Technical VFX Artist

We are looking for a Technical VFX Artist for our next big game!

THE JOB

As a Technical VFX Artist at Housemarque, you will participate in the development of our proprietary VFX toolset for Unreal Engine and help us develop our unique flavor of visual effects even further. You will work closely with VFX tech and art teams to ensure technical proficiency and artistic quality of different VFX systems in our next project.

Our VFX team is a small and laid back group of seasoned industry professionals and we're looking for someone to help us push the quality of our tech and art.

How we work as a Team and what is important to us?

We encourage you to have a look at our GDC talk and Playstation Blog post as they contain important information about the way we work:

Can we do it with particles? VFX Learnings from ‘Returnal’

From Resogun to Returnal: the evolving VFX magic that brought Atropos to life

What will your day-to-day look like?

• Develop particle systems and simulations that can be used by VFX Artists to produce vfx content in to the game using our proprietary particle system
• Work closely with Art and Design team to ensure that the effects serve gameplay and are in line with art direction
• Participate in development of new VFX tech by suggesting new features and testing tech prototypes
• Produce effects from concept to game

What will help you to be successful in this role?

• Experience in a scriptable particle system (Popcorn FX, Niagara, Maya particle expressions, VEX in Houdini)
• Experience in Unreal Engine or similar
• Experience in shading languages such as HLSL
• Understanding of math concepts related to graphics programming (vectors, matrices, etc.)
• Passion for VFX and video games

OUR STUDIO

At Housemarque, we believe " Game is King! " because gameplay always comes first.

With technical excellence and compelling narrative, spiced with our trademark neon flair and top-notch audiovisual feedback, we want our players to always feel actively engaged with the worlds we have created for them.

Our latest Award-Winning game Returnal , released on PS5 in 2021, embraces all these qualities. THIS is our DNA!

We value Nordic work-life balance by growing sustainably and ensuring our employees have the time and means to develop personally and professionally during work time.

We were established in 1995 with strong roots in the Finnish demoscene . In June 2021 we joined the PlayStation Studios , after years of partnership.

If you wish to join us for our next journey, apply today!

What we offer to you?

• Competitive salary, benefits, healthcare, Nordic work-life balance
• Tailored immigration and relocation package to help you get settled into Finland
• A warm and welcoming atmosphere at our cozy Helsinki office
• Freedom, flexibility and openness in a collaborative culture
• Brilliant, diverse and empathetic colleagues to work with
• Exciting and ambitious projects executed with the best tools
• Access to Playstation Studios collaboration, games and more!

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Helsinki, Finland.

We will start interviewing promising candidates immediately so please apply as soon as possible.