Studio: Halon Entertainment
Job Opening: Senior Real-time VFX Artist (UK)
Location: Glasgow, Scotland, GB, UK
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Work directly in Engine to create and optimize stunning FX
- Collaborate with the team to create high-quality effects like fire, smoke, explosions, fluid simulations, etc.
- Create libraries of Niagara particle effects
- Consider lighting and other integration techniques to the overall scene design
- Use Unreal Engine and proprietary tools to create FX assets.
- Assists in R&D efforts for tool enhancements and prototyping of new technology.
- Provide department and production leads with responsible estimates for FX tasks and identify any risks to the effort
- Contribute to the design and streamlining of FX tools and development processes
Qualifications & Skills:
- 5+ years experience working with in-engine effects, preferably with Niagara
- Proficiency with 3D graphics, particle systems, physics, and shaders
- Understanding of VFX asset costs and impact on performance
- Solid grasp of the principles of animation and lighting
- Good understanding of real-time physics and fluid simulations
- Optimize content through profiling and enhancing performance with the help of diagnostic tools
- Scripting & programming skills with Python, C#, Javascript and C++ a plus
- Experience with Houdini is a plus
- Good mathematical skills to solve mathematical problems that arise when working in-engine
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, iterative development environment
- Knowledge of virtual production integration for film and television is a plus
