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Senior Technical Artist, Lighting

Epic Games is seeking a Senior Technical Artist with a focus on lighting to join their team. This role involves developing and maintaining lighting systems, tools, and pipelines, collaborating with various teams, and optimizing lighting setups to create stunning visual experiences in Unreal Engine.

About the role

About the Role

Epic Games is looking for a Senior Technical Artist to join our team to focus on lighting within our projects. As a Senior Technical Artist, Lighting, you'll be instrumental in developing and maintaining the lighting systems, tools, and pipelines that empower our artists to create breathtaking visual experiences.

What You'll Do

Collaborate closely with art, engineering, and design teams to define and implement lighting best practices and workflows.
Develop and maintain lighting pipelines, tools, and scripts to enhance artist productivity and streamline content creation.
Create and optimize lighting setups, including global illumination, reflections, and shadows, to achieve desired visual targets.
Research and implement innovative lighting techniques and technologies to push the boundaries of real-time rendering.
Provide technical support and guidance to artists, troubleshooting lighting issues and offering solutions.
Develop and maintain documentation for lighting workflows, tools, and best practices.
Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in real-time rendering and lighting.

What We're Looking For

Proven experience as a Technical Artist with a focus on lighting in game development or real-time visualization.
Expertise in Unreal Engine, particularly with its lighting and rendering features.
Strong understanding of real-time rendering principles, physically based rendering (PBR), and color science.
Proficiency in creating and optimizing shaders and materials.
Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for tool development and workflow automation.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams.
A portfolio demonstrating exceptional lighting work and technical artistry.

Nice to Have Skills

Experience with other game engines or 3D software (e.g., Maya, Blender).
Familiarity with visual scripting tools (e.g., Unreal Engine Blueprint).
Knowledge of performance optimization techniques for real-time lighting.
Experience with Niagara, Sequencer, or other cinematic tools.
Familiarity with C++ for engine-level development.

About the role

About the Role

What You'll Do

Collaborate closely with art, engineering, and design teams to define and implement lighting best practices and workflows.
Develop and maintain lighting pipelines, tools, and scripts to enhance artist productivity and streamline content creation.
Create and optimize lighting setups, including global illumination, reflections, and shadows, to achieve desired visual targets.
Research and implement innovative lighting techniques and technologies to push the boundaries of real-time rendering.
Provide technical support and guidance to artists, troubleshooting lighting issues and offering solutions.
Develop and maintain documentation for lighting workflows, tools, and best practices.
Stay up-to-date with industry trends and advancements in real-time rendering and lighting.

What We're Looking For

Proven experience as a Technical Artist with a focus on lighting in game development or real-time visualization.
Expertise in Unreal Engine, particularly with its lighting and rendering features.
Strong understanding of real-time rendering principles, physically based rendering (PBR), and color science.
Proficiency in creating and optimizing shaders and materials.
Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python) for tool development and workflow automation.
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams.
A portfolio demonstrating exceptional lighting work and technical artistry.

Nice to Have Skills

Experience with other game engines or 3D software (e.g., Maya, Blender).
Familiarity with visual scripting tools (e.g., Unreal Engine Blueprint).
Knowledge of performance optimization techniques for real-time lighting.
Experience with Niagara, Sequencer, or other cinematic tools.
Familiarity with C++ for engine-level development.