Senior VFX Artist

Job Description

We are looking for a highly talented, motivated, and experienced person to work with us on XDefiant, a new multiplatform online multiplayer action game. XDefiant is a free-to-play, fast-paced arena shooter that combines intense gunplay with personalized loadouts and specialized factions, as teams of gunfighters battle for domination.

Job Description

WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Design and implementation of high quality Visual Effects to support story, art direction and gameplay
• Translate reference, concept art, story boards, written game design briefs, and verbal directions into 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 optimize VFX to run within performance limitations
• Identify and best practices of VFX workflow
• Work with Art 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
• Prioritize, plan, and organize VFX Domain tasks using Hansoft with the Producer/Associate Producer

Qualifications

WHAT YOU'LL BRING
• Mid to senior level of professional VFX experience in game or film industry
• Experience in a senior role with a minimum of one shipped game title
• A minimum of 2 shipped titles
• Proficient in creating high quality VFX using Maya, Houdini, or other equivalent tools
• A creative thinker who feels comfortable experimenting and presenting approaches and solutions that help push the edge of what's possible with FX
• Experience with proprietary game engine(s)
• Production experience utilizing particle systems and other forms of dynamic simulations
• Able to balance quality and technical constraints
• Understanding of weight, timing, and animation
• Problem solving and troubleshooting skills

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwove2-3-144-25-74-42 in your application.