Lead Lighting Artist (Vic/SA/Qld)

About the role

Keywords Studios, through its Liquid Development brand, is seeking a Lead Lighting Artist to guide a team of lighting specialists across Australia. The role focuses on creating high‑quality, real‑time lighting for AAA titles while mentoring artists and ensuring technical excellence.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a diverse team of lighting artists, conducting performance reviews and identifying training needs.
• Create visually compelling lighting for environments and cinematics that aligns with artistic direction and storytelling.
• Collaborate closely with the Art Director and cross‑functional teams to maintain artistic consistency and quality.
• Ensure lighting assets meet performance, memory and platform‑specific requirements across multiple platforms.
• Troubleshoot technical lighting challenges and optimise workflows for real‑time engines.

Required profile

• Proven experience leading art teams and projects in the video game industry.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating high‑quality real‑time lighting for AAA games.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills with a keen eye for detail.

Required skills

• Extensive experience with Unreal Engine or Unity.
• Proficiency in lighting tools such as Lumen, light baking and post‑processing.
• Performance optimisation and understanding of technical constraints for multiple gaming platforms.