Senior VFX Artist

For which tasks (responsibilities)?

The job will require working with our in-house and external tools for mass content production, be involved in research and pushing own ideas in development. We expect two different levels of experience and involvement for this role. 

• Create VFX content using an engine’s particle editor. 

• Using external tools to create pre-rendered VFX for optimum performance and improved looks. 

• Work closely with different teams to create structured sets of effects for weapons, vehicles, creatures, characters, physical interactions, etc. 

• Work with Environment team to create global weather and local level effects. 

• Be a friend to QA team and programmers to carefully optimize what needs optimization. 

• Work with lights, flares, and postprocessing. 

• Create HLSL shaders for both particle and material effects. 

• Create quick additional content through modelling and texturing. 

• Combine and utilize all engine features to achieve new heights and compete with the best. 

• Assist in improving our tools. 

• Quickly locate and fix what’s broken. 

• Be aware of global trends, learn relevant research papers, develop new ideas. 

• Provide help and tutoring to less experienced artists and designers. 

• Know the limitations of each target platform and optimize scenes accordingly. 

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience with real-time engines.  

• Shipped AAA games and a strong portfolio are a must. 

• Understanding memory and performance limitations of real-time rendering. 

• Good understanding of real-life physics and matter interactions. 

• Feeling of timing and dynamics. 

• Self-motivated and proactive.  

• Doing R&D means digging your own path ignoring doubts. 

• Several years of experience as a 2D and 3D artist. 

• Fluency in English.  

Preferences

• Unreal and similar Engine (Phat, Mat, Cascade, Kismet/Blueprint, Flares, Matinee) experience. 

• Knowledge of 2D/3D packages and relevant tools for dealing with any unknowns. 

• HLSL experience. 

• Unity and/or Unreal similar Engine scripting and effect creation experience. 

• The ability to code is a huge plus. 

• Technical mind, developed logic, thinking "beyond the box". 

• Ability to pass physics or math tests from primary school course. 

Comprehensive benefits package available

Additional remark:

Within Ukraine, remote work can be discussed.
For candidates located outside of Ukraine — regardless of whether they are from Europe, the US, Canada, or any other region — this position requires relocation to Malta.