Gameloft Barcelonais seeking a talented and technically sharp Mid-Senior Lighting Artist to collaborate closely with our Art Directors, Level Designers, and environment teams.
Lighting is the invisible thread that ties gameplay, mood, and performance together.
In this role, you will hold a massive stake in both the aesthetic beauty and the fluid optimization of our game worlds.
You will be responsible for executing high-quality lighting solutions for sprawling environments, dynamic characters, and key assets, while engineering realistic skybox textures.
If you are an artist who understands how to balance a breathtaking visual bar against rigid technical budgets, this is your opportunity to leave your mark on legendary franchises.
Job Overview : Mid-Senior Lighting ArtistPositionMid-Senior Lighting Artist
DepartmentGame Art
Contract TypePermanent Contract
Experience Required3+ Years in Games or Film
Core SkillsReal-Time/Pre-Rendered Lighting, Color Theory, Skybox Generation, Optimization
Currently, our team is driving the future of multiplatform gaming across several major projects:
Dungeons & Dragons Project:An incredibly exciting, brand-new PC and Console game set within the legendary D&D; universe.
As a Mid-Senior Lighting Artist, you will play a cross-functional role that directly affects player immersion and game performance.
Visual Mood & Atmosphere ExecutionAesthetic Curation:Develop artistically compelling, high-quality lighting setups and distinct visual moods across a diverse array of biomes, times of day, and cinematic scenarios.
Generate hyper-realistic, high-quality skybox textures using advanced 3D creation toolsets or specialized sky-generation software.
Infuse every scene with strong foundational art principles, leveraging composition, contrast, values, and color theory to guide the player's eye.




Gameplay Synergy:Partner tightly with Level Designers to ensure that lighting setups enhance visual clarity, frame objectives, and protect the core player experience.
Maintain constant, clear communication with art directors, tech artists, and engineering leads to ensure that both the overarching artistic vision and strict technical goals are seamlessly met.
Performance & OptimizationBudget Management:Proactively optimize complex lighting pipelines, lightmaps, shadow casting properties, and dynamic setups to fit cleanly within targeted technical constraints.
on industry experience generating high-quality final lighting pipelines within either video games or commercial film production.
Technical Literacy:An excellent, deep-rooted understanding of how real-time lighting engines, pre-rendered solutions, general illumination, and modern baking pipelines function.
Artistry & Technical CoreVisual Art Fundamentals:A thorough, practical command of composition, contrast management, lighting direction, atmospheric scattering, and color theory.
3D Foundations:Competency in foundational 3D modeling and texturing pipelines to smoothly manipulate scenes, assets, and UV spaces when troubleshooting light behaviors.
Specialized Lighting:Direct experience setting up custom character?specific lighting rigs is a major plus.
Experience writing custom lighting tool scripts or pipeline automation (e.g., Python, tool macros) is highly advantageous.
What Gameloft Barcelona Offer & Life in BarcelonaSecure Infrastructure:A stable, permanent contract with a company at the absolute forefront of the global gaming industry.
Hybrid Freedom:A flexible hybrid work model that balances the power of in-person collaboration with the comfort of remote flexibility.
Holistic Growth:Access to internal training, mentorship channels, and clear pathways to transition into senior or lead positions.
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