Lighting and Shading Artist Unreal (all genders)

In this role you will develop and optimize Unreal Engine assets for high-quality stills and cinematics, delivering visually stunning results within a real-time pipeline. You will set up shaders and lighting configurations to meet performance targets, aligning with the Art Director’s vision. You’ll collaborate across teams to enhance CG pipelines and work with a growing group of artists to achieve project goals. This position offers the chance to contribute to automotive visualization with a focus on quality, efficiency, and cross-functional collaboration.

• onboarding with mentoring
• internal campus training
• flexible working hours
• mobile office and job-sharing
• team events
• sports program and e-bike leasing

• Develop, manage and optimize Unreal Engine assets for stills and cinematics
• Set up and fine-tune shaders and lighting configurations in Unreal Engine
• Ensure highest visual and technical quality aligned with Art Director’s vision
• Collaborate with development team to enhance CG pipeline and workflows
• Work closely with CG artists to achieve project goals

• 4+ years production experience, ideally in automotive visualization using Unreal Engine
• Proven experience as a lighting and shading artist with Unreal Engine and tools such as Maya, 3DS Max, or VRay
• Experience developing PBR materials within Unreal Engine
• Familiar with complex CGI pipelines and workflows
• Independent, structured, solution-oriented mindset
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Very good English and very good German skills
• Understanding of digital infrastructures, website rollout, maintenance and information security

• independent
• structured
• time management
• Unreal Engine (lighting and shading)
• Maya
• 3DS Max