Chef d'équipe, artiste éclairagiste / Lead Lighting Artist

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Chef d'équipe, artiste éclairagiste / Lead Lighting Artist based in Canada.

This role offers the opportunity to lead the visual direction of a high-profile AAA game project by creating immersive lighting experiences that enhance gameplay, storytelling, and artistic quality. You will guide a team of lighting artists while collaborating closely with art, design, technical, and production teams. The position combines creative leadership, technical expertise, and innovation within a global game development environment. You will contribute to defining lighting standards, improving workflows, and pushing visual boundaries using cutting-edge real-time technologies. The ideal candidate is passionate about game visuals, team mentorship, and solving complex artistic and technical challenges. This is an opportunity to shape memorable player experiences while working alongside talented professionals from around the world.

Accountabilities:: As a Lead Lighting Artist, you will be responsible for maintaining and elevating the game’s visual identity by translating the artistic vision into high-quality lighting solutions across playable environments and cinematics. You will lead a team, establish best practices, and collaborate across disciplines to deliver visually impactful and technically optimized experiences.

Lead and mentor a team of lighting artists, fostering collaboration, creativity, professional growth, and high-quality execution.

Work with art leadership and other artists to define and implement lighting schemes aligned with the project’s visual direction and artistic goals.

Create and oversee lighting for scenes, levels, and cinematics based on concept art, references, and creative briefs.

Drive storytelling through effective use of lighting, color, atmosphere, and mood to enhance player experiences.

Establish lighting standards, quality targets, visual prototypes, and workflows to support efficient content creation.

Ensure team deliverables meet production deadlines while maintaining strong quality standards and sustainable workflows.

Provide daily feedback, technical guidance, and creative solutions to improve visual quality.

Collaborate with VFX artists, level designers, technical artists, engineers, and other disciplines to create cohesive AAA experiences.

Research and implement new lighting techniques while optimizing workflows, pipelines, and performance.

Partner with technical teams to ensure lighting solutions meet performance requirements and platform limitations.

Support recruitment activities, onboarding, performance reviews, and team development initiatives.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate combines strong artistic expertise, technical knowledge of real-time lighting, and proven leadership experience within the game development industry.

Strong portfolio demonstrating AAA-quality lighting work across environments and scenes.

7+ years of experience in console or PC game development, including 5+ years working with Unreal Engine.

Previous experience in a leadership or team management role.

Deep understanding and hands-on experience with lighting in real-time game engines, CGI, or VFX productions.

Advanced knowledge of physically based rendering workflows and modern lighting techniques.

Strong understanding of performance limitations and optimization practices for current-generation consoles.

Ability to create and manage lighting-related assets, including textures, IES profiles, HDR maps, materials, scripts, and other supporting content.

Knowledge of traditional art principles, including composition, shape, form, texture, value, and color.

Understanding of photography concepts such as exposure value, shutter speed, ISO, and composition.

Experience with industry-standard tools such as Photoshop and Unreal Engine, as well as modeling and sculpting tools like Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, or equivalents.

Ability to interpret artistic concepts and creatively enhance initial ideas.

Strong mentoring, coaching, and leadership skills with the ability to guide teams through creative and technical challenges.

Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal, with the ability to collaborate with international teams and stakeholders.

Self-motivated, adaptable, and able to develop new workflows and artistic approaches with minimal guidance.

Benefits:

Fully employer-paid benefits package, including health and wellness coverage.

Comprehensive dental coverage, including major dental services and orthodontics.

RRSP matching contribution of 4%, fully vested from the first day.

Paid winter holiday week off.

20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days.

Access to virtual health and mental wellness sessions for employees and dependents.

Opportunities for personal and professional development in a global environment.

Opportunity to work with a passionate creative team on ambitious AAA game projects.

Collaborative culture focused on innovation, creativity, and technical excellence.

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