Lighting Artist

Infinity Ward
Woodland Hills, CA, USA
Job type: Permanent

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Job Description

Your Mission

Infinity Ward is currently seeking a Lighting Artist.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:   

  • Collaborate well with others including Art Direction, Level Designers, Environment Artists, Visual Effects Artists, Engineering and Team Leads to deliver quality lit scenes for compelling game environments
  • Creation of static and dynamic lighting using our proprietary game engine software
  • Produce high end visuals within memory constraints and performance guidelines
  • Have the capacity to be self-sufficient and solve technical issues that arise during level lighting process

Skills & Requirements

Player Profile

Minimum Requirements:

  • 2+ years of lighting experience on current gen consoles or PC hardware
  • Solid understanding and experience creating real-time lighting using dynamic and pre-baked light map pipeline
  • Understanding composition and the ability to enhance mood and reinforce narrative using lighting
  • Working knowledge of Photoshop and 3ds Max or equivalent
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively with both Artists and Engineers across large teams
  • Work samples must show quality real-time lighting on current gen consoles or PC
  • Knowledge of color theory and strong sense of contrast, light and shadow
  • Understanding of industry standard real-time rendering methods including Physically Based Rendering techniques
  • Knowledge of camera terms such as exposure, aperture, ISO, shutter speed, white balance
  • Ability to follow design reference and Art Direction
  • Experience in one or more scripting or programming languages

Additional Information

  • Relocation assistance is offered

How to Apply

About the Company

Your Platform 

Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty® franchise. The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won more than 200 "Game of the Year" awards and 100 "Editor's Choice" awards, among many other industry accolades. Some of our previous titles include: Call of Duty®: Ghosts, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare and most recently, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare. Infinity Ward employs more than 250 people in Woodland Hills, Calif., just outside of Los Angeles.

A critically acclaimed studio, Infinity Ward is proud to have one of the most passionate and talented development teams in the industry. We love to have as much fun as the games we create, and it shows in our relaxed, yet diligent, workplace environment. We believe that making the best games relies on having the best people, so we like to look after ours. We enjoy having fun with top-notch events that everyone gets involved with.

Infinity Ward is wholly owned by Activision. To learn more about our studio, please visit us at https://www.infinityward.com/, on Facebook at  https://www.facebook.com/InfinityWard/, and @InfinityWard on Twitter.

Our World 

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!

Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment.  We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.