Senior FX Artist – Cinematics (Temp, Hybrid)

BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT, INC; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a Senior FX Artist to join the SFD/Cinematics team for a 4‑month temporary assignment in Irvine, CA. You will craft cinematicFX using Houdini, drive simulations for smoke, fire, water, and magical phenomena, and collaborate across disciplines to raise the bar on visuals.

You’ll work in a hybrid setup with some on‑site and some remote work, contributing to high‑profile projects while aligning with production pipelines and review milestones.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in Gaming/Animation/VFX with feature-film quality FX.
• Strong knowledge of particle systems, fluids, rigid bodies and procedural effects.
• Proven ability to create smoke, fire, clouds, water, steam, explosions, magic, etc.
• Experience with node-based compositing (Nuke) and real-time engines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with modelers, animators, texture artists and game teams to deliver high‑quality FX.
• Create simulations and procedural effects for cinematic sequences.
• Design and implement abstract magical and tech effects with strong artistic sense.
• Perform FX slap‑comps for review and iterate with supervision.
• Leverage PDG, Houdini Solaris, and game engine pipelines in production.

Tools

Houdini

Nuke

Unreal Engine

Unity

PDG

Job description

Blizzard Entertainment, Inc. is seeking a Senior FX Artist to join the SFD/Cinematics team for a 4‑month temporary assignment in Irvine, CA. You will craft cinematicFX using Houdini, drive simulations for smoke, fire, water, and magical phenomena, and collaborate across disciplines to raise the bar on visuals.

You’ll work in a hybrid setup with some on‑site and some remote work, contributing to high‑profile projects while aligning with production pipelines and review milestones.