Lead Lighting Artist

<p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">As a Lead Lighting Artist at Cloud Chamber, you will join our talented development team to help shape our visual narrative and atmosphere. In this role, you’ll collaborate with a passionate group of game developers to craft visually stunning, dynamic lighting that supports world-class real-time environments and cinematics—bringing the richly imagined world of BioShock to life.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What You’ll Do:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">As a Lead Lighting Artist, you are a primary driver of your direct reports' success. You will set clear expectations, provide coaching, and manage the health, career growth, and output of a high-performing art team while establishing best practices across lighting pipelines.</span></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Lead a team of lighting artists and provide guidance, feedback, and mentorship to ensure high-quality results.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Establish best practices and standards within the team to drive productivity, quality, and excellence.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Foster a positive, proactive, and agile work environment that encourages innovation and collaboration.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Collaborate closely with the Art Director and other leads, to understand and uphold the visual style and direction for lighting.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Develop and maintain a consistent and efficient lighting pipeline and workflows, acting as the primary point of contact for issues, proactively resolving problems and addressing roadblocks.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Research and implement new techniques and technologies related to lighting with the goal of continuous development and improvement.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Collaborate with:</span></li> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Our Core Tech Team to ensure adherence to technical specifications and optimization requirements for real-time rendering engines.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Production and scheduling teams to define realistic timelines and manage project priorities.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Other groups within the art department to achieve cohesive and visually stunning results.</span></li> </ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Continuously monitor project progress with an eye for improvement and optimization, providing updates to cross-functional stakeholders, and adjusting priorities as needed.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Receive and apply constructive feedback as part of our iterative process effectively while maintaining a positive attitude.</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>What We’ll Do Together:</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">At Cloud Chamber, we are champions of high standards, pushing for progress and embracing change. We will work closely and constructively across design, art, engineering, animation, and audio teams to realize our creative ambitions. Together, we will stay current on technological advancements and identify solutions to overcome developmental obstacles to deliver a world-class AAA experience.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><strong>Skills & Experiences:</strong></span></p> <ul style="text-align: justify;"> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span s