As a Senior VFX Artist you will:

• Design and implement high-quality Visual Effects that support gameplay, story, and artistic vision.
• Translate reference, concept art, storyboards, written game design briefs, and verbal directions into a prototype and implement real-time VFX in-game
• Create a wide variety of real-time special effects using sprite-based particle systems along with pixel and vertex shaders; e.g. rain, snow, smoke, explosion, destruction, weapon, fire, geometry, surface shader, and full-screen effects
• Create and optimise VFX to run within performance limitations
• Identify and implement best practices of VFX workflow
• Work with Art, Design, and Programming teams to anticipate and solve technical challenges within given constraints and visual requirements
• R&D on new industry technology and trends to improve the project’s visual quality and efficiency
• Prioritise, plan, and organise VFX Domain tasks
• Mentor and support other artists, providing feedback and guidance

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in game development
• Proven track record creating VFX in the Senior Artist capacity for shipped AAA games
• Expertise with Unreal Engine 4/5, Niagara, and blueprints
• Creation of realistic and stylised VFX
• Advanced shader creation (material editor and/or code)
• Setting up workflows of art production
• Autodesk Maya
• Good knowledge of shaders, environment art and character art pipelines
• Good understanding of optimising assets and how to create optimised content
• Experience working with remote teams across different timezones
• English proficiency at least at B2 level

Ideal candidate will also have:

• Experience with Houdini
• Knowledge of animation and rigging pipelines
• Broad understanding of environment and character art pipelines
• Experience in co-development or outsourcing