Senior Lighting Artist

We are Fool’s Theory, a company from Bielsko-Biała in Poland, creators of the game Seven: The Days Long Gone and The Thaumaturge.
We are actively seeking skilled individuals to join our team to work on a project developed in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Art Director and Lead Lighting Artist to maintain a consistent visual style and ensure high-quality lighting across the project.
• Establish lighting for levels with a strong understanding of art direction, gameplay, player guidance, and design metrics.
• Take ownership of level and cinematic lighting, defining and maintaining the lighting vision for assigned areas.
• Creating dramatic and compelling lighting that supports photorealistic rendering.
• Using light to establish depth and layering in a scene while at the same time supporting the story and characters.
• Using light to enhance environmental storytelling.
• Deconstructing lighting and textures in a physically based renderer to establish appropriate color correct values.
• Keeping artistic style consistent with the defined visual style for the game.
• Collaborating and communicating constructively with Designers, Programmers and Technical Artists.
• Communicate effectively across departments, clearly articulating lighting goals and providing accurate time estimates for tasks.
• Ensuring that all lighting deliverables are completed fully and in line with the production schedule.
• Solve creative challenges by prototyping and iterating on lighting solutions to enhance the visual and gameplay experience.
• Stay up to date with industry advancements in lighting technology and pipelines.
• Mentor and support other artists, providing guidance and fostering a collaborative work environment.

Requirements

• Proven experience as a Senior Lighting Artist or in a similar role within the gaming industry.
• Strong proficiency in game engines and real-time lighting techniques.
• Excellent knowledge of lighting tools and pipelines.
• Excellent knowledge of direct and indirect light, luminance, color theory, and composition.
• Excellent understanding of shape, composition, and layout to create visually compelling scenes.
• Solid grasp of gameplay and level design principles to ensure effective lighting integration.
• Self-driven to complete assigned tasks in a timely manner while maintaining a high level of quality,
• Ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment, sharing ideas and learning from peers.
• Experience working across multiple departments, with strong communication and presentation skills to convey ideas clearly.
• Ability to work independently with strong organizational skills and the capability to document processes effectively.
• Fluent English.

We offer

• A key role in the process of developing current and future projects.
• Opportunity to work on a cool project in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED.
• Flexible working hours (core hours 10:00-16:00).
• Possibility to work remotely (from anywhere with a time zone difference of -/+ 2 hours from GMT+1) or in our office in Bielsko-Biała.
• Long-term contracts - we are looking for people for more than one project.Working in a group of experienced specialists, often gamedev veterans, who are willing to share their knowledge.
• Custom tools to automate boring, repetitive stuff.
• Working with modern tools from leading technology suppliers (e.g. Jetbrains), as well as with our proprietary solutions.
• Support in industry training courses, conferences and fairs participation (both as a participant or speaker).
• Private medical insurance (Enel-med).
• Access to MyBenefit platform with a possibility to co-finance a Multisport Card.
• Psychological support.