Job Title:

Senior Lighting Artist - Infinity Ward

Requisition ID:

R025376

Job Description:

Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty® franchise. The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won more than 200 "Game of the Year" awards and 100 "Editor's Choice" awards. Some previous titles include: Call of Duty®: Ghosts, Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare, Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Warzone. Infinity Ward employs more than 250 people in Woodland Hills, Calif., just outside of Los Angeles.

A critically acclaimed studio, Infinity Ward has a relaxed yet diligent workplace environment and offers events and benefits for employees. Infinity Ward is wholly owned by Activision Blizzard.

Your Mission:

Infinity Ward is looking for a Senior Lighting Artist to drive the visual tone of environments, cinematics, and gameplay moments. You will work with designers, environment artists, VFX artists, and engineers to shape the player experience through mood, readability, and performance. The role requires creative vision, technical proficiency, and leadership.

Priorities can change in a fast-paced environment; responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Responsibilities:

• Own the lighting of game levels from initial look development through final polish
• Deliver visually compelling lighting that supports narrative, mood, and gameplay
• Partner with Level Designers, Environment Artists, and VFX Artists to provide cohesive lighting solutions across campaign, multiplayer, and live modes
• Collaborate with engineers and technical artists to identify and resolve issues, guide future tools, and improve lighting workflows
• Optimize content to meet memory and performance constraints across platforms
• Maintain high standards for physically-based rendering and lighting consistency across internal and external teams
• Contribute to the sky capture process and lighting reference documentation
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to other lighting team members
• Support documentation and communication of pipeline and process improvements

Player Profile:

Minimum Requirements:

• 8+ years of real-time AAA lighting experience
• Strong technical foundation in runtime and pre-baked lighting workflows
• Proficiency in real-time PBR lighting techniques and best practices
• Solid understanding of photography fundamentals: exposure, composition, color, and camera behavior
• Keen artistic eye for lighting composition, mood, and gameplay clarity
• Experience working within post-processing and color grading systems
• Understanding of HDR pipelines and lighting calibration
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work effectively with cross-disciplinary teams
• Proven ability to work independently and manage complex lighting challenges
• Comfortable working with documentation and production schedules

Extra Points:

• Experience mentoring junior or mid-level lighting artists
• Familiarity with scripting, shader development, or pipeline automation
• Experience lighting across a variety of content types (cinematics, multiplayer, open world)
• Background in cinematography, film lighting, or live-action production

We encourage applicants from diverse and under-represented groups to apply. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply anyway.

Our World:

Activision Blizzard, Inc. is one of the world's largest interactive entertainment companies, home to franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. The company operates an entertainment network with hundreds of millions of monthly active users.

Infinity Ward and Activision Blizzard provide benefits promoting physical, emotional and financial well-being.

Rewards:

Subject to eligibility, the Company offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
• 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
• Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
• Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and other voluntary benefit programs
• Potential relocation assistance if the Company requires you to move geographic locations for the job

Eligibility for benefits may vary for part time and temporary full-time employees and interns. More information: https://www.benefitsforeveryworld.com/

Compensation:

In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $80,800.00 - $149,400.00 Annual. These values reflect the expected base pay range of new hires across all U.S. locations. Specific offer will be based on factors including experience, performance, and work location. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for incentive compensation (not guaranteed). New hire compensation is negotiable.