Junior Lighting Artist

Location: Guildford, UK

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Requisition Number: 117902

Position Title: Associate Lighter

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We are EA

We entertain millions of people across the globe with the most amazing and immersive interactive software in the industry. But making games is hard work. That’s why we employ the most creative, passionate people in the industry.

Artworks is a highly engaged content creation team within EA Studios. We are creatively driven and focused on high end visual production across multiple genres and art styles. Our art studios are in Vancouver, Orlando, Guildford, Gothenburg, and Shanghai. Working with our game team partners we share a unified passion for creating amazing experiences, and industry leading visuals. We are adventurous and creative. We are courageous and we take chances. We seek pioneers who cut new paths and conquer challenges with fierce determination. We look for the best in everyone.

The Challenge Ahead

Artworks is seeking a Junior Lighting Artist to join the team at our Guildford studio. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from our experienced lighting team and contribute creatively to an exciting franchise.

Lighting artists create atmosphere, add realism, tone, depth and emphasize drama or narrative also establishing and clarifying location, weather, time of day, etc. Lighting artists execute their work by leveraging their technical knowledge as well as their strong sense of aesthetics to light environments and scenes that meet the expectations of the art director and run within budget of a real-time game engine.

You should ideally have experience with one or more 3D packages (ideally a real-time engine), and be able to demonstrate an understanding of rendering, lighting, shading networks, polygonal modeling, and texture UV's as well as strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.

Lighters should also understand the characteristics of light and how it is simulated in a CG environment; they should be able to work from reference materials, identifying and translating key lighting details.

What a Junior Lighting Artist does at EA:

Partnering with and learning from our experienced team, you’ll be exposed to:

Lighting a variety of different environments, from small levels to open worlds.
Cinematic lighting of cutscenes and narrative scenes.
Collaborating with all teams to push the boundaries of gameplay and graphics.
Placing and tweaking of light sources within environments.
Creation and capture of sky and cloud textures to create lighting setups for different conditions.
Authoring of post processing and rendering features e.g. colour grading, ambient occlusion, reflections.
Prototyping the use of lighting technology to reach the visual targets defined by the art direction.
Collaborate with the Technical Art and Engineering teams to develop tools and pipelines.

A Junior Lighting Artist needs:

Understanding of physically based rendering technology and pipelines.
Good sense of lighting theory; colour space, exposure, light fixtures, natural light, reflections etc.
Understanding of cinematography and photography; the use of camera technology, composition and lighting to set the mood.
Understanding the use of lighting as a powerful tool in gameplay clarity. For example; to guide the player forward, highlight objectives and enemies.
Used to working within the contraints of a real-time engine...balancing visual quality and performance requirements
Knowledge of the game development process, ideally with prior experience on a AAA title
Ability to acknowledge, diagnose and resolve visual issues throughout the production process.
Knowledge of materials and textures and their impact on the perception of the lighting.

What’s in it for you? Glad you asked!

We realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer competitive compensation packages and a culture that thrives off of creativity and individuality. At EA, we live the “work hard/play hard” credo every day.

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Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 117

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