Unreal Engine 5 lighting expertise meets cinematic visual storytelling in this full-time Senior Lighting Artist role, remote friendly across British Columbia or Alberta. Shape atmosphere, real-time environments, and agile worlds.

At Arcanaut Studios, you will serve as the subject matter expert for lighting, atmosphere, and visual narrative. You will define visual boundaries across environments and cinematics while collaborating with Art, Tech, and external lighting crews. The work centers on scalable pipelines, PBR workflows, global illumination, and platform performance.

Key Responsibilities:

- Author look development for zones, interiors, and cinematics
- Build and document scalable Unreal Engine lighting pipelines
- Establish lighting benchmarks and visual quality targets




- Profile levels and cutscenes across console and PC
- Guide external crews through reviews and feedback

Requirements:

- Eight-plus years of professional video game lighting experience
- Shipped two-plus high-quality AAA titles in Senior or Principal roles
- Advanced expertise in Unreal Engine 5
- Knowledge of ray tracing, Lumen, and global illumination
- Understanding of color theory, filmic lighting, and photography

Bring senior lighting artistry, Unreal Engine 5 expertise, and pipeline leadership to Arcanaut Studios’ visual worlds.

📌 Senior Unreal Engine Lighting Artist (Edmonton)
🏢 Arcanaut Studios
📍 Edmonton