Realtime Lighting Artist - Expression of Interest
About the position
We are seeking expression of interest from Realtime Lighting Artists! The Ideal candidate for this position must be passionate about Games and Cinematics and have ambition to push the boundaries of photorealism. Using Unreal Engine you would be responsible for creating lighting and render setups to facilitate producing top-notch visuals. Knowledge sharing is also important as helping each other is a highly valued characteristic of Goodbye Kansas culture.
What we offer you
🎉 A fun, creative, international and inclusive environment
🧠 Opportunities for personal growth, a wide variety of projects and experienced co-workers that collaborate and share knowledge
⚖️ Flexible working hours encouraging work-life balance
💻 Hybrid working model that enables hybrid/remote or on location work
🏢 A modern office in Hammarby Sjöstad with endless coffee supplies
What you will get to do
Lighting shots as briefed by the Visual Effects/CG Supervisor/Director
Work closely with Supervisors to determine the best approach to solving CG challenges and developing the final look
Prepare master lighting setups to be shared amongst the team
To optimize scenes efficiently for rendering
Developing shots in collaboration with the Comp Artist when prerendering
When required, perform more generalist tasks such as modeling, texturing and lookdev
Staying on schedule and meeting set deadlines while maintaining the highest levels of quality
Participate in regular department meetings and provide information on workload and possible issues to the HO Department
What you bring
Industry experience lighting photorealistic games and cinematics using Unreal
A strong knowledge of lighting techniques and physically based rendering
A great eye for detail
Basic knowledge of other disciplines within VFX including Modeling, Texturing, Lookdev and Camera Tracking
Be ready working with our GBK workflow/pipeline but also have the creativity and problem solving skills to work around issues
Self-motivated and highly organized
Strong communication skills (internal teams and external clients)
Ability to work under pressure, to multitask and to solve problems
Nice to have
Experience with profiling and troubleshooting performance issues
Build simple tools for lighters
Experience with digital paint software Substance
Knowledge of Python
Experience using Ftrack or similar project management tool
Understanding of colour-space
Ability to pre comp renders in Nuke to present in lighting dailies
Understanding of version control software preferably Perforce
Your personality traits
You should be self-sufficient
Goal-oriented with an ability to see the full picture, even when the working day is filled with quick decisions
Curious and hungry to learn new features, techniques and solutions.
A team player with a positive mindset
Ability to understand other individuals’ creative visions and how to turn it into reality
Ability to prioritize your workload
Please note that this is an expression of interest so it might take some time until we can get back to all applicants.
- Department
- Lighting Discipline
- Locations
- London, Stockholm
- Remote status
- Fully Remote
About Goodbye Kansas
Goodbye Kansas Studios offers award-winning and uniquely integrated services for feature films, TV series, commercials, games and game trailers. Expertise includes VFX, FX, CG productions, 3D Face & Body Scanning, Digital Humans, Creature & Character design, Performance Capture, Animation and RealTime expertise. The company, with a staff of 150+ is part of Goodbye Kansas Group AB (publ), listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market and with studios and offices in Stockholm and London.
Realtime Lighting Artist - Expression of Interest
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