Lead Lighting Artist / Chef.fe d’équipe Éclairage

NBC Universal
Montreal
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Hospitality & Food ServiceExperience: 7+ yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Mentorship","Collaboration","Feedback"]

Own and execute lighting direction for an interactive AAA project set in a contemporary real-world urban environment. Translate artistic direction into lighting setups that support mood, realism, readability, and real-time visual storytelling across levels, gameplay, and cinematic contexts. Lead and mentor a team of lighting artists, collaborate with world/character/VFX/design/tech art teams, and ensure consistency, quality, and scalability of lighting solutions from high-end to mobile while meeting performance constraints.

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NBC Universal
2 days ago

Lead Lighting Artist / Chef.fe d’équipe Éclairage

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Job Summary

Own and execute lighting direction for an interactive AAA project set in a contemporary real-world urban environment. Translate artistic direction into lighting setups that support mood, realism, readability, and real-time visual storytelling across levels, gameplay, and cinematic contexts. Lead and mentor a team of lighting artists, collaborate with world/character/VFX/design/tech art teams, and ensure consistency, quality, and scalability of lighting solutions from high-end to mobile while meeting performance constraints.
Location: Montreal
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hospitality & Food Service
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Translate artistic direction into lighting setups that support mood, atmosphere, realism, and visual storytelling.
  • •Own execution of level lighting across environments, gameplay, and cinematic contexts.
  • •Lead and manage the lighting team by providing mentorship, feedback, and direction.
  • •Ensure consistency and quality of lighting across large-scale worlds and varied content.
  • •Collaborate with World, Character, VFX, Design, and Tech Art teams to meet artistic and technical requirements while optimizing for scalable performance.
Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

  • •7+ years of experience in AAA game development focused on lighting, contributing to at least one shipped AAA title.
  • •Proven experience leading and managing a team of lighting artists.
  • •Strong expertise in lighting for day/night cycles, atmosphere, and real-time visual storytelling.
  • •Solid understanding of real-time rendering pipelines and lighting systems.
  • •Experience working on large-scale environments or open-world productions with cross-team collaboration.
Experience:7+ yearsAAA gamesReal-time renderingOpen-world
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationMentorshipCollaborationFeedback
Languages:EnglishFrench
Tech Stack:Unreal Engine 5LumenMegalight

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

NBC Universal
NBCUniversal is a global media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, news, sports and streaming content, and operating theme parks and consumer experiences across a portfolio of well-known brands including NBC, Universal Pictures and Peacock.
Industry: Film & Television
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: New York City, United States
Founded: 2004
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