Artist

• Light large-scale game environments in Unreal Engine 5, establishing mood, readability, and visual hierarchy across a full day/night cycle
• Own lighting for assigned levels from initial blockout through final polish
• Create and integrate sky art for dynamic time-of-day systems
• Balance lighting, atmosphere, color, and exposure for cohesive outdoor environments
• Use color, value, contrast, and composition to guide the player’s eye and reinforce emotional tone
• Create and work with fog, haze, scattering, clouds, and other atmospheric effects
• Create materials and light functions within Unreal Engine
• Collaborate with senior artists, art leads, and other disciplines while incorporating feedback
• Optimize lighting and related systems for visual quality and performance
• Create skybox assets including clouds and celestial bodies

Artist jobs in Washington

Lighting Artist – Contract