Studio: Electric Square
Job Opening: VFX Artist
Location: United Kingdom
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Makes a significant and direct contribution to the creation of bespoke, original and industry leading VFX for AAA console.
- Understands the value that VFX can add to all aspects of the player experience.
- Creates set piece events, ambient and gameplay related VFX that give each product unique character.
- Partner’s closely with the technical teams to deliver an efficient, stable, state of the art VFX pipeline and consistently strive for excellence that demonstrates work at the cutting edge.
- Is a champion for VFX and constantly looks for opportunities where your work can enhance the game.
- Pre-Visualise’s and prototype cutting-edge VFX techniques.
- Documents & communicates clear technical guidelines for VFX creation and real-time implementation to the team.
- Maintains and communicates a strong knowledge of innovative game production technologies and the capabilities/limitations of these technologies as they relate to the project goals.
Qualifications & Skills:
- At least 2+ years’ production experience as a VFX artist in the games industry working on cutting-edge AAA console titles.
- Shipped at least 1-2 commercial products of reasonable size,
- Strong skills in game development software such as Maya & game engines
- Understanding of shaders and the rendering pipeline as it relates to VFX.
- Understanding of Houdini is a distinct advantage.
- An in-depth knowledge of VFX principles and a good sense of timing and staging.
- To be a creative thinker and problem solver with excellent communication skills.
- Have the ability and willingness to accept and follow directions, and to collaborate productively with others.
- A VFX reel demonstrating outstanding visual and technical ability.
- An exceptional eye and drive for quality and detail.
