Remote Artiste VFX / VFX Artist

Summary

Join our team as a VFX Artist and contribute to the creation of impactful visual effects that enhance gameplay and enrich the player experience. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing and producing high-quality VFX that align with the project's concept.

Requirements

• Over 3 years of experience in AAA console/PC game development, including more than 1 year with Unreal Engine
• Strong portfolio showcasing examples of world and local lighting work
• Ability to artistically interpret concepts and creatively exceed initial ideation
• Solid understanding of traditional art skills and foundational design competencies (shape, form, texture, value, color)
• Great understanding of the principles of animation
• Good eye for the motion of real world objects and VFX
• Keen observational understanding of the motion of real world objects and VFX
• Good knowledge of the constraints of real-time effects
• Good experience with various techniques and tools for creating VFX animations (standard particle systems, fluid simulations, physics simulations, etc.)
• Good experience in creating all source art needed for VFX (textures, geometry, flipbooks, normal maps, vector field textures, etc.)
• Great experience with UE4/UE5 tools for VFX creation (or similar engine tools)
• Strong experience in creating complex pixel and vertex shaders
• Good experience with scripting (visual or otherwise) in the context of VFX
• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new styles, techniques, and workflows with minimal guidance
• Ability to collaborate with department leads and different teams to solve artistic and technical challenges
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality VFX that are technically and artistically aligned with the project’s universe and visual direction
• Translate concept art and design documents into prototypes and implement them as real-time VFX in the game under supervision
• Create ambient environment effects to enhance mood, tell a story, and make the game world feel alive
• Deliver work within specifications and adhere to workflow pipelines and deadlines
• Apply established asset organizational structures and naming conventions to ensure cohesion within the VFX pipeline
• Participate in reviews and professionally implement feedback from leads and peers
• Create gameplay effects that enhance the game’s excitement and provide necessary player feedback
• Create high-fidelity effects for cinematics and marketing materials
• Innovate new techniques for next-gen hardware and work with engineers and tech art to expand the VFX toolset
• Analyze scenes to optimize performance and ensure effects are built efficiently
• Utilize various tools to create game effects (traditional particles, pixel and vertex shaders, baked physics simulations, stock animations, etc.)
• Work with developers across disciplines to ensure VFX are integrated effectively into the game
• Collaborate with designers to create effects for scripted events and key story moments
• Work with the lighting department to create atmosphere, depth in scenes, and reinforce the color palette
• Participate in R&D initiatives to explore new techniques and improve pipelines and workflows

Benefits

• Benefit package 100% paid by PCF
• Insurance company reimburses 100% of claims (Up to $1000 per service a year, as well as individual family coverage)
• Full Dental coverage, including major dental
• 4% RRSP matching before tax deductions, 100% vested on day 1
• Paid week off during Winter Holidays
• 20 paid vacation days and 5 paid sick days
• Free virtual health and mental wellbeing sessions included in the plan for members and their dependents