Senior Artist, Light and Rendering

Description

Are you looking for a team of dynamic and talented people who are passionate about video games? Are you looking for a studio where diversity, open-mindedness and creativity are omnipresent? You’ve found the right place!

Gameloft, the largest mobile-gaming development studio in Montreal, is seeking a Lighting and Rendering Artist to join its Cinematics/Video department.

Gameloft creates games for all digital platforms, including mobile phones, smartphones and tablets (including Apple® iOS and Android® devices), set-top boxes and connected TVs. Founded in 1999 and a top innovator in its field, Gameloft distributes its games in over 100 countries. www.gameloft.com

Main tasks and responsibilities

As part of the cinematics team, the successful candidate will take part in producing trailers for Gameloft’s latest creations. The candidate will be responsible for the quality of the shaders in the 3D scene and for creating the atmosphere and look desired by the artistic director using scene lighting.

• Complete lighting and rendering tasks
• Optimize, improve and develop textures and shaders for high-resolution productions in the Vray rendering plugin.
• Help the rendering team prepare scenes.
• Send and manage rendering tasks to the rendering bank.

 Skills and Profile 

• 3- 5 years’ experience in Vray lighting and shade production
• In-depth knowledge of the 3D creation field
• Excellent artistic sense
• Able to work within tight deadlines
• Open to criticism while also possessing an excellent ability to communicate ideas
• Able to teach and share methods with other team members
• Fluent in English and French (asset)
• Proficient in the following software:
• 3DS Max and its plugins
• In-depth knowledge of Vray

In order to consider your application, we require your portfolio or samples of your work (demos, animations, images, websites, etc.). Please provide the address of your website or portfolio if you have one.

Only retained candidates will be contacted. Your CV will be saved in our files for a period of 6 months. Thank you for your interest in Gameloft.

Why work for Gameloft?

• Join one of the most exciting sectors today and collaborate on projects with partners and clients that include Apple, Microsoft, Nokia, Google, Nintendo, Samsung, Marvel and others
• Experience an exceptional, dynamic, challenging and motivating working environment within a fast-growing company
• Opportunity to learn in a professional environment with passionate people
• Work in an open working climate with dynamic teams from around the world where you can communicate with colleagues from other countries and cultures on a daily basis
• Enjoy excellent local working conditions and benefits (high-quality office space, group insurance, discounts with different companies, etc.)
• Flexible hours, paid personal days, and 3 weeks of vacation for a better work/life balance