Senior VFX Artist

Redhill Games, a co-dev studio with offices in Helsinki and Nicosia, is looking for a talented VFX artist to join the team to work on our exciting AAA projects.
This opportunity is remote for candidates located in a European country, no relocation is offered.
Applications through the career page - https://careers.redhillgames.com/jobs/5524153-senior-vfx-artist

Над чем работать?

• Название проекта(ов): different AA and AAA titles
• На какой стадии проект(ы)? pre-BETA
• Жанры: Шутер
• Платформы: PC, Console

На какие задачи (обязанности)?

As a Senior VXF Artist you will:

• Design and implement high-quality Visual Effects to support gameplay, story, and art direction

• Translate reference, concept art, storyboards, written game design briefs, and verbal directions into a prototype and implement real-time VFX in-game

• Create a wide variety of real-time special effects using sprite-based particle systems along with pixel and vertex shaders; e.g. rain, snow, smoke, explosion, destruction, weapon, fire, geometry, surface shader, and full-screen effects

• Create and optimise VFX to run within performance limitations

• Identify and implement best practices of VFX workflow

• Work with Art, Design, and Programming teams to anticipate and solve technical challenges within given constraints and visual requirements

• R&D on new industry technology and trends to improve the project’s visual quality and efficiency

• Prioritise, plan, and organise VFX Domain tasks

Какого профессионала ищем?

• At least 5 years of experience in game development with:

• Unreal Engine 4/5 and Niagara + good knowledge of Unreal blueprint

• Creation of realistic and stylised VFX for AAA games

• Creation shaders, using material editor and/or code

• Procedural content generation, automation and tool creation to help other departments create content faster

• Art content creation - high and low-poly modeling, unwrapping, baking, texturing, environment art

• Setting up workflows of art production

• Autodesk Maya

• Good knowledge of shaders, environment art and character art pipelines

• Good understanding of optimising assets and how to create optimised content.

• English proficiency at least at B2 level

The ideal candidate will also have:

• Experience with animation rigging 

• Experience with Houdini

Почему у нас приятно работать?

Join a fantastic team and work on a diverse range of thrilling game development projects, where you'll have the opportunity to thrive and develop your skills while crafting breathtaking visual effects!

Какие условия и бонусы?

Benefits depend on the location of the final candidate, no relocation, fully remote unless a candidate is based in Finland or Cyprus