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Senior VFX Artist

MachineGames is seeking a talented Visual Effects Artist to join our team. As an Effect Artist you will work closely with our Art Director to ensure aesthetics quality is kept at the highest-level throughout all the art assets produced and throughout the product

Responsibilities

· Collaborate with Art Director on the visual style of all effects in the game, through verbal and written communication, concepts or reference images/videos.

· Identify need for effects in collaboration with environment artists and gameplay designers in the different production units.

· Create optimized visual effects for real time rendering within a PBR environment.

· Create weather, atmospheric and special environment effects such as under water effects in collaboration with Environment Artists.

· Create effects required for gameplay like impact decals, explosions, muzzle flashes and other related weapon effects in collaboration with Gameplay Designers and Programmers.

· Create certain light and camera/lens effects.

· Collaborate with programmers within the Advanced Gameplay & Effects team to further develop pipelines and tools.

Requirements

· 4+ years of professional or related experience.

· At least one shipped title.

· Experience creating realistic simulations using Houdini, Maya or similar.

· Strong knowledge of Photoshop and AfterEffects.

· Keen artistic eye and exceptional attention to detail.

· Good understanding of and appreciation for milestones, schedules, deadlines and efficient game development processes.

· Very strong work ethic, able to take direction and collaborate.

· Strong interpersonal and communication skills

· Passion for making great games