TeresaD
02-01-2006, 02:11 AM
Lighting Artist -- Full Time
Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, CA
Do you have expert lighting skills that can light up our universe in the exciting Starcraft Ghost console game? Fans worldwide are eagerly anticipating the release of this deeply artistic game from the award winning games company, Blizzard Entertainment but we need your lighting help first to take this game even further!
Based out of sunny Irvine – a stone’s throw from Newport Beach and 40 miles south of LA, Blizzard Entertainment's track record includes nine #1-selling games, multiple Game of the Year awards and most recently has topped the 5 million mark for online game subscribers – the largest multi-massive online roll-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft.
In this dynamic and growing environment, Blizzard’s console team is looking for an experiencedLighting Artist with a strong background in color theory, composition and training in cinematic lighting. The ideal candidate has shipped multiple titles and has a solid grasp of radiosity, per pixel lighting, and experience with 3D engines.
Responsibilities
* Utilize your creative and efficient lighting skills to help shape the look and mood of Starcraft Ghost
* Lighting 3D levels for not only the PS2 but also the Xbox console
* Some light geometry modification
* Some light material modification
* Work with Art Leads to achieve compelling aesthetics
* Particle FX work
Requirements
* 3 + years professional game development
* 2 + years professional 3D Studio Max experience
* Strong understanding of color theory
* Experience composing a shot
* Experience conveying mood through lighting
* Film or fine art training
* Ability to communicate artistic ideas verbally and though execution
* Experience with the PS2 and Xbox
* Particle development experience
* Strong enthusiasm for Lighting
* Work well both independently and with direction
* Love for Games
This is a full-time position in Irvine, CA; internships and part-time positions are not available at this time.
Please email an online portfolio/demo equivalent with resume, cover letter and salary history to globalstaffing@blizzard.com (globalstaffing@blizzard.com). In the subject heading of your email, please write “Lighting Artist”.
Online portfolios are preferred.
Or
Please mail your resume, cover letter and shot list detailing what you are responsible for on your reel along with a non-returnable portfolio/demo reel (digital copies only – no VHS please – QuickTime files preferred) to:
Blizzard Human Resources
Attn: Global Staffing
Lighting Artist: Blizzard Console
P.O. Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623
Contact Info:
http://blizzard.com/jobopp/
Blizzard Entertainment® is a premier publisher of entertainment software. Since establishing the Blizzard label in 1994, the company has quickly become one of the most popular and well-respected makers of computer games. With blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, Diablo®, and StarCraft® series, the company has enjoyed back-to-back number-one selling games, as well as consecutive Game of the Year awards. The company's free online game service, Battle.net®, is the largest in the world with millions of active users.
Blizzard Entertainment
Irvine, CA
Do you have expert lighting skills that can light up our universe in the exciting Starcraft Ghost console game? Fans worldwide are eagerly anticipating the release of this deeply artistic game from the award winning games company, Blizzard Entertainment but we need your lighting help first to take this game even further!
Based out of sunny Irvine – a stone’s throw from Newport Beach and 40 miles south of LA, Blizzard Entertainment's track record includes nine #1-selling games, multiple Game of the Year awards and most recently has topped the 5 million mark for online game subscribers – the largest multi-massive online roll-playing game (MMORPG) World of Warcraft.
In this dynamic and growing environment, Blizzard’s console team is looking for an experiencedLighting Artist with a strong background in color theory, composition and training in cinematic lighting. The ideal candidate has shipped multiple titles and has a solid grasp of radiosity, per pixel lighting, and experience with 3D engines.
Responsibilities
* Utilize your creative and efficient lighting skills to help shape the look and mood of Starcraft Ghost
* Lighting 3D levels for not only the PS2 but also the Xbox console
* Some light geometry modification
* Some light material modification
* Work with Art Leads to achieve compelling aesthetics
* Particle FX work
Requirements
* 3 + years professional game development
* 2 + years professional 3D Studio Max experience
* Strong understanding of color theory
* Experience composing a shot
* Experience conveying mood through lighting
* Film or fine art training
* Ability to communicate artistic ideas verbally and though execution
* Experience with the PS2 and Xbox
* Particle development experience
* Strong enthusiasm for Lighting
* Work well both independently and with direction
* Love for Games
This is a full-time position in Irvine, CA; internships and part-time positions are not available at this time.
Please email an online portfolio/demo equivalent with resume, cover letter and salary history to globalstaffing@blizzard.com (globalstaffing@blizzard.com). In the subject heading of your email, please write “Lighting Artist”.
Online portfolios are preferred.
Or
Please mail your resume, cover letter and shot list detailing what you are responsible for on your reel along with a non-returnable portfolio/demo reel (digital copies only – no VHS please – QuickTime files preferred) to:
Blizzard Human Resources
Attn: Global Staffing
Lighting Artist: Blizzard Console
P.O. Box 18979
Irvine, CA 92623
Contact Info:
http://blizzard.com/jobopp/
Blizzard Entertainment® is a premier publisher of entertainment software. Since establishing the Blizzard label in 1994, the company has quickly become one of the most popular and well-respected makers of computer games. With blockbuster hits including World of Warcraft® and the Warcraft®, Diablo®, and StarCraft® series, the company has enjoyed back-to-back number-one selling games, as well as consecutive Game of the Year awards. The company's free online game service, Battle.net®, is the largest in the world with millions of active users.