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Lighting Artist

🏢 mustardFX • 📍 Woking, England • 🕒 Sep 14, 2026

Salary Range

£25,000 - £28,000

£2,083 - £2,333 / mo

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Location Base

Woking, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

Job reference

57960

Company Name

mustardFX

Salary

£25,000.00 - £28,000.00 Per Annum

Location

Woking, United Kingdom

Country

United Kingdom

Industry sector

Art

Job start date

ASAP

Posted date

17/07/2023

Experience Level

Junior-Associate

Job type

Permanent | Full Time

Remote / Hybrid

mustardFX are helping a new independent game studio based in South East of England find their new Lighting Artist with a cinematic eye to deliver and collaborate on all lighting setups for cinematic and gameplay while working on original IP and pre-production of a major new project for a AAA publisher.

As the studios Lighting Artist you'll report to the Lead Lighting Artist while delivering high-quality lighting solutions and work with producers and the lighting lead to ensure a realistic project scope.

You'll also be required to:

Follow the studio guidance for lighting and shading and maintain best practices
Create or oversee lighting work, both in studio and outsourced
Create well written lighting documentation where required

As the perfect candidate you'll have previous experience as a Lighting Artist, 2+ years games industry or similar experience, comfortable presenting lighting work and shipped at least one project throughout development cycle on console or PC.

In return you'll get a comprehensive benefits package. For a confidential chat and/or to apply for this role, please get in touch with Tom Winter. Tom heads up mustard's Gaming recruitment desk, working closely with indie and AAA studios to find the best talent in the UK's ever-growing Games Industry. Tom Winter | tom.winter@mustardjobs.co.uk | 0117 284 0422 | www.mustardjobs.co.uk

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Recruitment Insights

Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Lighting Artist roles across mustardFX's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:

1. Domain Competency

Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to HR Consulting.

2. Behavioral & Leadership

STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.

3. Compensation Alignment

Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £25,000 - £28,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.

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