Icefall Interactive is hiring

Real Time FX Artist

Contract

Hybrid in Nelson, Canada

Icefall Interactive is looking for a passionate VFX artist to join our team! Do you have a broad range of creative and technical experience in both 2D and 3D VFX? Here’s a chance to join a small team where you can put all of your skills and interests to work.

Please include a link to your showreel with your CV.

Responsibilities

Creative development of 2D and 3D real time VFX using Unity game engine
Work with art director to create new styles of VFX
Problem solve and drive tools and tech development that will enable us to achieve our signature look in the engine
Monitor deliverable progress, manage assigned scope and requested changes, meet commitments, follow up and be on time
Ensure FX assets meet technical requirements for a wide range of platforms
Able to work with minimum supervision, work well in a small team and take ownership for problems
Document tools and production pipelines that are clear and understandable

Requirements

2+ years of proven gameplay development
Background in creating SCI-FI VFX
Proven capability to work on multidisciplinary project teams, able to handle changing priorities throughout a product life cycle
Excellent communication and presentation skills
Experience with Unity
Experience creating VFX for Virtual Reality games

Pluses

Some scripting knowledge and basic understanding of coding languages
3D modeling skills
2D painting skills
Texturing skills: Ability to map geometry; manipulate UVs; adjust textures using Photoshop; create high quality/high resolution texture.