Cinematic Lighting Artist

We are seeking a talented and experienced Rendering and Lighting Artist with strong compositing knowledge and hands-on Unreal Engine expertise to join our team. You will be responsible for creating stunning visuals for in-game cinematics, trailers, and real-time experiences, ensuring high-quality lighting, rendering, and post-processing.

You’ll collaborate closely with environment artists, animators, and VFX teams to bring immersive, cinematic-quality visuals to life in a real-time production pipeline.

• Key Responsibilities Design and implement lighting setups in Unreal Engine using Lumen or Ray Tracing for real-time and cinematic sequences.
• Optimize lighting and post-processing setups for both visual quality and performance across platforms.
• Work with Sequencer and Movie Render Queue to export high-quality sequences with multiple render passes.
• Use Composure Plugin and AOVs for integrating Unreal renders into post-production pipelines.
• Perform color grading and post-effects using Post Process Volumes and LUTs inside Unreal.
• Collaborate with the cinematics and art teams to enhance storytelling through lighting and mood.
• Troubleshoot render issues, shader complexity, and performance bottlenecks.
• Coordinate with compositing artists for external post-production using tools like Nuke or After Effects.
• Maintain consistency with the project’s visual direction, ensuring continuity across shots and scenes.
• Required Skills & Qualifications 5+ years experience as a Rendering, Lighting, or LookDev Artist in games, cinematics, or film.
• Strong proficiency in Unreal Engine 5+ lighting systems, post-processing, and rendering workflows.
• Experience with Movie Render Queue, Composure Plugin, and render pass management.
• Understanding of PBR workflow, Lumen, HDRI setups, and light baking optimization.
• Solid compositing knowledge with Nuke, Fusion, or After Effects.
• Knowledge of ACES, LUTs, tone mapping, and cinematic color grading.
• Strong sense of visual storytelling, mood, and camera composition.
• Ability to optimize scenes and troubleshoot performance / debugging tools in Unreal.
• Bonus Skills Familiarity with Virtual Production, LED stage workflows.
• Basic scripting with Blueprints or Python for tool automation.
• Experience with Metahumans, character lighting, and facial highlights.
• Familiarity with pipeline tools like Shotgun, Perforce, or FTrack.
• Why Join Us? Work on high-visibility cinematic content for a top-tier title.
• Collaborate with an international team of passionate artists and developers.
• Push the boundaries of real-time rendering in Unreal Engine.
• Competitive salary, flexible hours, and a creative work environment.

How to Apply?

Send your resume and portfolio to career@xsquads.com with the subject : Rendering & Lighting Artist

Contact : 9974222339