Lighting Artist

Applicants must be currently residing in Japan and possess valid authorization to work in Japan. Lighting Creation • Create high-quality, visually compelling lighting for environments and cinematics. • Produce lighting that aligns with the project’s artistic direction and storytelling, through mood, tone and atmosphere.  • Develop lighting optimized for real-time game engines.  Collaboration & Production • Work closely with the Art Director to maintain the overall art direction.  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the production pipeline to ensure artistic consistency and quality. • Participate in reviews, feedback sessions, and iterative development processes. Technical Art & Optimisation • Ensure lighting meets performance, memory, and platform-specific requirements across a variety of platforms. • Collaborate closely with environment, VFX and technical art teams to integrate lighting with assets and pipelines • Apply strong understanding of lighting for real-time performance.  • Maintain consistency in quality while adhering to technical constraints and engine limitations. • Troubleshoot and resolve creative and technical lighting challenges. Innovation & Continuous Improvement • Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, tools, and workflows. • Contribute ideas and improvements to pipelines and production processes. • Continuously push the visual quality and innovation of game art production. Qualifications Required Skills and Experience: • Extensive experience as a Lighting Artist within the video game industry, with a strong portfolio showcasing high-quality real-time game assets. • Strong understanding of lighting, composition, colour theory, and visual storytelling.  • Experience creating optimized assets for modern real-time game engines such as Unreal Engine or Unity. • Strong understanding of lighting tools (Lumen, light baking and post‑processing), performance optimization, and technical limitations across multiple gaming platforms. • Ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, communicate ideas effectively, and incorporate feedback throughout production. • Knowledge of game development pipelines and the ability to adapt artistic styles to suit various game genres and target platforms. Desirable skills and experience: • Passion for gaming and a strong understanding of market trends, player expectations, and gaming cultures across PC, Console, and Nintendo platforms. • Experience successfully guiding and communicating with other art teams to ensure artistic vision and asset quality are maintained from concept through to final in-game implementation. Employment Type:  1-Year Contract If you'd like to know more about Keywords Studios we recommend visiting our corporate site  HERE   Keywords is committed to creating a diverse,  inclusive and supportive working environment.    Role Information: EN Studio: Keywords Studios Location: Asia Pacific, Japan, Tokyo Area of Work: Art Services Service: Create Employment Type: Full Time, Contract Working Pattern: Remote PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY Keywords Studios is strongly committed to protecting your personal information. By sending your CV/Resume, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and consent to your data being managed and retained in accordance with our data privacy and retention policy https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice/.