Lighting Artist Intern

? Remote | ? 3-Month Internship | ? GameGenesis

Set the Mood. Shape the Atmosphere. Bring Worlds to Life.

At GameGenesis, we're looking for a creative and detail-oriented Lighting Artist Intern to create immersive lighting experiences for our game projects.

You'll work closely with environment artists, level designers, and developers to create visually appealing environments using lighting, shadows, colour, and atmosphere. Your work will help establish the mood, guide player attention, and bring game worlds to life.

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Your Mission

- Create and implement lighting setups for game environments, scenes, and levels.
- Work with natural and artificial lighting to establish atmosphere and mood.
- Set up directional lights, point lights, spotlights, and ambient lighting.
- Create realistic or stylized lighting based on the project's artistic direction.
- Work with shadows, reflections, and lighting effects to enhance visual quality.
- Collaborate with environment artists and level designers to improve scene composition.
- Use lighting to guide player attention and improve gameplay readability.
- Experiment with day/night cycles and different environmental conditions.
- Optimize lighting for real-time performance without compromising visual quality.
- Refine lighting setups based on feedback and project requirements.

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We're Looking For Someone Who

- Has hands-on knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 or Unity.
- Understands lighting fundamentals, colour theory, contrast, and composition.
- Has a good understanding of shadows, reflections, and light behaviour.
- Can create visually appealing and atmospheric environments.
- Understands the difference between dynamic and baked lighting.
- Has an eye for detail, mood,



and visual storytelling.
- Is creative, experimental, and willing to learn.
- Can collaborate with artists, designers, and developers.
- Is passionate about game development and visual environments.

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It'll Be Awesome If You Also Have

- Experience with Unreal Engine 5 Lighting, Lumen, and Light Baking.
- Familiarity with Nanite and real-time rendering workflows.
- Knowledge of post-processing volumes and colour grading.
- Experience with HDRI lighting and environmental lighting.
- Basic knowledge of PBR materials and shaders.
- Familiarity with Blender, Maya, or 3ds Max.
- Understanding of performance optimization and lightmap UVs.
- Experience creating lighting for cinematic scenes or game environments.
- A portfolio showcasing environment lighting, scene composition, or lighting breakdowns.

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Why Join GameGenesis?

- Work on real game development projects.
- Create immersive environments that enhance player experiences.
- Gain hands-on experience with professional lighting workflows.
- Collaborate with environment artists, designers, and developers.
- Learn real-time rendering and lighting optimization techniques.
- Build a robust game lighting portfolio.
- Get exposure to Unreal Engine 5 production pipelines.
- Potential opportunity for a full-time role based on performance.

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Our Lighting Toolkit

Unreal Engine 5 • Lumen • Nanite • Unity • HDRI • Blender • Maya • 3ds Max • Photoshop • Substance Painter • Post-Processing & Colour Grading

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Application Requirements

Please share your lighting portfolio, environment scenes, Unreal Engine projects, or lighting breakdowns demonstrating your skills.

Personal projects, student work, and game environment experiments are welcome.

📌 Lightning artist (India)
🏢 GameGenesis
📍 India