Senior VFX Artist - VALORANT, Expressions

2 Months ago • 5 Years + • VFX • $150,000 PA - $209,600 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Real-Time VFX artist, you will collaborate with a team of artists and designers to create high-quality content experiences. Your role involves developing visually stunning effects that enhance the game's experience. Responsibilities include employing 2D and 3D workflows, balancing visual appeal with gameplay clarity, creating aesthetic effects, using your craft skills, and offering support in all VFX aspects. You'll report to the VFX Lead and work with engineers and producers to deliver a top-tier tactical first-person shooter experience.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of senior art roles experience in the game industry
  • 3+ years experience with Unreal Engine as a VFX artist
Good to have:
  • PhotoShop and Maya experience
  • Unreal Engine 5 experience with Blueprints and Materials
  • Experience with stylized art direction
  • 1 shipped mobile or AAA game title
  • Flipbooking techniques
Perks:
  • Open paid time off policy
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Medical, dental, and life insurance
  • Parental leave
  • 401k with company match

Job Details

As a Senior Real-Time VFX artist, you will work closely with a team of artists and designers to deliver high quality premium content skin experiences. With your experience, you’ll create aesthetically astounding visual effects that wow and delight our fans adding richness and excitement to the games experience. 

As a Senior VFX Artist on Valorant, we need your help with VFX implementation that clearly communicates the action, impact, and tonal experience. You will report to the VFX Lead, and collaborate with the Premium Content VFX team and your partners across the art team. You'll also work collaboratively with engineers and producers, and together will deliver the world's best tactical first person shooter experience.

Responsibilities:

  • Employ both 2D and 3D workflows to implement with a refined sense of style
  • Balance visual satisfaction and gameplay clarity that communicate essential game information
  • Create aesthetically astounding visual effects
  • Use your craft skills to draw, paint, animate and model with equal proficiency as-needed 
  • Find creative solutions to eliminate difficult problems in production and as-needed
  • Provide as-needed support of all aspects of VFX process; from set-up through production and troubleshooting

Required Skills:

  • 5+ years professional experience in senior art roles in the game industry
  • 3+ years professional experience working within Unreal Engine as a VFX artist

Desired Skills:

  • PhotoShop and Maya
  • Unreal Engine 5 experience working with Blueprints and Materials
  • Experience with stylized art direction
  • 1 shipped mobile or AAA game title
  • Flipbooking techniques

As a part of the application process, you will be asked to provide a portfolio or demo reel of their work and may be asked to complete an art test.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.

 

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

  • Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
  • Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
  • Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
  • Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security. 

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