Senior Material Artist

Lighthouse Games is a new AAA studio in Leamington Spa. We are defined by our pedigree of talent and serious ambition to build a new best-in-class game. When you join us at Lighthouse, you’ll create the best work of your career within a collaborative, hybrid working environment. You’ll learn from the best and work alongside the future greats of the gaming industry.

As a Senior Material Artist, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Art team with your specialist knowledge of material creation on a ground-breaking new IP. Supported by our Art Leadership, Technical Artists, and Scanning Artists, and leveraging the power of Unreal Engine – you will have everything needed to make world-class content.

Key Duties Include

• Support the master material shaders design process, fostering a high standard of technical practices and artistic excellence in line with project goals.
• Create and maintain complex Unreal Master Material Shaders.
• Create PBR photo-realistic textures and Material Instances.
• Collaborating with the Art Director and other discipline leads to drive the development and innovation of material workflows that maximise visual impact.
• Establishing best practices for material creation, documentation of workflows, and the development of new tools and techniques
• Working with Technical Artists and Render Engineers to optimise shader content and ensure performance targets are met
• Driving research and implementation of advanced material techniques, technologies, and industry standards

Requirements

• Extensive experience in development, implementation, optimisation and maintenance of complex photo-realistic PBR material shaders using Unreal’s node-based editor.
• Deep understanding of real-time rendering, lighting, workflows, and industry standards.
• Experience in creating realistic texture libraries covering extensive material types.
• Proficiency in development software and rendering tools such as Substance Painter/Designer, Max/Maya/Blender, Reality Capture etc.
• A passion for problem-solving and pushing artistic boundaries
• Exceptional organisational abilities.

Desirable

• Knowledge of photogrammetry and photography
• Knowledge of geology, architecture or dendrology
• Interest in motorsport

Benefits

• 25 Days Holiday, plus 1 day for your birthday
• Studio Shutdown between Christmas and New Year
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Private Pension Scheme
• Private Healthcare
• Health and Well-Being Benefits
• Dental Care
• Optical treatments
• Mental Health Support