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Senior VFX Artist
1 year ago
Your mission
We are Vertigo Games, developers and publishers of big hit VR titles like Arizona Sunshine, The 7th Guest and the highly anticipated Metro Awakening. Our Amsterdam studio is gearing up to start development for a big IP project and we are looking to recruit a Senior VFX Artist who can aid us in our mission.
Are you looking for a studio that celebrates creativity and sets the bar in immersive entertainment? Then we should meet!
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create high quality VFX in a range of techniques and styles.
- Research and implement new, innovative VFX techniques.
- Monitoring VFX impact on performance and adjusting accordingly.
Your profile
- 3+ year's of experience as VFX Artist.
- Good artistic insight and feeling for timing and animation.
- Familiar with Unreal Engine's Niagara System.
- Possess proven technical ability; from content creation to getting it to run in game.
- Good knowledge of Unreal Engine e.g. shaders, blueprint, particle systems.
- Established modeling and texturing ability.
- Strong knowledge of pixel and vertex shaders.
- Good knowledge of special effects software (e.g. FumeFX, RealFlow, Embergen).
Bonus points for
- Substance Painter and/or Designer experience.
- Knowledge of MEL/Python.
- Understanding of CGFX and/or HLSL shader languages.
- Houdini.
We offer
- A company culture that values a healthy work-life balance.
- A hybrid working model with two office days per week.
- Income tax reduction for eligible expats.
- Relocation cost compensation depending on your situation.
- 26 standard vacation days with an option to buy 5 more.
- Free train commuting to and from the office.
- Free pension plan.
- A healthy lunch in our canteen.
- Group activities and an annual VR game jam.
- Thursday afternoon drinks.
- The latest VR hardware and titles which you can borrow and take home.
- Whilst working from home we provide all the relevant hardware, budget for a desk and chair and a contribution toward your energy costs.
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