This is an excellent opportunity for a Lighting Artist looking for a new challenge to join our talented art team at our studio in Horsham based in the heart of Sussex, England.

In this exciting role, you will bring your knowledge and experience to be able to make a real impact in Creative Assembly’s multi-award-winning TOTAL WAR series helping to build a believable world for players to enjoy.

Please ensure you provide a portfolio along with your application.

Key Responsibilities

As a Lighting Artist you will work with the project Art Directors to bring life to the worlds we create. You will be a competent all-round CG artist, with a strong artistic ability and have a proven track record of lighting in games.

On a day-to-day basis you will:

Be responsible for lighting our maps and characters, contributing significantly to the overall look of the frame
Keep artistic style consistent with defined visual style for the game
Produce high end visuals within tight performance budgets
Have excellent communication and collaboration skills as this is critical to the success of this role
Work closely with cross-discipline teams to create high fidelity, believable, real-time lighting for the different TOTAL WAR products

Knowledge, Skill and Experience

Essential

Portfolio demonstrating a considerable range of experience with lighting of environments, characters, and cinematics
Exceptional artistic eye and excellent at interpreting visual references
Excellent understanding of composition, colour theory and material in relation to their application in games
Comprehensive understanding for lighting fundamentals, cinematography, and photography
Strong comprehension of how to use lighting to both guide the player's eye and enhance mood
Strong understanding of PBR, HDR and global illumination practices

Desirable

Proficiency with off-line and real-time rendering packages
Experience working on and shipping AAA game titles
Knowledge of photography principles and image correction techniques
Traditional art skills
Experience with real-time game engines

About Creative Assembly

It’s an exciting time to be a part of our craft-led studio, as we push the boundaries in creating deep and detailed experiences that last.

Our teams are diverse from across the world, from trainees to industry veterans who constantly challenge us and make sure we are striving for the best within our games and our studio life. We are united through our shared values of Quality, Focus, Teamwork, Respect and Trust and we win awards for our culture and our people-centric approach, having won a Best Place to Work Award for five consecutive years. We invest in our people, the studio, and our projects. We are a company that’s secure and safe – you don’t need to worry about job security at CA.

We’ll give you the creative freedom, tools, support and development to achieve your potential.

Our studios are based in Horsham, UK and Sofia, Bulgaria, including several bespoke state-of-the-art audio suites and a dedication motion capture facility. We are currently working remotely due to COVID-19 and are developing more flexible ways of working for the future. Right now, we are actively recruiting and onboarding staff with our expert IT and HR teams setting you up for success remotely, whether you’re relocating now or will be in the future.

We offer many benefits to support you and your family including:

We are developing more flexible ways of working to give everyone at CA the balance and space they need. We also offer enhanced holiday allowance, maternity and paternity breaks, flexibility with our core hours, and no-notice holidays.
Bespoke relocation package for you and your dependents, with support throughout the process from our dedicated Relocation Specialists
Private medical and dental insurance, life insurance, permanent health insurance, critical illness cover and free health care screening
Generous holiday allowance plus full studio closure over the Christmas and New Year period, and all UK Bank holidays
Annual discretionary studio bonus
Join our award-winning education and social responsibility programme; the Legacy Project, as an industry ambassador to mentor and educate others
Defined career development pathways and personalised training support including; SEGA Dev Day, internal masterclasses, prestigious creative workshops, on-site training with renowned specialists and global conference attendance
Opportunity to join our Diversity and Inclusion Network – an employee-led group
Season ticket travel loans and cycle to work scheme with free bike servicing and discounted car valet service on site
Free games and merchandise plus access to our extensive games library
Free breakfast every day - toast, bagels, pancakes, cereals, yoghurts, fresh fruit, smoothies, juices, milkshakes and more in our fully stocked kitchen*
Wellbeing support with an employee assistance programme and onsite confidential sessions
In-studio heavily subsidised massage therapy*
Discounts for home technology, travel insurance, corporate gym membership, cinema tickets, holidays, trips out and Ikea vouchers, and many local businesses including estate agents
Studio parties for you and your family; such as our Summer Festival, Christmas Party plus a separate Children’s Christmas Party. We also have Cinema days and wrap parties for game releases*
Studio community activities such as life drawing, creative writing, Pilates, Walking Challenges, Couch to 5k, basketball, game and movie evenings, board game club, 5-a-side football, CA Choir, Sword fighting (yes, sword fighting) and loads more*

*some of the above in-studio benefits are on hold while we work remotely during COVID-19.

Our studio sites have disabled access. We are an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.