VFX Artist

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the gaming industry is seeking a VFX Artist to join their creative team. You will create stunning visual effects for a vast sandbox universe, collaborating with artists and programmers to enhance the gaming experience. Your role will involve using advanced software tools to generate high-quality effects and optimizing them for performance. If you have a passion for real-time VFX and a keen eye for detail, this is your opportunity to make an impact in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of real-time visual effects fundamentals.
• Experience with real-time particle systems in a game engine.

Responsibilities

• Create sci-fi VFX using CIG's real-time VFX Editor.
• Collaborate with Art, Design, and Audio teams.

Skills

Artistic Fundamentals

Problem Solving

Attention to Detail

Tools

3DS Max

Houdini

Photoshop

After Effects

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As a VFX Artist you will be part of a team of artists and programmers dedicated to creating cutting edge visual effects for a boundless sandbox universe. You will create a vast variety of effects supporting epic spaceship battles inside giant gas clouds, characters struggling to survive raging storms on hostile planets, holographic displays inside futuristic shopping malls and tiny dust motes in a desolate outpost. And everything in between!

Check out what our VFX team get up to:

Founded in 2012 by renowned game developer Chris Roberts, Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) is one of the largest global independent studios, dedicated to delivering next-generation AAA games. CIG prides itself in thinking outside the box, encouraging creativity and developing ground-breaking technology. CIG believes in raising the bar for the gaming industry and the community as a whole.

For more information about life at CIG, follow this link: https://youtu.be/cXjp7SRBpIA

What does a VFX Artist at Cloud Imperium Games do?

• Create sci-fi VFX using CIG's real time VFX Editor.
• Use software packages such as 3DS Max, Houdini, Photoshop 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.

What do we expect from our VFX Artists?

• Solid understanding of the artistic and technical fundamentals of real-time visual effects.
• Experience of using real time particle systems in a game engine.
• Keen eye for detail and ability to break down existing effects in games and films.
• Be highly self-motivated and show initiative.
• Be able to rise to challenges and problem solve when required.
• Passion to raise the bar in the field of real-time VFX.

Diversity Statement

CIG is a global company, staunchly committed to cultivating a culture and workplace that celebrates all backgrounds, lifestyles, and perspectives. Together, we are creating a space where authentic recognition, appreciation, and understanding of the importance of diversity is fostered by everyone. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to build a team that represents all walks of life, and we want every employee to bring all the things that make them unique to the work environment. The universe is as vast and varied as the people in it, and it's our differences that make it special.

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