This vacancy may offer a work-from-home start until it is safe to work in-house or relocate to the location.

Project: AAA Games

OPM’s client are famous for their outstanding, team-based multiplayer games that inspire friendship, competition and teamwork.

They are currently seeking an experienced and motivated Senior VFX Artist to help creating stunning visual effects using a mixture of technical and artistic skills.

RESPONSIBLITIES:

• Work alongside the project VFX team to push the creation and enhancement of gameplay and environmental effects
• Communicate and motivate the team, while mentoring junior artists in their development and learning
• Work closely with Art team to accentuate visual fidelity, Designers to enhance immersion and player experience, and Technical Art to maintain performance requirements
• Ability to set and maintain effective VFX pipelines, and to advocate best practices for cross-discipline collaboration

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience on a minimum of 3 shipped AAA titles as a VFX Artist
• Expertise in fundamentals of VFX including timing, composition, colour and how VFX provide gameplay feedback
• Background authoring real-time VFX and have a good understanding of the technical constraints of Console and PC budgets
• Great experience with node-based material generation workflows
• Up to date with latest digital art techniques, practices, tools, software, and trends
• Knowledge of production constraints and collaboration needs in a fast paced environment
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine 4’s VFX and Physics tools

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Previous roles as a Senior, or equivalent experience
• Understanding of rigid body, pyro, and fluid simulation
• Technical knowledge of 3D asset building and surfacing packages
• Ability to take ownership of VFX implementation
• Comfortable working autonomously to meet expectations and deliveries
• Houdini FX knowledge

Interested in finding out more about the studio and project? Apply now or call directly today on +44 1206 214 412!

Tagged as: AAA, English, VFX Art