Lighting Artist

Liquid Development

Lighting Artist for upcoming AAA projects at Liquid Development, focusing on artistic lighting and technical implementation in game environments.

Posted 7/13/2026contractRemote • Oregon • 🇺🇸 United StatesJuniorMid-Level💰 $70,000 - $80,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Artistic Lighting and Technical Implementation for video games, with a strong focus on Performance Optimization and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Proficient in post-processing techniques to enhance visual quality while adhering to technical constraints.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Lighting Artist ExperienceProficiency in Unreal EngineExperience with MayaExperience with HoudiniKnowledge of Frostbite Engine

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Hard Skills

Artistic LightingTechnical ImplementationPerformance OptimizationPost-Processing TechniquesLighting Rig SetupLight Bake ManagementVolumetric Lighting

Soft Skills

Self-ManagementEffective CommunicationCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

Unreal EngineMayaHoudiniFrostbite

Industry Keywords

Video Game IndustryLighting PipelinesEnvironmental Archetypes

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

UnityUnreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Artistic Lighting: Crafting, placing, and tweaking light sources to achieve the desired mood, tone, and atmosphere across a variety of environmental archetypes.
Technical Implementation: Setting up lighting rigs, managing light bakes, optimizing for performance, and handling volumetric lighting.
Collaboration: Working with level designers and environmental artists to guide players and highlight key areas, ensuring visual consistency.
Self-Management: The ability to identify your own project needs and effectively communicate those needs to your lead and managers.
Post-Processing: Applying color grading, bloom, and other screen-space effects to enhance the final look.
Performance Optimization: Ensuring high visual quality within the technical constraints of the target hardware.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A strong portfolio/demo reel with recent work showcasing proficiency in lighting for video games (must submit to be considered)
2+ years of professional experience working as a Lighting Artist in the video game industry
Bonus Points!
Proprietary Engine Experience: Knowledge of lighting pipelines outside of Unreal Engine and Unity. (example: Frostbite)
Experience with Maya, Houdini and Unreal Engine

Benefits

Comp & perks

Work alongside dynamic individuals in the gaming industry
Work within a company with upward career growth opportunities
Work Fully Remote
Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
Voluntary Long-term / Short-term Disability
401K w/ company match