Rebellion Lead Lighting Artist

Rebellion has spent three decades as a fiercely independent force in the global entertainment landscape. Founded by Jason and Chris Kingsley, we are the architects behind world-class video games, a high-tech film studio, immersive board games, and the legendary 2000AD comics featuring Judge Dredd.

Rebellion is currently seeking a visionary Lead Lighting Artist to join our centralized art team in Oxford. Unlike a standard project-specific role, this is a studio-wide leadership position. You will act as the master of atmosphere across our entire portfolio, overseeing the warm glow of a campfire in one project and the oppressive, flickering neon of a dystopian city in another.

This role is about setting the gold standard for lighting quality, consistency, and technical innovation across all Rebellion titles.

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Company Name Rebellion

Role Nature Centralised Leadership (Supporting Multiple Projects)

Job Type Full-Time, Permanent

Location Oxford, England, United Kingdom (Riverside HQ)

Work Model On-site

Salary Range £65,000 – £85,000 per annum (Estimated based on UK Lead benchmarks)

Relocation Comprehensive Package (Moving assistance & temporary housing)

Engine Focus In-house Proprietary Engine

Right to Work Permanent UK Work Authorization Required (No sponsorship available)

At Rebellion, we believe lighting is the most powerful tool for storytelling. It guides the player’s eye, reinforces the narrative stakes, and defines the emotional resonance of every scene. As the Lead Lighting Artist, you will be the primary architect of these environments. Using our proprietary in-house engine, you will work across projects at various stages of development—from early pre-production mood boards to final gold-master optimization.

This is a scintillating opportunity for a veteran artist who thrives on variety. You will not be locked into a single aesthetic; instead, you will adapt your skills to match the diverse creative visions of our various Art Directors, ensuring that whether it is an awe-inspiring sunset or a lonely, rain-slicked lamppost, the quality remains world‑class.

• Defining Excellence: Work closely with Art Directors across multiple projects to establish a high-quality lighting vision that aligns with the game’s creative pillars.
• Atmospheric Design: Craft compelling, high-fidelity lighting that uses color theory, exposure, and contrast to create tone, mood, and essential player guidance.
• Consistency: Take ownership of the visual output across concurrent projects, ensuring that lighting remains consistent with the narrative intent throughout the production cycle.

• Pipeline Development: Contribute directly to the evolution of our lighting tools, workflows, and documentation. You will identify friction points in the creative process and work with engine programmers to resolve them.
• Optimization Mastery: Maximize visual fidelity while maintaining high performance. You will make informed technical trade-offs to ensure our games run smoothly across all target platforms without sacrificing aesthetic impact.
• P  Workflows: Apply expert knowledge of Physically Based Rendering (P ) and real-time engine constraints to maintain industry-leading best practices.
• Team Upskilling: Act as a mentor for lighting artists and provide training for environment artists. You will be responsible for raising the “lighting IQ” of the entire studio.
• Cross-Discipline Synergy: Collaborate with VFX, Environment Art, and Level Design teams to ensure lighting supports broader gameplay needs and visual standards.
• Proactive Communication: Seek out feedback, provide constructive critiques to peers, and manage tasks and priorities across multiple deadlines with minimal oversight.

We are looking for a rare blend of artistic “flair” and technical “grit.” The ideal candidate is a veteran who understands the science of light as well as the art of it.

• Expert Portfolio: A world-class showcase of real-time lighting work. This must include examples of P  shading, realistic…