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Sledgehammer Games - Lighting Artist (Temporary)

Sledgehammer Games, developers of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, is hiring!

We are actively recruiting top talent for our Call of Duty First Person Shooter development team. If you have a desire to work on the most successful FPS franchise in the history of video games, apply online. We're always looking for great people.

Sledgehammer Games was founded with the singular purpose of making great action games. We have a brand new state of the art studio facility and an industry leading development team working on a world class franchise - this is an opportunity of a lifetime.

Lighting Artist - Temporary

Primary Responsibilities:
• Work with Level Designers, Environment Artists, and Team Leads to create lighting for all aspects of the game including cinema tics.
• Creation of pre-baked and real-time lighting via proprietary software.
• Create textures for modulating lights using available graphic applications.
• Managing lighting performance and placement using propriety scripting.
• Solving technical issues that arise with new tools or game performance.

Requirements:
• At least 2 to 3 years of next-gen lighting experience on console hardware (360, PS3).
• Experience with and a good working knowledge of creating lighting within a pre-baked lightmap pipeline.
• Understanding of composition and the ability to enhance mood by lighting.
• Excellent working knowledge of Maya and Photoshop.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively with both Artists and Programmers in a large team.
• Work samples must show excellent real-time lighting made for next generation console games.

Preferred:
• Working knowledge of industry standard rendering programs such as Mental Ray.
• Experience with Radiant.
• Ability to follow design reference and ability to work with a wide range of styles.
• Experience with one or more scripting/programming languages.
• Knowledge of color theory and strong sense of light and shadow.
• Film/TV experience a plus.

About Us:
Sledgehammer Games was founded with a singular goal: Achieve Excellence. We have a state of the art facility, an industry leading development team, and a studio culture built to promote and support world class game developers. We are actively recruiting top talent for our Call of Duty development team. If you are passionate and driven to do your best work, and have a desire to work on the most successful FPS franchise in the history of video games, please apply online.

Come take a closer look at our studio, our culture, and some of the worldwide press for our latest game, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, at http://www.sledgehammergames.com/

Questions? Applications - message Amy Madden directly.
amy.madden@activision.com



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