Senior VFX Artist - Unannounced Project - M/F/NB

Join a small design team on an unannounced project with a Senior team. We are looking for someone capable of participating in the creation of the project's VFX identity and defining the quality benchmark. Your main missions will be to define and ensure the artistic direction of FX, create and integrate visual effects using particle systems and adapted textures, balance visual quality and performance, collaborate with different teams for synergy between FX and gameplay, perform technological and artistic watch, and respect the game's visual identity.

Must Have

• Define and ensure the artistic direction of FX, ensuring visual consistency with the game's universe in collaboration with the Project Art Director
• Create and integrate visual effects using particle systems and adapted textures
• Balance visual quality and performance, ensuring efficient integration of FX into the game engine
• Collaborate with different teams to ensure perfect synergy between FX and gameplay
• Perform technological and artistic watch to constantly innovate and improve the quality of visual effects
• Respect and reinforce the game's visual identity, consistent with artistic direction and narration
• Understand project constraints to deliver within production deadlines
• Be proactive and autonomous, managing tasks from start to finish without constant supervision
• Know how to give and receive feedback with peers and share best practices
• Remain open to feedback
• Understand the needs of other teams and technical constraints for the best in-game renderings
• Know how to share with junior profiles
• Encourage cooperation between teams and know how to unite

Good to Have

• Attention to detail and expertise in knowing where to focus efforts
• Respect for performance to ensure excellent game frame rate
• Ability to communicate your vision and inspire confidence and adherence
• Ability to challenge yourself by proposing innovative solutions to complex problems
• Ability to elevate others by encouraging them to surpass themselves

Perks & Benefits

• Flexibility in your hours and the possibility of remote work under the conditions provided by the Ubisoft charter
• 20 days of remote work per year from an EU country (reserved for EU citizens)
• Reimbursement of 50% of your transport pass or a mileage allowance if you use a bicycle
• Access to our game library where you can borrow the latest Ubisoft games, competitor games, and consoles
• Access to our CSE (Works Council) and its preferential rates on a wide range of shows, cinemas, concerts, sports halls, amusement parks, and many other good deals

Company Description

Ubisoft is a global leader in video games, with teams around the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed to Rainbow Six to Just Dance and many more. We believe that diversity of perspectives advances both players and teams. If you are passionate about innovation and want to push the boundaries of entertainment, join our adventure and help us create the unknown!

Job Description

Come strengthen a small design team on an unannounced project with a Senior team.

We are looking for someone capable of participating in the creation of the project's VFX identity and defining the quality benchmark.

What you will do:

Your main missions will be to:

• Define and ensure the artistic direction of FX, ensuring visual consistency with the game's universe in collaboration with the Project Art Director
• Create and integrate visual effects using particle systems and adapted textures.
• Balance visual quality and performance, ensuring efficient integration of FX into the game engine.
• Collaborate with different teams to ensure perfect synergy between FX and gameplay.
• Perform technological and artistic watch to innovate and constantly improve the quality of visual effects.
• Respect and reinforce the game's visual identity, consistent with artistic direction and narration.

Your work environment:

• Small Team based in Montpellier
• Collaboration with specialized seniors.

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

Key skills for this position

You are an artist passionate about real-time VFX and collaborate in service of gameplay

Technical:

• Mastery of particle systems on game engines.
• Knowledge of Unreal is a big plus.
• Good knowledge of real-time game engines and production pipelines.
• Skills in 2D creation tools (Photoshop...)

Reliability & Ownership

• You understand project constraints to deliver within production deadlines.
• You are proactive and autonomous and manage your subjects from A to Z without constant supervision

Team spirit and Mentoring

• You know how to give and receive feedback with your peers and share best practices.
• You remain open to feedback
• You understand the needs of other teams and technical constraints to achieve the best renderings in the game.
• You know how to share with junior profiles
• You encourage cooperation between teams and know how to unite.

What will make you successful

• Your attention to detail… and your expertise in knowing where to focus your efforts.
• Respect for performance to ensure excellent game frame rate.
• Your ability to communicate your vision and inspire confidence and adherence
• Your ability to challenge yourself by proposing innovative solutions to complex problems
• Your way of elevating others by encouraging them to surpass themselves.

Additional Information

The recruitment process:

Our recruitment process

• Review of your application: our team will review it carefully.

• Quick pre-qualification (30 min max by phone): if your profile matches, you will have a first phone exchange to validate certain points.

• Interview 1: Discovery (1h, by video conference): an exchange with a member of the recruitment team to get to know you better and verify the adequacy of your background with our expectations.

• Interview 2: Technical (1h, by video conference): a discussion with two team members, more technically oriented, to get into the specifics and speak the same language.

A technical test step may be planned to better understand your way of working and your technical sensitivity

Other info:

Location: Montpellier

Start date: you can join the team as soon as possible

Remote work:

We adopt a hybrid work model that helps you stay connected with your team and aligned with company priorities, while giving you the opportunity to maintain your work-life balance. Note that some roles are entirely office-based and are not eligible for hybrid work.

Consult this guide which aims to support you in your application, and discover our actions to encourage more diversity and inclusion.

Joining Ubisoft Montpellier means having access from day one to:

• Flexibility in your hours and the possibility of remote work under the conditions provided by the Ubisoft charter.
• 20 days of remote work per year from an EU country (reserved for EU citizens);
• Reimbursement of 50% of your transport pass or a mileage allowance if you use a bicycle as a mode of transport;
• Our game library where you can borrow the latest Ubisoft games, competitor games, and consoles;
• Our CSE and its preferential rates on a wide range of shows, cinemas, concerts, sports halls, amusement parks, and many other good deals.

As an employer, Ubisoft offers everyone the same opportunities for employment regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, and age. Ubisoft strives to develop an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of its player community within its teams.

Ubisoft is actively working to reduce its carbon footprint and mobilize its communities as part of its Play Green commitment.

All information will be treated confidentially in accordance with the Employment Equity Act.

Consult this guide which aims to support you in your application, and discover our actions to encourage more diversity and inclusion.