Lighting Artist (Contract) Jobs

About Us
Mountaintop is a new game studio creating multiplayer games for players that crave a challenge. We’re an independent, remote-first studio primarily located in the US.
We’re creating the types of games that bring people together — and keep them together for “just one more round.” The types of games that inspired us as kids. The games that become our hobbies, and sometimes our obsessions.
Games are a reflection of the teams that make them. So to make the best games, we’re building a studio that puts the team first — one that's collaborative, anti-crunch, diverse, and inclusive.
We’d love for you to join us!
THE ROLE
We’re looking for a Lighting Artist who’s passionate about building extraordinary new experiences that inspire others. Captivating worlds make for great games, and you’ll play a crucial role in bringing our first title to life.
YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

• Contributing to a team culture that prides itself on excellence, innovation, trust, and respect
• Creating high quality lighting for our environments, characters and setting the tone, mood and atmosphere for our world.
• Working with production to build and maintain a reliable schedule
• Partnering with level designers to ensure the lighting enhances our gameplay, with an eye toward fun and balance
• Collaborating with Art Leadership to define and execute on our Artistic vision for lighting.

About You

• AAA game development experience
• Strong portfolio of lighting work, preferably including some stylization
• Experience lighting in Unreal Engine 4, including baked lighting
• Understanding of both the artistic and technical aspects of lighting for games

PLUSES

• Experience with shader/material creation and balancing
• Experience with post processing, including color grading & LUTs

$60,000 - $120,000 a year
The estimated salary range for this role is $60,000 - $120,000 USD.
Individual salary is determined based on location, level, relevant education, training, qualifications, and/ or experience.