Level Lighting Artist

This position is for a temporary engagement through our staffing partner Yoh Services.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States for this position.

SUMMARY:

Level lighting artist will be creating lighting and post effects for background lighting

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:

• Proven industry experience in Film or Games generating final picture
• General competency in Autodesk Maya and knowledge of Global Illumination
• Excellent problem solving skills and the ability to work with minimal supervision
• Thorough understanding of direct/indirect light, luminance / exposure and color-theory
• Some experience with generating light-maps, pre-lighting or baked lighting is desired

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.