VFX Artist

2K; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game studio in Vancouver seeks a passionate VFX Artist to join their team on an exciting VR project. The successful candidate will create real-time VFX in Unreal Engine 5 and contribute to optimizing visual effects for well-loved IPs. With a four-day work week and hybrid working options, this role offers a unique opportunity to thrive in a creative environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of gameplay development experience required.
• Experience in creating stylized and optimized VFX.
• Ability to work in multidisciplinary project teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop real-time VFX using Unreal 5 and Niagara.
• Create optimized VFX for established IPs and monitor deliverables.
• Document tools and production pipelines clearly.

Skills

Creativity

Technical Problem Solving

Communication

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Niagara

Job description

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.

In 2022, we announced that our studio is implementing a four-day work week as well as supporting in-studio, remote within Canada, and hybrid work arrangements as permanent options to our employees.

Blackbird Interactive is looking for a passionate VFX Artist to join our team on an exciting VR project for an established and well loved IP! Do you have a broad range of creative and technical experience in creating VFX for Unreal Engine 5? Are you experienced in creating art under a strong technical brief?

We would love to hear from you! Please include a link to showreel with your CV.

Responsibilities:

• Creative development real time VFX using Unreal 5 and Niagara
• Work with the Creative Leads to create optimised VFX for an established IP
• Problem solve and drive tools and tech development that will enable us to achieve our signature look in engine
• Monitor deliverable progress, manage assigned scope and requested changes, meet commitments, follow up and be on time
• Ensure FX assets meet technical requirements for Unreal 5 and VR
• Able to work with minimum supervision, work well in a small team and take ownership for problems
• Document tools and production pipelines that are clear and understandable

Requirements:

• 2+ years of proven gameplay development
• Background in creating stylized and optimised VFX
• Proven capability to work on multidisciplinary project teams, able to handle changing priorities throughout a product life cycle
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience with UE5 and Niagara

Pluses

• Experience with VR