VFX Artist

2 Months ago • 3-5 Years • Technical Art • $130,000 PA - $180,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Sanzaru Games seeks an experienced VFX Artist to create stunning, performant VFX assets for VR games. Responsibilities include collaborating with art, design, and engineering teams; maintaining a consistent art style; optimizing VFX for gameplay; creating and editing shader-based VFX materials; implementing VFX using UE4 tools; communicating effectively; participating in R&D; and contributing to the internal community. The ideal candidate has 3+ years of game VFX experience, proficiency in Unreal Engine's Cascade, Blueprints, and Material Editor, experience with Maya and Photoshop, and a strong understanding of game art pipelines.
Must have:
  • 3+ years VFX experience
  • Unreal Engine (Cascade, Blueprints, Material Editor)
  • Maya & Photoshop proficiency
  • Game art pipeline knowledge
  • High-fidelity VFX creation
  • Collaboration & communication skills
Good to have:
  • VR/AR experience
  • Houdini, Substance Painter
  • Animation/traditional art background
Perks:
  • Bonus
  • Equity
  • Benefits

Job Details

Sanzaru Games is seeking an experienced VFX Artist to join our AAA game development team. Create stunning VFX for VR which transport and empower the player, enhance gameplay, and brings life into characters and environments. Sanzaru prides itself on crafting interactive content that delivers high quality, immersive experiences that takes players to unimaginable worlds. We firmly believe to accomplish this requires equal amounts of design, art, and engineering. Everyone at Sanzaru is a contributor and thinks outside the box, providing unique and rich content for players across our game world. Sanzaru has shipped countless titles on almost every platform within almost every genre, and we’re not slowing down anytime soon. Sanzaru continues to push the boundaries of interactive entertainment and technology on all fronts.

VFX Artist - Sanzaru Responsibilities

  • Create high fidelity, performant VFX assets.

  • Collaborate with Art, Design, and Engineering teams to iterate and polish VFX.

  • Maintain and adhere to a consistent art style provided by the project leads.

  • Optimize VFX based on gameplay and technical constraints.

  • Create and edit materials for shader-based VFX.

  • Implement VFX using Blueprint and Sequencer UE4 tools.

  • Clearly communicate updates and concerns with team members and lead artists.

  • Participate in research and development of latest tools, shaders, technology, and workflows.

  • Contribute to building internal community by encouraging artistic development, showcasing workflows, artistic techniques, providing quality feedback, and mentoring others.

  • Actively improve skillset by staying on top of industry trends and techniques, new software, and product evaluation.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 3+ years industry experience as a VFX artist in games.

  • Experience with composition and framing skills, including sense of scale, timing, form, texture and color.

  • Experience developing and maintaining a style language across multiple VFX.

  • Experience working in module or node-based scripting tools such as Unreal Engine's Cascade, Blueprints, and Material Editor.

  • Experience working with Maya and Photoshop.

  • Experience with current game-art pipelines and methodologies.

  • Experience troubleshooting software issues and learn on the fly.

  • Experience tackling challenges and problem solving with a sense of ownership.

  • Experience adapting and learning different art styles.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience creating art for VR/AR mediums.

  • Experience with Houdini, Substance Painter, Maya Fluids or similar.

  • Background in animation and/or traditional art.

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information.

About Meta

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

$130,000/year to $180,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. You may view our Equal Employment Opportunity notice here.

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