Lighting Artist – Agency Contract

Playground Games

. Create lighting setups for open-world environments .

Posted 11/12/2026contractRoyal Leamington Spa • United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in lighting theory and real-time lighting techniques, with a strong ability to create and maintain lighting setups for open-world environments and cinematics. Collaborates effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve visual targets and deliver high-quality results.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Lighting TheoryReal-Time Lighting TechniquesLightmap BakingCollaborationTask Planning

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Hard Skills

Lighting Setup CreationLightmap BakingTime-of-Day LightingAtmosphere ControlCinematic Lighting

Soft Skills

CollaborationProactive Communication

Industry Keywords

Open-World Environments3D RenderingVisual TargetsGame Development

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create lighting setups for open-world environments
Create and bake lightmaps for environment assets
Set up time-of-day lighting and atmosphere
Control weather types and chances
Light cinematics
Work with the Lighting Lead and Art Directors to establish visual targets
Create and maintain all elements of world lighting
Proactively drive collaboration with other departments
Plan and deliver assigned tasks to expected standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

Excellent understanding of lighting theory and pipelines
Excellent knowledge of cutting-edge real-time lighting techniques
An interest in off-line 3D rendering
Experience baking lightmaps is desirable
A genuine passion for games
Must work a minimum of three days per week in the studio
Unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role

Benefits

Comp & perks

Reasonable accommodation available to applicants upon request
Hybrid working model