Studio: Archiact Interactive
Job Opening: VFX Artist
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with 3D Artists and the Art Director to establish and maintain the VFX art direction.
- Work with Team Leads across disciplines to enhance gameplay, environments, UX/UI, and memorable cinematic moments.
- Optimize VFX in a range of styles for in game and in engine use, stylized VFX using traditional animation techniques and pre-rendered simulation capture.
- Create in-engine materials and shaders with the assistance of the Technical Art department, and Render Engineers .
- Organize and maintain the VFX assets while adhering to and improving the VFX Pipeline.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Excellent art skills.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent problem-solving skills.
- Previously shipped a PC, Mobile, or Console game.
- Advanced knowledge of real-time particle systems, shaders, materials, and texturing.
- Proficient with creating and modifying textures in Photoshop.
- Experience creating games on multiple platforms (PC, Mobile, or Console).
- Experience using Unreal Engine.
- A passion for making and playing great video games (+1 for VR).
- Strong communication skills, highly creative, and self-motivated.
- A self-starter with a strong work ethic.
- A team-player attitude with the ability to collaborate effectively with various stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
