Expert Special Effects Artist - Beenox

This role involves creating and adapting special effects for various projects, contributing to the atmosphere of levels, supporting gameplay elements, and cinematics. The Expert FX Artist will collaborate closely with other Activision studios and participate in innovating techniques and processes to enhance project quality. Responsibilities include creating real-time VFX elements, ensuring artistic direction, optimizing effects for platforms, and integrating VFX features into the game engine.

Must Have

• Create a variety of real-time VFX elements using particles, models, textures, animations, and lighting.
• Work respecting artistic direction for realistic effects (explosions, fire, weather effects, etc.).
• Contribute to the game's atmosphere and narration with artistically striking visual effects.
• Optimize special effects based on the limitations of various development platforms.
• Determine special effects needs with design, audio, and artistic teams.
• Collaborate with various departments to integrate VFX features into the game engine.
• Contribute to pipeline development.
• Proven experience (8+ years) in VFX.
• Excellent artistry and attention to detail.
• Ability to adapt to internal tools and a constantly evolving environment.
• Passion for video games.

Good to Have

• Comfortable with Substance Designer.

About the role

You will be required to create and adapt special effects for our different projects. Your work will add to the atmosphere of levels and support different gameplay elements and the cinematics. You will also work closely with other Activision studios. Lastly, you will contribute to innovations in techniques and processes to improve project quality.

Responsibilities

• To create a variety of real-time VFX elements using particles, models, textures, animations and lighting;
• To follow the stated artistic direction as you craft realistic effects (explosions, fire, weather effects, etc.)
• To contribute to the game’s atmosphere and narration with artistically striking visual effects;
• To optimize the special effects in keeping with the limitations of different development platforms (number of particles, texture resolutions, etc.);
• To determine special effects requirements with the design, audio and artistic teams;
• To work with different departments on integration of VFX features into the game engine;
• To contribute to pipeline development.

Requirements

• Proven experience (8 years + ) in VFX;
• Good proficient in French;
• Proficiency in a game engine’s special effect system (Unreal, Crytek, Unity, etc.);
• Comfortable with Photoshop, 3D Studio Max and/or Maya;
• Excellent artistry and attention to detail;
• Adapts easily to in-house tools and a constantly evolving environment;
• Loves video games;
• Able to fracture-model and build destruction simulations;
• Knowledge of one or more simulation software programs (Houdini Fx, Thinking Particles, FumeFx, etc.);
• Knowledge of Script languages;
• Perk: Comfortable with Substance Designer;

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.