[Hiring] Senior Real-Time VFX Artist @Magic Media

Role Description

We're looking for a passionate Senior Real-time VFX Artist that specializes in realistic and semi-realistic VFX to join our team and work on an unannounced AAA title by a well-known studio. If you are looking for an open and professional environment to unleash your potential then we want to hear from you!

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Work in a proprietary third party engine.
• Create visually stunning and stylistically consistent VFX using a third party VFX editor like Popcorn FX.
• Create relevant VFX assets such as textures, static meshes, and shaders.
• Collaborate with other creative disciplines and engineers to create visual effects that support gameplay systems.
• Optimize effects for performance on multiple platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working in the videogame industry.
• Fluent in English.
• The ability to work without much oversight, a self-reflecting outlook on VFX creation, and the ability to be critical in spotting what can be improved in your own work.
• Able to communicate directly with art directors, TAs, engineers, and other cross-disciplinary team members to discuss issues, implementation, and resolving any sort of blockers.
• Deep knowledge in animation and art sense (colour, shape, ratio, timing, etc.).
• Good knowledge of artistic VFX principles.
• Expert level experience with Unreal.
• High level of knowledge in Popcorn FX.
• Team player, great communication and collaboration skills.
• Proactive and open to finding creative solutions.
• Ability to independently and creatively solve VFX technical issues.
• Highly skilled with Photoshop, Substance, or other texture authoring tools.
• Use of 3D software like Blender, Maya, 3DS Max, Houdini for mesh creation.
• Shader authoring skills using node-based editors like shader graph or amplify shader.

Requirements

• Experience with proprietary or third party engines.
• Adaptability to learning new engines and tools.
• Houdini.
• Embergen/liquigen.
• Basic programming in C#.
• Simple animations in 3D tools.
• Substance designer/Illugen or other texture authoring software.
• HLSL/GLSL for VFX shader creation.

Benefits

• Project based fully remote position.
• An opportunity to experience different pipelines and styles and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects.
• Be part of an international group with offices worldwide.
• Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
• Flexible working hours.
• An inclusive culture and open communication.
• Salary according to the candidate’s experience.