Lead Lighting Artist

Who We Are 2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, and HB Studios. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment. Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of our growing library of critically-acclaimed franchises such as NBA 2K, 2K PGA, Battleborn, BioShock, Borderlands, The Quarry, The Darkness, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, WWE 2K, and XCOM. At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role. If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply! Responsibilities Lead the Lighting team, maintaining consistency across the department by providing direction and feedback, ensuring all team members understand their roles and expectations. Supervise implementation of lighting across various projects, environments, levels, and scenes to enhance visual appeal, atmosphere, mood, and gameplay. Collaborate with on and off-site Level Designers, Environment Artists, Visual Effects Artists, and team leads to provide creative lighting solutions across various games. Work closely with Creative and Art Directors to establish visual standards and lighting style guides. Collaborate with global Engineering, Tech Art, and development teams to debug issues, solve problems, and guide future technology standards, ensuring lighting effects are visually appealing while maintaining acceptable frame rates and performance metrics. Work with department leads to build asset viewer maps and establish content creation standards that follow PBR guidelines. Provide mentorship and coaching for Lighting team members, including 1:1s, career development, performance evaluations, and goal-setting. Requirements In-depth knowledge of real-time “AAA” lighting experience. A strong portfolio demonstrating experience lighting environments and characters for AAA games. Demonstrated proficiency with PBR is a must. Strong leadership, mentoring, and teaching skills. Proven technical background in dynamic runtime and pre-baked lighting techniques. Experience and understanding of current “industry standard” real-time PBR techniques. Comfortable taking on responsibility for the development of complex lighting solutions and guiding the team to achieve quality standards. Demonstrated experience working with modern FPS engines (UE4, UE5, etc.) and modern art pipelines. Experience working with a wide array of art styles. Keen production sensibilities, with the ability to collaborate on timelines and communicate with Production and team members on task duration and prioritization. Ability to maintain high-quality and consistent progress. A passion for games and understanding the impact of lighting in game environments. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation. Please note that 2K Games and its studios never use instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews. When emailing, only use 2K.Com accounts. #LI-Onsite#LI-Hybrid #J-18808-Ljbffr