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FX Artist
2 years ago
Insomniac Games is searching for a talented Visual Effects artist to work and assist in gameplay, environment, and cinematics.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
- Create, design and implement real-time particle effects using both static and animating 2D/3D elements.
- Place effects throughout levels and cinematics.
- Paint particle and decal textures.
- Create simulations for gameplay elements.
- Create FX shaders with node-based shader networks.
- Create FX textures (color, normal, specular, ambient occlusion, height, and incandescent maps.)
- Create simple geometry and assign UV’s.
- Optimize FX for framerate and memory.
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure that FX are implemented appropriately in the game engine.
- Work with Art Director to maintain FX art direction for game.
- Ability to work independently and with minimal oversight: Understands and adds to the overall art style of game.
- Orchestrates FX events involving layering and timing of different FX to create a believable scene.
- Other duties may be assigned
Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.
Education and/or Experience:
- Two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- At least one shipped AAA game with a multiplayer component, or demonstrable experience in creating VFX for multiplayer/online games.
Other Skills:
- Proficient in Maya, competent working with joints and locators, keyframing, rigid body simulations, hard surface modeling, and UV mapping.
- Proficient in Photoshop for painting and editing textures.
- Proficient with node-based shader networks.
- Experience in creating simulated effects in a software package like Houdini or Embergen
- Proficient Animation and timing skills.
- Solid traditional arts background a plus.
If this sounds like a good fit for your next career opportunity, please apply directly to the role by submitting your application below. We look forward to hearing from you.
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