We are looking for a VFX Artist to assist with the creation and implementation of real-time visual FX in collaboration with Artists, 3D Programmers and other team members, for Dual Universe and our new projects.

Responsibilities

• Produce high quality effects through any stage of the production process in respect of the project’s technical and artistic constraints;
• Build relationships with Artists, Designers, Technical Artists and Programmers to facilitate effective collaboration during the asset production process;
• Communicate and collaborate with key stakeholders to confirm task direction and consistency of work;
• Optimize work and maintain balance between quality and performance;
• Implement and incorporate feedback from Art Director and Leads into work;
• Understand best practices, production pipelines and workflows;
• Reference game design documents to develop an understanding of the environments, objectives, atmospheres, story and style of the project;
• Support the Lead Artist in any ad hoc tasks and duties.

Requirements

• 1 – 3 years’ experience in game or film visual effects or other relevant experience;
• Bachelor’s degree in visual effects or other relevant training;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Knowledge of 2D art tools (e.g. Photoshop), VFXs editors (PopCornFX, compositing software (e.g. After Effects), 3D software (e.g. Blender), and game editors (e.g. Unreal Engine 5)
• Exposure to industry game engines and production pipelines;
• Good working knowledge of particle driven effects and shader systems;
• Good understanding of node based shaders and their creation;
• Knowledge of Physically Based Rendering and Linear workflows;
• Good understanding of modeling, texture mapping, materials and post processing (e.g. colour grading etc.);
• Familiarity with data management software (such as Perforce or SVN);
• Understanding of workload management software/principles (Jira) is an advantage.
• Knowledge of the video games industry and awareness of typical video game development processes.