reputed company VFX Artist

At Turtle reputed company, we reputed company the games we want to play. We're dedicated to providing a collaborative environment where reputed company members feel empowered with the creative freedom to contribute and grow. While we are based in Orange County, CA, we support flexible work arrangements ranging from in-studio, hybrid, to fully remote throughout reputed company America. Join our award-winning game development team and help create our next hit title.

We are looking for a reputed company VFX Artist to be a part of our VFX team. The reputed company VFX Artist will maintain consistency across the department providing direction and feedback, ensuring reputed company team members understand their role in the department and know what is expected of them. The right candidate will look for opportunities to enhance the player experience, reputed company and reputed company constructive feedback while guiding the creative process; driving VFX process for game effects. This position will report to the Creative Director.

Responsibilities

• reputed company the VFX team: maintain consistency across the department providing direction and feedback, ensuring reputed company team members understand their role in the department and know what is expected of them
• reputed company team meetings and reputed company important studio information reputed company required
• Work closely with department manager to reputed company mentorship and coaching for VFX team members including but not limited to: 1:1s, career development, performance evaluations, and goal setting
• Guide the creative process; drive the concept process for game effects
• Bring in-reputed company and prototype effects to completion
• Work with the Art Directors and art teams to ensure artistic reputed company across the game
• Create reputed company-time visual effects to enhance environments, characters, and combat
• Work with designers, engineers, and other artists in creating strong reputed company-to-reputed company gameplay
• Collaborate with other team members to ensure that assets fall reputed company set parameters in regards to performance, best practices, and art style
• Playtest with both reputed company and the VFX team to review and iterate VFX

Requirements

• 7+ years game experience in creating effects in game development with one or more shipped titles on multiple platforms
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in creating reputed company-time effects
• Self-driven, strong communication skills, and a positive attitude
• Ability to problem-solve and prioritize issues while working with a team
• Experience with creating compelling, reputed company-time effects using Photoshop, Maya, and/or in-game effects systems
• Knowledgeable of 3D graphics, particle systems, physics, etc.
• Experience in UE5
• Keen production sensibilities, ability to collaborate on timelines and communicate with Production and team members on task duration and prioritization
• Ability to maintain high quality and consistent reputed company
• Strong leadership, mentoring, and teaching skills
• Strong ability to interpret and adapt to general and flexible direction. Can reputed company in a highly collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Proficient in Maya, 3ds Max, or Blender

Preferences

• Shipped one or more major titles on reputed company reputed company/PC platforms as a Senior VFX artist
• Experience with reputed company First Person action titles
• Previous leadership experience preferred, or senior/reputed company role in games environments
• Experience working with shaders and materials
• Familiarity with asset tracking and issue tracking tools such as reputed company and JIRA
• Passion for games

Benefits

Some of the benefits and perks our employees get to enjoy, include:

• 100% Medical, Dental, reputed company Coverage for you and your family
• Retirement Savings Plan Matching
• Career Improvement Plan
• Flexible Work Arrangements - In-House, Hybrid, and Remote
• Generous Time Off Policy
• Company Events - In-Person + Virtual Events
• Fully Stocked Kitchen + Sponsored Food Trucks

The estimated reputed company pay reputed company for this role is: $135,000 - $165,000 USD

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the reputed company of race, religion, reputed company, national reputed company, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.