# Senior Lighting Director - EA SPORTS FC

**Company**: Electronic Arts
**Location**: Vancouver, British Columbia
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Design
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: EA
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q173941

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## Description

Electronic Arts is seeking an experienced Senior Lighting Director to lead and unify the lighting teams across multiple game modes for EA SPORTS FC. The successful candidate will report to the Group Art and Animation Director and collaborate with Senior Art Directors to create a cohesive lighting vision. The role involves developing and implementing a unified lighting strategy, integrating advanced lighting technologies, and managing a team of lighting artists.

Key responsibilities include:

- Developing and implementing a cohesive lighting strategy across all FC departments

- Integrating advanced lighting technologies, focusing on interactive and dynamic solutions

- Managing, guiding, and mentoring lighting teams

- Collaborating with Rendering and other departments to ensure consistent visual targets and methodologies

- Promoting a positive team environment that encourages learning, growth, and open communication

- Overseeing lighting projects to ensure they meet quality standards and align with the overall creative vision

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in lighting direction in the gaming industry, expert understanding of lighting aesthetics and principles, strong artistic eye for composition, mood, and atmosphere, and deep understanding of color theory, exposure, and contrast.

Required skills include:

- Expert understanding of shaders and how they relate to lighting

- Solid understanding of scripting lighting interactions

- Expert understanding of Maya, Photoshop, and Compositing Software

- Expert knowledge of modern lighting techniques

- Understanding of source control (Perforce or equivalent)

- Familiarity with project management software (Jira, Shotgun)

## Skills

### Required
- lighting direction
- game engines
- machine learning
- lighting aesthetics
- color theory
- Maya
- Photoshop
- Compositing Software
- shaders
- scripting lighting interactions
- project management software

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