VFX Artist (CONTRACT)

CONTRACT ROLE

Insomniac Games is looking for a VFX Artist. In this role, the VFX Artist is responsible for creating VFX to work and assist in gameplay, environment, and cinematics of a game.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Creates, designs, and implements real-time particle effects using both static and animating 2D/3D elements

• Placing of visual FX across all areas of the game, including environmental and gameplay FX, and cinematics

• create FX textures (color, normal, specular, ambient occlusion, height, and incandescent maps.)

• Possesses at least an intermediate ability to navigate and use DCC software such as Maya, Houdini, or equivalent

• Creates FX shaders with node-based shader networks

• Creates simple geometry and UV sets

• Possesses an intermediate foundation in computer graphics fundamentals and artistic analysis

• Optimizes FX for framerate and memory

• Collaborates with other development departments to ensure that FX are implemented appropriately in the game engine

• Understand and adds to the overall art style of game

• Orchestrates FX events involving layering and timing of different FX to create a believable scene

• Demonstrated professionalism in attendance, communication, reading comprehension, receiving feedback and working in a production setting

• Other duties may be assigned

Reasoning Skills/Ability

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables

Computer 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

• Knowledge of other visual effects software is a plus

Other Skills

• Good team skills, collaborative attitude, and good observation skills and ability to use reference materials

• Ability to work independently

• Proficient Animation and timing skills

• Solid traditional arts background a plus