Keywords Studios currently looking to expand its team in South East Asia. We're currently looking for AAA, experienced Environment Artists specifically with Lighting experience. These opportunities can be located in either Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines (Remote), Singapore (Onsite). This is a permanent, full time position. Keywords Studios is a global leader providing art services to AAA Publishers. Our work can be seen across many of the top selling titles on console and PC. We've secured an exciting AAA IP project and anticipating further project announcements early in 2026. RequirementsAt Keywords Studios we are looking for an accomplished, enthusiastic and self-motivated Environment Artist (Lighting Focus) to join our team working on an exciting, new and unannounced project. An Environment Artist (Lighting Focus) at Keywords Studios:Creates high-quality environment art with a strong emphasis on lighting, mood, and atmosphere.Builds, iterates, and optimises lighting setups that support gameplay, narrative, and artistic direction.Collaborates closely with art direction, level design, and tech art to ensure lighting enhances spatial readability and performance.Authors and maintains lighting passes, post-processing profiles, and environment shaders/materials as needed.Troubleshoots lighting issues related to performance, consistency, or technical constraints across platforms.Contributes to visual benchmarks and helps establish best practices for lighting workflows.RequirementsProven experience as an Environment or Lighting Artist on a shipped AAA or high-quality game project.Strong portfolio demonstrating lighting, composition, and environment art fundamentals.Proficiency with modern game engines (Unreal, Unity or proprietary engines).Solid understanding of lighting theory, color, exposure, and real-time rendering.Experience with PBR workflows and optimization for real-time environments.Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and iterate quickly based on feedback.Experience with lighting tools, profiling/debugging, or scripting for workflow automation.BenefitsOnly those with relevant working rights for Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines will be considered. Sponsorship and relocation is not being offered as part of this package. Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Commitment: Keywords Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. If you require any adjustments during the process please let us know in your application. We are committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation. We especially welcome applications from candidates of underrepresented groups in the industry.PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICYBy providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. For more information, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice.Role Information: ENStudio: Keywords StudiosLocation: APAC, Malaysia, Indonesia, SingaporeArea of Work: ArtService: CreateEmployment Type: PermanentWorking Pattern: Full Time, In-Office
Keywords Studios currently looking to expand its team in South East Asia. We're currently looking for AAA, experienced Environment Artists specifically with Lighting experience. These opportunities can be located in either Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines (Remote), Singapore (Onsite). This is a permanent, full time position.
Keywords Studios is a global leader providing art services to AAA Publishers. Our work can be seen across many of the top selling titles on console and PC. We've secured an exciting AAA IP project and anticipating further project announcements early in 2026.
Requirements
At Keywords Studios we are looking for an accomplished, enthusiastic and self-motivated Environment Artist (Lighting Focus) to join our team working on an exciting, new and unannounced project.
An Environment Artist (Lighting Focus) at Keywords Studios:
- Creates high-quality environment art with a strong emphasis on lighting, mood, and atmosphere.
- Builds, iterates, and optimises lighting setups that support gameplay, narrative, and artistic direction.
- Collaborates closely with art direction, level design, and tech art to ensure lighting enhances spatial readability and performance.
- Authors and maintains lighting passes, post-processing profiles, and environment shaders/materials as needed.
- Troubleshoots lighting issues related to performance, consistency, or technical constraints across platforms.
- Contributes to visual benchmarks and helps establish best practices for lighting workflows.
Requirements
- Proven experience as an Environment or Lighting Artist on a shipped AAA or high-quality game project.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating lighting, composition, and environment art fundamentals.
- Proficiency with modern game engines (Unreal, Unity or proprietary engines).
- Solid understanding of lighting theory, color, exposure, and real-time rendering.
- Experience with PBR workflows and optimization for real-time environments.
- Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and iterate quickly based on feedback.
- Experience with lighting tools, profiling/debugging, or scripting for workflow automation.
Benefits
Only those with relevant working rights for Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Philippines will be considered. Sponsorship and relocation is not being offered as part of this package.
Our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Commitment: Keywords Studios is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. If you require any adjustments during the process please let us know in your application. We are committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation. We especially welcome applications from candidates of underrepresented groups in the industry.
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY
By providing your information in this application, you understand that we will collect and process your information in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice. For more information, please see our Applicant Privacy Notice at https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice.
Role Information: EN
Studio: Keywords Studios
Location: APAC, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore
Area of Work: Art
Service: Create
Employment Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time, In-Office
COMPANY PROFILEKeywords is a growth company, trusted and relied upon by the world’s leading video game and entertainment companies to work alongside them during the full game development cycle to bring immersive content to life for the joy of billions of people across the world.We are a critical enabler of a large, dynamic industry, and are building out our proprietary technology platform to augment our future growth.WHY WORK AT KEYWORDS STUDIOS?People who work at Keywords are passionate, talented, committed and resourceful. As a business we thrive on diversity, celebrate uniqueness and work as teams whether we are physically together in one of our 70 global studios or working together virtually.We empower people to perform to the best of their ability with our “can do” attitude. We appreciate and embrace flexibility. We learn at every opportunity to grow ourselves through experience, training and tackling new challenges.This is what makes us Keywordians.https://www.keywordsstudios.com/
COMPANY PROFILE
Keywords is a growth company, trusted and relied upon by the world’s leading video game and entertainment companies to work alongside them during the full game development cycle to bring immersive content to life for the joy of billions of people across the world.
We are a critical enabler of a large, dynamic industry, and are building out our proprietary technology platform to augment our future growth.
WHY WORK AT KEYWORDS STUDIOS?
People who work at Keywords are passionate, talented, committed and resourceful. As a business we thrive on diversity, celebrate uniqueness and work as teams whether we are physically together in one of our 70 global studios or working together virtually.
We empower people to perform to the best of their ability with our “can do” attitude. We appreciate and embrace flexibility. We learn at every opportunity to grow ourselves through experience, training and tackling new challenges.
This is what makes us Keywordians.
https://www.keywordsstudios.com/
