Lighting and Shading Artist, Unreal

Serviceplan Group

Full-time Lighting and Shading Artist position specializing in Unreal Engine. Working on automotive visualization projects for premium clients in Munich.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeMünchen • 🇩🇪 GermanyMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work on challenging projects for premium clients, delivering the highest standards of visual quality and aesthetics
Develop, manage, and optimize 3D assets in Unreal Engine for high-quality stills and cinematics while meeting real-time performance requirements
Set up and fine-tune shaders and lighting configurations in Unreal Engine to ensure optimal performance and outstanding visual results
Take responsibility for the highest visual and technical quality of your assets, aligning them with the Art Director’s vision
Collaborate with our development team to continuously enhance our CG pipeline and workflows
Work closely with a growing and highly motivated team of CG artists to achieve project goals

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 4 years of production experience, ideally in automotive visualization using Unreal Engine
Proven experience as a lighting and shading artist working with Unreal Engine, and tools such as Maya, 3DS Max, or VRay
Experience in developing PBR materials within Unreal Engine
Familiarity with complex CGI pipelines and workflows
Deep passion for creating high-quality visualizations and automotive projects
Strong organizational skills and excellent time management, allowing you to prioritize tasks effectively
Very good English skills (spoken and written) and very good German skills
Understanding and competence in digital infrastructures, as well as website rollout, maintenance, support and informations 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 office in Munich is 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

3D asset developmentshader setuplighting configurationPBR materialsCGI pipelinevisual qualityreal-time performanceautomotive visualizationvisualization techniquestechnical quality

Soft Skills

organizational skillstime managementcollaborationcommunicationteamworkattention to detailproblem-solvingcreativityadaptabilitypassion for visual arts