Studio: The Coalition
Job Opening: Senior VFX Artist
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Type: Full-Time
Responsibilities:
- Work with the Lead VFX Artist, Art Director, Technical Artists and Engineers to create and deliver VFX that embodies our creative vision
- Ensure that VFX are created in accordance with the approved game style and technical requirements constraints
- Ensure that consistent communication is maintained, in all directions, to guarantee the quality of the game
- Rapid prototyping of VFX in close collaboration with Tech Art and Engineering teams
- Planning, estimating and prioritizing tasks
- Be a mentor for the more junior artists in the team
Qualifications & Skills:
- Required to have shipped at least 1 title as a VFX or Technical Artist
- Ideally have 5+ years of experience in video game development
- A relevant Portfolio demonstrating experience in creating real-time VFX in a photo-realistic style
- Relevant degree in an Art/Design field or the equivalent work experience
- Experience with particle systems workflows and shader creation from concept to optimization
- Experience using industry-standard 3D content creation tools
- Ability to take constructive feedback from leads, publishers, and other team members and channel it into improving the product
- Unreal/Niagara experience is a big plus
- Houdini experience is a big plus
- Mel or Python scripting experience is a plus
