Create gameplay and cinematic lighting for Sledgehammer Games in Toronto, using physically based lighting and advanced lighting fundamentals. This is not a remote role.

As an Expert Lighting Artist, you will shape mood, visual storytelling, and player emotion for first-person-shooter experiences. You will collaborate with Lighting Leads, Art and Creative Directors, Character, VFX, Workplace Art, and Rendering engineers. The work includes lighting pipelines, sky domes, cloud assets, color grading, post effects, and lighting best practices.

Key Responsibilities: Create gameplay and in-game cinematic lighting

Meet runtime and disk budgeting requirements

Build sky dome and cloud assets

Develop lighting workflows and best practices

Mentor Lighting artists and collaborate across departments

Requirements: More than twelve years in gaming lighting roles

Excellent Maya and Photoshop or equivalent knowledge

In-depth physically based lighting knowledge

Unreal, Unity, or proprietary engine experience

Experience with PBR, HDR, and ray tracing systems

Apply advanced lighting, composition, color grading, and rendering knowledge to shape Sledgehammer Games experiences in Toronto.

📌 Expert Game Lighting Artist (Toronto)
🏢 Activision
📍 Toronto