VFX Artist

Work Responsibilities

You will be responsible for tasks related to your assigned section within the project (asset creation, expression verification, etc.). You will also handle direction and lead tasks for your assigned section (quality control, production management, evaluation, and training, etc.).

The Ideal Candidate has…

• Experience in management/leadership and is motivated to lead and contribute to a team
• A passion for making great visual effects
• A self-motivated and proactive attitude
• The ability to communicate effectively with other team members
• An active interest in researching new ways to create visual designs and technology

Necessary Skills and Experience

• The ability to contribute to game development as a VFX artist
• Basic Japanese conversational skills
• Experience as a manager/leader in development project
• 3 or more years of experience in high-end game effects production

Desired Skills

• Experience with video/animation production
• Experience in Houdini
• Experience with Substance Designer
• A wide knowledge of current games
• Experience with Unreal Engine and Unity

Conditions

No games industry experience required for this position if you have skills applicable to game development as an artist.

Application Materials

• Resume, including a recent photograph
• A document explaining your work history, formatted at your discretion
• For those with game industry experience, please provide detailed information about your responsibilities in past game productions.
• Works that showcase your skills, such as illustrations, drawings, or videos.

*Please ensure to also include your resume and CV in Japanese.*

Selection Process

Our candidate selection process is comprised of the following steps:

• Document screening
• Interview process (Total of 2 to 4 interviews, including final interview)
• Offer of employment
• Post-offer discussion

Please allow approximately 1 to 1.5 months from the "document screening" to the "post-offer discussion" phases. If you are in a hurry, please let us know at the time of scheduling your interview. We will do our best to accommodate your needs and attempt to expedite the overall hiring process.

Notes:

• Interviews will generally be conducted online.
• We may ask for a reference during your selection process. Further details will be provided by the HR representative when needed. We will share pertinent materials that outline these requirements beforehand to allow you ample time to prepare.
• During the selection process, we may provide you with an opportunity to have a casual discussion with a number of employees regarding your potential position. The purpose of this chat is to allow you a chance to learn about the actual working style of the position and gain a sense of the company culture in a relaxed environment, to further help you decide if the type of work environment would be a good fit for you.
• If given an offer of employment, we will conduct a post-offer discussion to explain details such as employment conditions and pertinent company policies.

Recruitment Details

Employment Type

Full-time employee

Salary

Negotiable

Annual salary with payments on a monthly basis. Salary is determined based on the employee’s level of experience and ability, rather than age.

Work Hours

Discretionary working system (deemed working hours 9.5 hours/day)

Working hours are generally from 9:30 to 18:00, but are left to individual discretion. (Employees are expected to take at least 60 minutes of break time during their work day.)

Allowances and Stipends

• Fixed overtime allowance (40 hours/month, included in annual salary)
• Premium wages (overtime allowance, late-night work allowance, holiday work allowance)
• Relocation stipend
• A flat 300,000 yen is provided to new employees relocating from a distant area (over 150km from the workplace). For those relocating from overseas, a flat 500,000 yen relocation stipend is provided.
• Child allowance (5,000 yen per month per dependent child under 18 years old)

Holidays and Leave

• Annual paid leave (depends on joining month/max 10 days in first year/partially granted on joining date)
• National holidays, summer holidays (5 days), year-end and New Year holidays, company founding day, congratulatory and condolence leave
• Other special leave
• Annual holidays: 130 days (2023 actual)

Retirement Pay

Included (Based on the PlatinumGames Retirement Pay Regulations)

Mandatory Retirement Age

60 years old (re-employment system available until 65 years old)

Social Insurance

Health insurance, welfare pension insurance, employment insurance, worker’s compensation insurance included.

Benefits

• Employee savings system (with interest subsidy)
• Endowment insurance/Group Long-Term Disability (GLTD) insurance
• Free in-house drinks (water server, vending machines)
• Mental healthcare measures (e.g., occupational physician consultations)
• Access to fitness and relaxation facilities within the building (free) *Osaka HQ
• In-house massage service
• In-house club activity subsidy system
• Home delivery meal subsidy system (230 yen per meal)
• Congratulatory and condolence payment system (marriage, childbirth, sick leave, etc.)
• For more information, please see the official website "WORK ENVIRONMENT".

Remarks

Probationary period: 3 months (can be extended up to 6 months)

Annual salary revision: Once a year (January)