Senior Real-Time VFX Artist for Space Epics

Cloud Imperium Games

Manchester

On-site

GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Cloud Imperium Games in Manchester is seeking a Senior VFX Artist to join our team of artists and programmers, delivering cutting edge visual effects for a boundless sandbox universe. You will create a vast variety of effects supporting epic spaceship battles, storms on hostile planets, holographic displays, and tiny dust motes in remote outposts.

You will use 3DS Max, Houdini, Embergen and After Effects, optimize for in-game performance, and work closely with VFX programmers, Art, Design and

Qualifications

Solid understanding of real-time VFX fundamentals.
Experience with real-time particle systems in a game engine.
Keen eye for detail and ability to critique existing effects.
Be highly self-motivated and show initiative.
Provide guidance and support to more junior team members.

Responsibilities

Create sci-fi VFX using CIG's real time VFX Editor.
Use software packages such as 3DS Max, Houdini, Embergen and After Effects to generate texture and mesh assets for use with your real time effects.
Optimize your effects to run efficiently in-game whilst maintaining high visual quality.
Work closely with our team of dedicated VFX programmers to improve our VFX technology and pipelines where possible.
Collaborate with other teams including Art, Design and Audio to help bring the Star Citizen universe to life.