FX Artist

2 Months ago • All levels • VFX

Job Summary

Job Description

The FX Artist role at Emerald City Games involves creating particle effects and 3D mesh-based real-time VFX for AAA mobile games. This includes developing spells, special character abilities, locomotion and combat effects, and emotive environmental effects. The artist will collaborate with art directors, game designers, and concept artists to align effects with game concepts. The role requires working in both fantasy and sci-fi styles, researching visual effect processes, and creating original textures. Regular participation in art discussions, critiques, and reviews is expected. The company emphasizes a culture of high standards, hard work, and collaboration, with a focus on supporting and encouraging others within a family-like environment. The job requires completion of a skill test.
Must have:
  • Create real-time VFX for mobile games.
  • Collaborate with designers and artists.
  • Work in fantasy and sci-fi styles.
  • Research visual effect processes.
  • Create original textures.

Job Details

Emerald City Games is a collection of the best designers, developers and artists, and we’re looking for an awesome FX Artist to join our team!

Someone that has a good work ethic, attitude and wants to work on great games with great people.


 

This job needs the completion of a skill test to apply. Please download the files below and add to your application. Tip: Please ZIP all of your files together (ie: Cover Letter, Resume and Test File) and upload in file name format LastName-FirstName-Job.zip (example: Smith-John-Animator.zip) in the “APPLY NOW” form. Thank you!

 

Tasks could include:

  • Create particle effects and 3D mesh-based real time VFX for the next generation of AAA mobile games. This consists of, but is not limited to spells and special character abilities, locomotion and combat effects and emotive environmental effects.

  • Collaborate with art directors, game designers and concept artists to ensure that your effects are in line with the game concept and the overall game experience.

  • Work in a variety of styles: fantasy and sci-fi.

  • Research visual effect processes and create highly original textures.

  • Take part in regular art discussion, critiques and reviews. We love visual world-building, you do too!

Emerald City Games is unique, even by industry standards. It’s a great culture, that has you inspired every day. You need to be able to check off the following:

  • Be really good at what you do. We have a high standard. We like to give our devs a lot of responsibility and ownership.

  • Work hard. We want people to roll up their sleeves when they need to, while supporting and encouraging others!

  • Get along well with others. At ECG we see everyone as family. We pride ourselves on creating an environment that is supportive and offers equal opportunity for everyone!

We are 100% independent. We create our own worlds, we choose to work on the games we want to make, and you will not find a more talented, inspiring, down-to-earth group to join. Drop us a line if you’re interested in being a part of it.

Check out this video to get a sense of what the culture is like here.

Oh, and don’t think you need to be in Canada to apply. Our company has a long history of obtaining work visas. We want to work with the best, and we don’t let borders stop us.

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