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Visual Effects Director
1 year ago
Ripple Effect, an evolution of Battlefield's DICE LA, is a Los Angeles-based game studio on a mission to build community-first experiences through continuous innovation and boundary breaking technology.
Our Values: We believe in an honest and transparent environment, where developers grow in our crafts. We value bold risk-taking followed by excellence through iteration. We seek developers with diverse experiences who will enrich our studio creativity.We are looking for experienced VFX Artists like you, to join us in our mission to create amazing games and experiences, and to enhance ourselves and our craft. This role will report to our Studio Art Line Director, based in our studio in Los Angeles, California. We are considering on-site and hybrid working options, and welcome full-time remote candidates who are within a three hour time difference to the Pacific Time Zone to apply.
Responsibilities:
- Create stunning real-time visual effects using a mastery of high-quality particle effects, textures, and shaders
- Optimize effects for performance on multiple platforms
- Work with team members to share knowledge and solve cross-discipline problems
Skills We Look For:
- Experience with Houdini and dynamic simulations
- Experience with Photoshop, Maya or 3DS Max
- Strong sense of lighting, color, form and motion
- Experience with Python scripting or equivalent
- Familiar with PBR workflows
- Strong proficiency in technical problems solving
- Collaborate effectively within a team
- Previous game production experience
Benefits
We are proud of the great perks we offer like comprehensive health and benefit packages, tuition reimbursement, 401k with company match and, of course, free video games. And since we realize it takes world-class people to make world-class games, we offer great compensation packages and a culture that thrives on creativity and individuality.
Next Steps
As part of the application process we might ask you to perform a practical work test. Apply online with a combined resume and portfolio.
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