Lead VFX Artist

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management of the VFX team;
• Along with the Art Director, regular appraisal, review and objective setting for the VFX team;
• Ensure good communication & coordination between the VFX team and other disciplines of the bigger team;
• Assist with recruitment and selection of staff for the team;
• Liaise with external service providers if required;
• Prepare task schedules for the VFX team in conjunction with Artists, Art Project Managers, Producers and other Project Managers;
• Define and enforce industry leading working practices and structure for the given project, based on scope and resources;
• Ensure good quality standards are set and achieved across the team;
• Maintain and enforce the VFX vision and style set out by the Art Director;
• Creation of real-time particle systems in CRYENGINE including textures and materials
• Explore new technologies on the given platforms to achieve best possible results
• Implementation and optimization of shader based effects 
• Supervise and mentor other VFX artists on the team
• Work together with our Research and Development department to improve workflows
• Write documentation.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in game development
• Last and/or current gen console experience
• Management and project planning experience;
• Expert understanding of current game FX processes, limitations and dependencies  
• Strong knowledge of 3ds Max / Maya or Blender, Photoshop, Substance Designer 
• Strong knowledge of common real-time game engines
• Established interpersonal and organizational skills
• Ability to deliver and receive constructive feedback
• The ability to manage and supervise artists and willingness to carry out mentorship tasks
• Good English communication and writing skills  
• Excellent understanding of production procedures and software employed in the team:
• Expert understanding of current game art processes, limitations and dependencies;
• Ability to manage the demands of numerous people and tasks;
• Team leadership qualities and a team player.

Pluses

• Experience with CRYENGINE; 
• Experience with Houdini;
• Experience with EmberGen;
• Ability to write HLSL.