Lead Lighting Artist

At Housemarque,

we believe gameplay always comes first. With technical excellence and compelling narrative, spiced with our trademark neon flair

and top-notch audiovisual feedback, we want our players to always feel actively engaged with the worlds we have created for

them.

Our award-winning game Returnal, released on PS5 in

2021, and Saros, released in 2026, embrace all these qualities. THIS is our

DNA!

We value Nordic work-life balance by growing sustainably and ensuring our employees have the time and means

to develop personally and professionally during work time.

We were established in 1995 with strong roots in the

Finnish demoscene. In June 2021 we joined the PlayStation Studios, after years of

partnership.

Housemarque is

looking for a talented Lead Lighting Artist to join our team!

THE

JOB​

As the Lead Lighting Artist, you will work closely with the Technical Art Director and help supervise

the lighting department, making sure our lighting quality stays consistent with the high visual standards set by the Art

Director.

You will bring a strong track record of working with real-time video game lighting technologies, pipelines, and

tools, combined with excellent communication and people management skills. You will help define best practices, improve lighting

pipelines, and ensure the team maintains both artistic quality and technical performance across the project.

If you care

about lighting, enjoy mentoring others, and love crafting beautiful real-time visuals, we’d love to hear from you!

• Work with the Art Director and

Technical Art Director to plan and scope lighting needs for each project.

• Define and maintain best practices and

workflows for real-time lighting.

• Lead and mentor the lighting team, encouraging professional growth and team

cohesion.

• Support lighting team

members in daily tasks when needed.

• Review lighting work regularly, offering both technical and artistic

feedback to raise overall quality.

• Ensure consistency in lighting style and quality across the entire

project.

• Collaborate with other departments to ensure lighting assets meet visual, gameplay, and technical

needs.

• Troubleshoot

and resolve rendering and performance issues related to lighting.

• Foster a positive, inclusive,

and safe work environment.

What will help you to be successful in this

role?​

• 8+

years of experience in AAA game development (PC and/or console).

• Expert knowledge of real-time lighting

techniques and physically based rendering (PBR).

• Strong experience with node-based shaders related to

lighting.

• Deep understanding of how

lighting supports gameplay, storytelling, and mood.

• Ability to optimize lighting for performance and memory

budgets without sacrificing quality.

• Experience with project management tools like

Jira.

• Experience with Unreal Engine or a proprietary AAA

engine.

• Experience working with global

illumination and ray tracing systems.

• Tailored immigration and relocation

package to help you get settled into Finland

• Brilliant, diverse and empathetic

colleagues to work with

• Access to

PlayStation Studios collaboration, games and more!

This is a permanent, full-time

position based in Helsinki, Finland.

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We will start interviewing promising candidates

immediately so please apply as soon as possible.​

Please note, Sony

Interactive Entertainment conducts background checks at the offer stage for all new employees (which may include criminal

background checks for some roles) and will need to process personal information to support these checks.

Please

refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice for more

information about what personal information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and your data protection rights.

Housemarque is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer with a commitment to a culture of inclusion

and mutual respect for all employees from every walk of life, reflecting the community we make games for. We welcome and encourage

applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race

and ethnicity, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships. We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower

employees and embrace diversity.