Senior VFX Artist

6 Months ago • 4 Years +

VFX

Job Description

Gunzilla Games seeks a Senior VFX Artist to enhance their AAA Extraction Battle Royale shooter, Off The Grid (OTG). Responsibilities include creating visual effects for in-game assets and cinematics, collaborating with the Lead VFX artist to maintain consistent quality, partnering with render engineers to improve technology, optimizing assets for current and next-gen consoles, and troubleshooting VFX issues. The ideal candidate possesses 4+ years of AAA game VFX experience, a shipped AAA title, proficiency in Maya and Photoshop, and a strong understanding of shader techniques and game engines. The role requires creativity, technical skill, and effective communication.

Good To Have:

Dynamics and simulations knowledge

Must Have:

4+ years AAA VFX experience
Shipped AAA title as VFX artist
Proficiency in Maya & Photoshop
Shader techniques understanding
Game engine experience
High-quality VFX portfolio

Perks:

Unlimited Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Flexible Working
Work from Home
Health Insurance
Bonuses
English/German Courses
Public Transportation
Relocation & Accommodation Support
Office Perks & Gym Membership

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ABOUT GUNZILLA GAMES

Founded in 2020, Gunzilla Games is the independent AAA video game developer and publisher behind the free-to-play mobile game TECHNOCORE, the gamer-first blockchain GUNZ, and the upcoming next-gen battle royale Off The Grid, in three metropolitan locations: Frankfurt, Germany (HQ); Kyiv, Ukraine; and London, UK. The company is helmed by CEO Vlad Korolov and CSO Alexander Zoll. Gunzilla is built on the desire to innovate and push the limits of the games industry.       Gunzilla’s formidable team of talent comes from a variety of industry-leading studios and publishers (Ubisoft, Electronic Arts (EA), THQ, etc.) as well as Oscar-nominated screenwriter, director, and producer Neill Blomkamp, Chief Visionary Officer, and the author of the Altered Carbon series, which has been adapted into a popular Netflix show, Richard K. Morgan, Script Writer.     

The Gunzilla Leadership team includes well-known industry professionals like Timur Davidenko, Chief Technology Officer (Far Cry, Warface, and Crysis), Dmitriy Markov, Technical Director (Metro Exodus, ARKTIKA.1), Volodymyr Savin, Audio Director (Cut the Rope, Metro Exodus, HBO’s Chernobyl series), Petr Cherkes, Creative Design Director (The Last of Us, Uncharted 3, Star Wars: The Old Republic), Krasimir Nechevski, Animation Director (Adam, Book of the Dead), Nikolas Gekko, Lead Art Director, (Call of Duty: WWII, Halo Infinite, Destiny) and Kiran Pulicheri, Technical Art Director (Control, Far Cry 6).

OUR VALUES

Players First & Foremost. We aim to create titles that players love and get lost in, so our games are developed with them in mind from the start.
We Believe in Our People. We believe in building strong teams of self-motivated individuals empowered to work at their best in a supportive environment; when we’re strong together, we thrive together.
Commitment to Engagement & Quality. We are deeply passionate about what we do, ensuring we produce next-generation experiences of the highest caliber.
Make Bold Moves & Innovate. We strive to make bold moves and push technology to its limits; there are no wrong steps if the outcome redefines the boundaries.
Open & Honest. We believe in building trust through transparency and honest communication. We’re proud of who we are, what we stand for, and what we’re building.

ABOUT THE JOB

Gunzilla Games is looking for a Senior VFX Artist who will add extra life to the environment, characters, weapons, and other assets on our game OTG (Off The Grid), an all-new AAA Extraction Battle Royale shooter, currently available as Early Access on PlayStation®5, Xbox® Series X|S, and PC.

RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Senior VFX Artist, you will:

Create visual FX for all areas of the game, ranging from in-game assets to cinematics
Work closely with our Lead VFX artist to ensure a consistent style and quality level across all the various types of FX assets
Partner with our render engineers to develop new or improve upon existing technologies so as to push the bar of game FX forward, both visually and technically
Demonstrate creativity and technical ability within the constraints of console development
Develop assets optimized for current and next-generation consoles
Maintain a high visual quality bar within performance constraint
Troubleshoot and problem-solve visual effects-related issues
Actively develop and improve your skillset and abilities by staying aware of the industry trends and techniques, evaluating competition, and learning new software packages and traditional art method

REQUIREMENTS

4+ years of experience as a professional FX artist for AAA games
At least 1 shipped AAA title as a VFX artist
Bachelor of Arts degree, or equivalent industry experience and training
Portfolio of realistic, high-quality real-time FX work
Proficiency in standard art packages like Maya and Photoshop
Good understanding of shader techniques as applied to visual effects
Experience in working with a game engine and implementing 3D work into the engine
Working knowledge of dynamics and simulations packages
Good communication, organizational, time management, and interpersonal skills