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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced team-oriented and self-motivated Lead Lighting Artist with expertise in the Unreal Engine to join our growing visualisation team. You are not only characterised by an excellent eye for details but also by your profound technical knowledge of Epic`s Unreal Engine. Experience as a photographer or DOP is a big plus. If you are proficient with complex CGI pipelines and excel at working independently in a structured way, we’d love to meet you. Please include your latest showreel / portfolio with your application.
Responsibilities:
- As an experienced Lead Lighting and Shading Artist, you will work on challenging projects for premium clients, delivering the highest standards of quality and aesthetics.
- You will take a leadership role on projects, providing support and guidance to other lighting artists
- You take responsibility for ensuring the best visual and technical quality in the assets you create
- You will work closely with our development team to further advance our CGI pipeline and workflows
- As a team player, you’ll work alongside a growing group of dedicated and highly motivated CG artists.
About You
The essentials:
- With a minimum of 8 years in production, you have a strong background, ideally in automotive visualisation
- Proven experience as a lighting and shading artist using Unreal Engine and other tools such as Maya, 3DS Max, VRay, or similar
- Ability to inspire and energise team members towards achieving common goals
- Experience with PBR material development in Unreal Engine
- Accustomed to working with complex CGI pipelines
- Driven by a deep interest in creating high-quality visualisations
- A problem-solving mindset
- Self-motivated worker with strong organisational skills
- Strong passion for automotive projects
- Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in English
- Team Player: Strong ability to work collaboratively and adapt in a fast-paced environment
Not a must, but a plus:
- Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git)
- Additional expertise in scripting and experience with Unreal Blueprints
- Background in 2D software packages such as Photoshop, After Effects, Substance, etc.
- Experience as a photographer or DOP
- Experience with the creation of Full-CG Environments
At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.
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About Monks
Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.
Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.
We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.