Senior VFX Artist - Gameplay

Elsewhere Entertainment; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Activision is seeking a Senior VFX Artist (Gameplay) to join the art team in Warsaw. You will create and adapt effects that enhance gameplay and cinematics, contributing to the studio's new IP with a focus on inclusivity, respect, and collaboration.

You will work on believable VFX, prototypes, and optimization across platforms, collaborating with designers and the broader VFX/Tech Art teams to push quality forward.

Qualifications

• Proven experience (8+ years) in realtime VFX.
• Excellent understanding of VFX for physically based rendering and lighting.
• Impressive portfolio of realistic visual effects showing detail.
• Ability to adapt to in-house tools and evolving tech stack.
• Knowledge of scripting through code or node-based systems.
• Experience with standard art software like Photoshop, Substance Designer, Maya.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Gameplay and Combat Design teams and propose solutions for VFX feedback.
• Author believable, striking visual effects with a realistic style per Art Direction.
• Highlight gameplay features through VFX timing to give satisfying player feedback.
• Contribute to storytelling through visual VFX and world-building.
• Collaborate with VFX/Tech Art teams, suggest tech improvements and pipelines.
• Create quick prototypes and placeholder test effects as conversation starters.
• Provide constructive feedback on VFX assets with internal teams and partners.
• Optimize VFX assets within budgets and platform constraints.
• Organize asset libraries and textures for reuse across assets to improve performance.

Skills

Realtime VFX

Game engine VFX

Simulations

VFX for PBR/ Lighting

Portfolio showcase

In-house tools

Scripting

3D software (Photoshop/Maya)

Tools

Unreal Engine

CryEngine

Unity

Job description

Job Title

Senior VFX Artist - Gameplay

Requisition ID

R027861

Job Description

Elsewhere Entertainment is looking for a Senior VFX Artist (Gameplay) to join the development of a new IP.

Feed your creativity while collaborating with our team of highly-skilled developers to build something innovative, exhilarating, and expansively entertaining!

As a member of the Art department, you’ll be creating and adapting special effects for our exciting new project. Your work will add to the atmosphere of our game and support different gameplay elements and the cinematics. Lastly, you will contribute to innovations in techniques and processes to improve project quality.

As a member of the project, you’ll help take the studio and our game from great to even better—with a focus on inclusivity, mutual respect (for ourselves and our players), thoughtfulness, empathy, professionalism, and collaboration.

This role is based in our Warsaw, Poland office and follows an onsite work schedule of four days per week. Work arrangements may evolve to meet business needs.

You’ll help us by…

• Collaborating with Gameplay and Combat Design teams and propose solutions to how VFX can contribute to player feedback and improve the overall experience.
• Authoring believable, striking and artistic benchmark visual effects with a realistic style as defined through Art Direction
• Accentuating gameplay features as consequences of player actions, such as weapon effects, hit reactions, magic spells, etc. with well executed timing to give satisfying feedback for players.
• Contribute to storytelling through the visual style of VFX and their connection with the world building.
• Collaborate with the broader VFX and Tech Art teams, suggesting technology improvements and/or increased efficiency to workflows and pipelines
• Making quick prototypes and placeholder test effects as conversation starters.
• Giving constructive feedback on VFX assets with internal team and/or external partners.
• Optimizing visual effect assets, staying within approved budgets, considering technical limitations of different development platforms.
• Organizing asset libraries and textures to repurpose across multiple VFX assets and to improve performance.

You’re awesome because you have…

• Proven experience (8+ years) in realtime VFX.
• Proficiency in a game engine’s special effect system (Unreal, Crytek, Unity, etc.)
• Deep knowledge of authoring simulations like destruction, fire, smoke and fog through simulation software such as Houdini, Thinking Particles, Fume Fx or similar.
• Excellent understanding of authoring VFX for physically based rendering and lighting.
• An impressive portfolio of realistic visual effects showcasing artistry and attention to detail.
• An ability to easily adapt to in-house tools and a constantly evolving environment and technology stack.
• Knowledge of scripting through code and/or node-based systems.
• Experience of standard art software and 3D packages like Photoshop, Substance Designer, Maya.

Bonus points for…

• Experience with hooking up VFX logic in code and/or visual scripting.
• Understanding of and experience with authoring material and special shaders
• Experience with procedural workflows and techniques.
• Knowledge of graphics programming and shading code or graphs.

Not sure you meet all the qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! At Activision, we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply.

Our World

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.
We’re not just looking back at our decades-long legacy; we’re forging ahead to keep advancing gameplay with some of the most popular titles and sophisticated technology in the world. We have bold ambitions to create the most inclusive company as we know our success comes from the passionate, creative, and diverse teams within our organization.
We’re in the business of delivering fun and unforgettable entertainment for our player community to enjoy. And our future opportunities have never been greater — this could be your opportunity to level up.

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