Studio: Sony Interactive Entertainment PlayStation
Job Opening: VFX Artist
Location: San Diego, California
Type: Contract
Responsibilities:
- Content creation of visual FX across all areas of the game ranging from in-game assets to Cinematics on the PlayStation 5 platform.
- You will work with our VFX Supervisor to ensure a consistent style and quality level across all the various types of game FX assets.
- You will partner with our render engineers to develop new, or improve upon existing technologies for pushing the bar of game FX, both visually and technically.
- The document, communicate requirements and provide feedback to internal artists and outsourcing partners.
- Actively develop and improve skill set and abilities by keeping aware of industry trends and techniques, evaluating competitive products, and learning new software packages and traditional art methods.
Qualifications & Skills:
- 2+ years experience as a professional FX artist in AAA games.
- Bachelor of art degree or equivalent industry experience and training
- Portfolio of realistic, high-quality real-time FX work.
- Proficiency in standard art packages such as Maya and Photoshop.
- Good understanding of shader techniques as applied to visual effects.
- Working knowledge of dynamics and simulations packages.
- Good communication, organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills
- Experience working with a game engine and implementing 3D work into the engine.
Pluses:
- Python scripting experience.
- C++ programming experience.
- Premiere/After Effects experience.
- Side-FX Houdini experience.
- At least 1 shipped AAA title as an FX artist.
Apply for the Job Online: To apply, visit https://boards.greenhouse.io/sonyinteractiveentertainmentplaystation/jobs/3574384#app