Lighting Artist

Overview

Established in 1999, Arkane Lyon is one of the most renowned game development studios and has earned a matchless reputation for creating games with unique style and immersive action. The studio’s titles, which include the Dishonored franchise and DEATHLOOP, have received numerous prestigious accolades around the globe, including hundreds of "Game of the Year" awards.

Arkane Lyon is developing the upcoming title Marvel’s Blade, a third person, single player, action-adventure set in the heart of Paris. The game is based on the comic book hero Blade and will feature an original story with the studio’s signature immersive gameplay and world-class narrative.

Joining Arkane Lyon is an opportunity to collaborate and evolve within a passionate team, on cutting-edge technologies and innovative games enjoyed by millions of players. You will work in a stimulating and welcoming environment in our offices located in the Lyon (France) Confluence district, a place of greenery, sports, gastronomy and music.

Arkane Lyon is owned by ZeniMax Media and Microsoft.

Responsibilities

  • Production of lighting for real-time video games environments
  • Production of lighting for real-time cinematics
  • Visual research through the creation of synthetic documentation
  • Integrate and merge gameplay, visual and technical intentions with elegance
  • Maintain a consistent lighting style that matches visual direction across multiple environments
  • Manage the content related to light entities: request, tracking, object integration, FXs, ...
  • Collaborate and communicate smoothly with Level Artists, Environment Artists, Level Designers, VFX, Technical Artists …
  • Ensure that all lighting deliverables are fully completed and in line with the production schedule
  • Anticipate challenges and propose solutions to solve technical and design constraints
  • Cultivate a positive workplace culture

Qualifications

  • Have already completed at least one full production
  • Lighting / color theories knowledges
  • Be familiar with other 3D software such as Blender and Unreal Engine
  • Good artistic culture: illustrations, paintings, photography, cinematography; excellent sense of composition; and interest for video games
  • Strive for excellence in order to complete assigned tasks in a timely manner while maintaining a high level of quality
  • Team spirit: ability to cooperate easily with different people and teams; positive and altruistic attitude

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do – from recruiting for our studios, publishing and operations to fostering safe and respectful workplaces that encourage collaboration. Our culture is based on principles of respect, inclusion, and fair treatment and we welcome anyone into our family without regard to race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, or age.

Our diversity fuels our innovation and inspires us to create game worlds that bring us closer to the global community of players we serve.

What to Expect

Submit to a Position

You will receive an automated email confirming we have received your resume.

Due to the high volume of applications received, it's not possible for us to respond directly to each candidate.

Don't see your desired position listed? Apply under "General Application" instead!

Recruiter Call

If you are selected, you will be contacted by our team for an initial phone screen to chat about your previous experience.

You may go through one or two phone interviews, and possibly a follow-up Skype call.

If your qualifications do not match the criteria of a current position, your resume will be kept on file.

Site Visit

The next step will be an invitation to come out and meet the team at the studio for onsite interviews.

In the event that we choose not to move forward at any point in the recruiting process, we will let you know.

Your Privacy

ZeniMax understands the importance of privacy. Please review the Applicant Privacy Notice attached to each position, which explains how we process the personal information we collect about you when you apply for a job or submit information to us through our job portal. BY APPLYING FOR THIS OR ANY POSITION, SHARING THIS JOB, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDING US WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION THROUGH THIS JOB PORTAL, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE, WHICH IS SET FORTH IN THE “APPLICANT PRIVACY NOTICE” SECTION BELOW EACH POSITION.