Senior VFX Artist [Tom Clancy's The Division 3]

Game Companies; Malmö kommun; On-site; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Massive Entertainment, part of the Ubisoft family, seeks a Senior VFX Artist to craft real-time visual effects for high-profile AAA titles. You’ll leverage the Snowdrop engine and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team across engineering, design, and art to push visual quality while maintaining performance.

You will mentor peers, document pipelines, and share best practices, contributing to a culture of open feedback. Join us in Malmö to shape the future of interactive entertainment.

Qualifications

• Professional experience with VFX, including at least one AAA game development cycle.
• Strong working knowledge in VFX tools, as well as an understanding of the technical constraints within a game engine.
• A portfolio/showreel detailing your experience with key real-time VFX elements
• You are comfortable working autonomously and can present your ideas in a clear way. You thrive when improving current processes with your technical knowledge and you are motivated to understand how things work. You are comfortable collaborating within a multidisciplinary team where you can each utilize your niche expertise to achieve a higher quality together.

Responsibilities

• Producing realistic looking visual effects
• Planning, estimating and prioritizing your tasks
• Optimizing workflows and maintaining a balance between quality and performance
• Building relationships with Artists, Designers, Technical Artists and Programmers to facilitate effective collaboration during the creation of our game assets
• Establishing and share best practices relating to VFX
• Providing tutorials, documentation and guides of project tools and pipelines.
• Contributing and participate in a culture of open and honest feedback.
• As a Senior you'll also be mentoring, coaching and sharing feedback with your peers

Skills

AAA game VFX experience

Autonomous work style

Collaborative mindset

Effective communication

Tools

Snowdrop engine

Job description

Company Description

Massive Entertainment is a world-renowned AAA game development studio with offices in Malmö and Stockholm, and a proud part of the Ubisoft family. Our diverse and talented team of around 600 professionals hails from more than 50 countries, all driven by a shared passion for crafting memorable gaming experiences.

Game Development

5+ years

Technical Art

Company Description

At Massive, we are committed to pushing the boundaries of creativity and technology, currently leading projects such as Tom Clancy’s The Division 3, Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 and Tom Clancy’s The Division 2: Survivors. We’re also at the forefront of tech innovation, developing our proprietary Snowdrop engine, which powers many of Ubisoft’s flagship titles, and contributing to Ubisoft Connect, Ubisoft's digital ecosystem and distribution platform. Join us, and you'll have the opportunity to do what you love while shaping the future of interactive entertainment.

Job Description

Before applying, please ensure you meet below eligibility criteria:

• Be employed on a permanent or fixed-term contract
• You need to have spent at least 1 year in your current role at Ubisoft
• Be eligible and willing to work where the position is located and in accordance with local legal guidelines.

In 2023, it was announced that Massive Entertainment is leading the development of Tom Clancy's The Division 3. While we cannot unveil any details about the third entry in the series at this time, we are actively recruiting for the project.

We are looking for a Senior VFX Artist with a strong technical skill-set and drive, to join our team. You'll be responsible for creating astonishing visual effects aligned with the games artistic vision and utilizing the technical possibilities of our Snowdrop engine. You'll work closely with our Technical Art team, and other interdisciplinary peers.

What you'll do

• Producing realistic looking visual effects
• Planning, estimating and prioritizing your tasks
• Optimizing workflows and maintaining a balance between quality and performance
• Building relationships with Artists, Designers, Technical Artists and Programmers to facilitate effective collaboration during the creation of our game assets
• Establishing and share best practices relating to VFX
• Providing tutorials, documentation and guides of project tools and pipelines.
• Contributing and participate in a culture of open and honest feedback.
• As a Senior you'll also be mentoring, coaching and sharing feedback with your peers

Qualifications

What you'll Bring

• Professional experience with VFX, including at least one AAA game development cycle.
• Strong working knowledge in VFX tools, as well as an understanding of the technical constraints within a game engine.
• A portfolio/showreel detailing your experience with key real-time VFX elements
• You are comfortable working autonomously and can present your ideas in a clear way. You thrive when improving current processes with your technical knowledge and you are motivated to understand how things work. You are comfortable collaborating within a multidisciplinary team where you can each utilize your niche expertise to achieve a higher quality together.

Additional Information

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!

You can also find a summary of the Massive Job Perks here.

Questions? We're more than happy to answer them! Please contact Paula Roese Mesquita, Talent Acquisition Partner for this position

All your application information will be kept confidential according to EEO & GDPR guidelines.

Contract: PermanentWork flexibility: Office-based