Lead Lighting and Shading Artist, Unreal

Serviceplan Group

Lead Lighting and Shading Artist specializing in high-end automotive visualization projects. Collaborate with development teams and lead lighting artists to ensure quality and technical standards.

Posted 5/5/2026full-timeMunich • 🇩🇪 GermanySeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

RayUnreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

You will work on challenging projects for premium clients, delivering the highest standards of quality and aesthetics as an experienced Lead Lighting and Shading Artist
You will take a leadership role on projects, providing support and guidance to other lighting artists
You take responsibility for ensuring the best visual and technical quality in the assets you create
You will work closely with our development team to further advance our CGI pipeline and workflows
As a team player, you’ll work alongside a growing group of dedicated and highly motivated CG artists

Requirements

What you’ll need

You have at least 8 years of production experience, ideally in high-end automotive visualization
You bring proven expertise as a lightning and shading artist using Unreal Engine and other tools such as Maya, 3DS Max, V-Ray or similar
You are confident in PBR material development in Unreal Engine
You are familiar with complex CGI pipelines and understand how to optimize content for real-time use
You know how to inspire and energize team members towards achieving common goals
You have a keen eye for detail and interest in automotive projects and a strong sense of visual storytelling
You have excellent organizational and communication skills, work independently and structured, and enjoy leading and supporting a creative team
You are fluent in English (spoken and written); German is a plus
Ideally, you also bring experience with Unreal Blueprints, version control systems (e.g., Git), and 2D tools like Photoshop, After Effects, or Substance
A background in photography or as a DOP, as well as experience with full-CG environments, is a strong plus
Understanding and competence in digital infrastructures, as well as website rollout, maintenance, support and information security

Benefits

Comp & perks

Onboarding: Through personal mentoring and digital onboarding sessions – we ensure your perfect start
Further Education: Your development is important to us. Whether through our internal campus training program to expand your technical, methodological, or personal skills, voluntary language courses, or regular coaching sessions – we keep you up to date
Flexibility: With flexible working hours, mobile office, and job-sharing models, you can adapt your job to your life – and not the other way around
Fun: Who works must also take a break – with us, you have plenty of opportunities through regular after-work and team events (also virtual if necessary)
Sports: Extensive sports program as well as mobility through agency bicycles and e-bikes/e-bike leasing
Accessibility: Our modern offices in Munich, Frankfurt and Hamburg are perfectly located and easily accessible
Internationality: As an internationally operating agency group, you have the opportunity to network and exchange ideas with colleagues from various disciplines around the world

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Hard Skills & Tools

lighting artistshading artistPBR material developmentCGI pipeline optimizationfull-CG environmentsphotographyvisual storytellingautomotive visualizationUnreal EngineMaya

Soft Skills

leadershipteam playerorganizational skillscommunication skillsindependent workstructured workinspiring team membersattention to detailsupporting creative teammotivating team