Senior Unity Visual Effects Artist (Contract)

Koingames; Plum (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Visual Effects Artist to join their remote team. In this exciting role, you'll leverage your expertise in Unity and VFX to create stunning visual effects for a collectible card game. Collaborating with a talented team, you'll design engaging effects that enhance the player experience. This position offers the chance to work on exciting projects while enjoying a flexible and fun work environment. If you're passionate about game development and want to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Paid Time Off

10 Paid Company Holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Qualifications

• 6+ years of game development experience with a focus on VFX.
• Expertise in Unity and ability to create visually stunning effects.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement stylized VFX for characters and UI.
• Collaborate with team members to achieve visual excellence.

Skills

Unity

VFX Development

Shaders

Sprites

Particle Systems

Storyboarding

Attention to Detail

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Game Design or Related Field

Tools

Houdini

Photoshop

After Effects

Maya

Job description

Come create something great with us!

Koin's mission is to bring digital ownership to games which people play for years and remember forever.

We are looking for an amazing Senior Visual Effects Artist with expert level Unity game development experience to create effects for our collectable card game. In this totally remote role, you’ll design and implement a variety of visual effects to deliver a visually impressive, fun, functional and engaging player experience.

Come join us and make great games with amazing people, all while enjoying a ridiculous amount of fun along the way.

What you’ll do:

1. Create gorgeous stylized and playful VFX for use with 3D characters, cards, and user interface
2. Astound players with your mastery of sprites, shaders and particle systems
3. Work with Engineers, Animators, Designers & Tech Artists to achieve visual excellence
4. Work directly with the team on issues of readability, polish and affordance
5. Maintain current knowledge of VFX developments in games and other media
6. Help Mentor our Junior VFX Artists
7. Create highly stylized visual effects

Required Qualifications:

1. 6+ years of professional game development experience
2. 4+ years of experience developing VFX with Unity or comparable VFX software
3. Ability to dream up something visually stunning from just a conversation or a sketch
4. Ability to clearly convey ideas through storyboards
5. Impeccable timing for hand-crafted VFX
6. Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical parties
7. Attention to detail, meticulous and organized working habits
8. Excellent troubleshooting skills to address technically challenging tasks
9. Expert knowledge of job-related tools and software (Unity, Houdini, Photoshop, After Effects, Maya, etc.)

Bonus Points for any of these:

1. Experience working on AAA or AA-quality games, ideally for PC or mobile.
2. Ability to thrive in a remote work environment with excellent time management and communication skills.
3. Active interest in AI and Blockchain

Interview Overview:
Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that while this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

1. 30 min interview with our Talent Acquisition Lead
2. 60 min interview with the Hiring Manager
3. 60 min interview with the team
4. Test
5. Final interview with the Executive Team
6. References calls & a background check

The Legal Bits:
In Compliance with local US law, we are disclosing compensation for this role. The range listed is just one component of Koin’s total compensation package, which may also include bonuses and LTI or other program specific awards. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for geographic differentials.
• We offer competitive pay based on market standards. The base salary for this role is between $36,000 to $60,000 USD, depending on skills and experience. Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall throughout the range based on these factors.
• This is a temp to hire contract role, and will be fully remote
• The ability to work core hours on Pacific time is required
• All candidates will be considered on a contract basis only

Working at Koin Games, Inc.

Our entire team is working remotely.

We offer competitive salaries, a flexible paid time off policy, and 10 paid company holidays. We also offer a generous slate of benefit options, including medical, dental, vision, life, 401k, and HSA. Employees are eligible for these benefit options on the first day of the month after being hired!

Career descriptions are not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants. We are also committed to providing employees with a work environment free of illegal discrimination and harassment.

All employment decisions are based on business needs, career requirements, and individual qualifications. No applicant or employee will be discriminated against because of their age; ancestry; citizenship; color; marital or parental status; registered domestic partner status; national origin; pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical condition; race (including hair textures and styles); height; weight; religion; religious dress practice; religious grooming practice; sex; sexual orientation; genetic information; genetic characteristics; gender identity; gender expression; transgender status; military and veterans’ status; HIV/AIDS status; physical or mental disability or medical condition unrelated to the person’s ability to perform the career; or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, or the perception that anyone has any of those characteristics or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics. See more details on your right to work here.

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