Senior Stylized Real-Time VFX Artist

Summary

Join Magic Media, a leading media and entertainment group, as a Senior Unity Real-time VFX Artist specializing in stylized VFX. You will create visually stunning and stylistically consistent VFX within Unity, collaborating with a team of creative professionals. This role requires extensive experience in the videogame industry, deep knowledge of animation and art principles, and expert-level Unity VFX creation skills. The position offers a project-based, fully remote work arrangement, opportunities for professional development, flexible working hours, and a collaborative international environment. Magic Media prioritizes creating engaging games for clients across various platforms, fostering a culture of expertise and high-quality results.

Requirements

• At least 4+ years of experience working in the videogame industry
• Deep knowledge in animation and art sense (colour, shape, ratio, timing…)
• Good knowledge of artistic VFX principles
• Expert level experience with Unity VFX creation
• Team player, great communication and collaboration skills
• Proactive and open to finding creative solutions
• Fluent in English
• 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
• Knowledge of Unity render pipelines
• Shader authoring skills using node based editors like shader graph or amplify shader
• Candidates must supply a portfolio showcasing stylized VFX

Responsibilities

• Create visually stunning and stylistically consistent VFX with Unity
• 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
• Create concepts, describe and develop ideas for visual effect
• Optimize effects for performance on multiple platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Houdini
• Experience in hand-drawing flip-books
• Embergen/liquigen
• Basic programming in C#
• Simple animations in 3D tools
• Experience with VFX graph
• Substance designer

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
• Career growth and development
• Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
• Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• An inclusive culture and open communication
• Salary according to the candidate’s experience