VFX Artist
Job Summary
Job Description
Amber seeks a talented VFX Artist to create high-quality, performant visuals within budget and deadlines. Responsibilities include conceptualizing, designing, and creating cutting-edge special effects (particle effects, dynamic simulations, shader effects), collaborating with leads and supervisors, managing workflow, organizing dailies and meetings, communicating effectively, overseeing client deliveries, managing edits with the editorial department, and maintaining a methodical approach. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical skills in software like Unreal, Unity, Adobe CS5, After Effects (Houdini, Blender, Maya are a plus), excellent communication, and a portfolio showcasing their abilities.
Must have:
- Create high-quality visuals within budget and deadlines
- Proficient in Unreal, Unity, Adobe After Effects
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Strong artistic skills and understanding of motion and animation
- Manage workflow and client deliveries
Good to have:
- Houdini, Blender, Autodesk Maya experience
- Understanding of video production aspects (staging, sound, lighting)
Perks:
- Competitive project-based compensation
- Opportunity to work on exciting and diverse projects
- Clear communication and support
- Flexibility in project timelines
- Potential for long-term collaboration
- Transparent and fair evaluation
12 skills required
Job Details
About us
At Amber, we're always on the hunt for the most talented individuals in the industry to join our team. We're dedicated to delivering top-notch service to our customers and know that our employees are key to making that happen. We offer attractive compensation packages and plenty of chances to grow with us, and we're always on the lookout for ways to do things better. Our team works together towards common goals and we value each member's contributions to our mission of continuous improvement and innovation.
About the role:
We are looking for a talented VFX Artist to create original pieces of artwork.
The Quest:
- Create high quality, performant visuals within budgets
- Be dependable and able to hit your deadlines
- Conceptualize, design and create cutting-edge special effects, including particle effects, dynamic simulations and shader effects
- Be able to take direction and feedback well from composite leads and VFX supervisors
- Work with producer, lead artists and supervisors to track and manage the workflow through the departments
- Organize dailies, rounds and meetings, taking notes and following up on information as necessary
- Communicate information quickly and succinctly to crew and other departments in person as well as via email
- Maintain an accurate summary of progress from the previous day's work by artists
- Oversee the execution of client deliveries of all temps and finals
- Manage edits along with the editorial department
- Have a methodical and thorough approach to work
- Be able to work with a minimum of supervision
- Be able to remain calm and confident in a fast-paced environment.
The Skills:
- Bachelor's degree in Art or other related field.
- Experience as an VFX Artist or similar position.
- Have an eye for engaging visuals, understand motion, animation, scaling, and timing.
- Understand every aspects of video production: staging, sound, and lighting.
- Strong working knowledge of software tools, including but not limited to Unreal, Unity, Adobe CS5, Adobe After Effects.
- Houdini, Blender and Autodesk Maya are considered a plus.
- Excellent computer skills and attention to detail.
- Good drawing skills and creativity.
- Strong communication and active listening.
Required Application Materials:
- Reel or Portfolio demonstrating technical skills
The Reward:
- Competitive project-based compensation
- Opportunity to work on exciting and diverse projects
- Clear communication and support throughout the project duration.
- Flexibility in project timelines and deadlines.
- Potential for long-term collaboration on future projects.
- Transparent and fair evaluation of your work.
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About The Company
Amber is a full-service game development and creative services agency, with offices in Bucharest, Botosani, Craiova, Kyiv, Warsaw, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Guadalajara and Montreal. We're structured as a network of studios with different skills and specializations, delivering top quality services in full game production, co-development, engineering, design, live ops, quality assurance and more.
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