Rockville, MD, US
55 days ago
Senior Lighting Artist
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Come join Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning development team behind Starfield, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout. Bethesda Game Studios strives to offer its employees a well-balanced home and work life by providing competitive salaries, a generous benefits program, and offices located in some of North America’s best cities.

With a goal of creating a culture as fun and diverse as our games and our players, we welcome applicants with unique skillsets, experience levels and backgrounds. If you are passionate about making a meaningful contribution to some of the most significant games in the industry, we’d love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

Your Daily Life at Bethesda Game Studios

As Senior Lighting Artist, you will…

Work with the lead to create compelling lighting for a variety of characters and environments while maintaining a consistent styleWork with Lead Lighting Artist to ensure creative requirements of a project are met.Work with Art and Design to create compelling and dramatic lighting scenarios for gameplay and cinematicsMaintain a balance between visual quality and performance requirements.Match the established visual style for the game with lighting execution.Work with lead to develop and implement new techniques into the lighting pipeline.Troubleshooting issues that arise in a timely manner.Work with other lighting artists and ensure help is given when needed. Qualifications

What Makes You S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

You have at least 5 years of experience as a lighter in games, VFX, or filmYou have a working knowledge of modern lighting techniques, technical art, and performance pipelinesYou are self-motivated and able to work and solve problems with minimal assistanceYou are highly organized with the ability to adhere to production schedulesYou have well-developed communication skills and a strong work ethicYou possess excellent problem-solving skillsYou have an experienced and honed creative eyeYou appreciate the value of strong team dynamics and have a positive morale-generating styleYou have excellent organization, communication, and interpersonal skillsYou have an impressive lighting portfolio showcasing a beautiful mix of visual and technical skillsYou demonstrate an understanding of contemporary lighting and surfacing methodologies, including physically based rendering tools, exposure settings, shaders, and materialsYou have an intuitive understanding of lighting fundamentals, mood, composition, color theory, space, material, and lightYou are proficient with post-process toolsets to enhance look and feelYou are able to deliver and receive feedback in a productive and accountable manner

You must submit an online portfolio.

Preferred Skills

Bonus Skills

You have experience working with Creation Kit (Starfield, Fallout 4)You have training in traditional art mediums (painting, sculpting, etc.)You have experience with lighting using a Physically Based Renderer Salary Range

Senior Lighting Artist - The typical base pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $75,000 - $165,000 per year.

 

ZeniMax has different base pay ranges for different work locations within the United States, which allows us to pay employees competitively and consistently in different geographic markets. The range above reflects the potential base pay across the U.S. for this role; the applicable base pay range will depend on what ultimately is determined to be the candidate’s primary work location. Individual base pay depends on various factors, in addition to primary work location, such as complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. Base pay ranges are reviewed and typically updated each year. Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time.

 

At ZeniMax certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, such as merit increases and discretionary bonuses. These awards are allocated based on individual performance and are not guaranteed. Benefits/perks listed here may vary depending on the nature of employment with ZeniMax and the country work location. U.S.-based employees have access to healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellbeing benefits, paid vacation time, paid sick and mental health time, and several paid holidays, among others.

 

This is position is in a union and represented by the Communication Workers of America.

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