Senior VFX Artist — Unreal Stylized Effects Lead

Workingames; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 152.000 - 198.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Equity

Comprehensive benefits

Remote-friendly / flexible work

Take What You Need PTO

Zusammenfassung

Believer in Los Angeles is seeking a Staff VFX Artist to create a dynamic, stylized look for a new video game world. You will craft visually stunning Unreal-based VFX for characters, environments, props, and more, reporting to the Lead VFX Artist.

Bring 8+ years of VFX experience, a strong stylized portfolio, deep Unreal/Niagara expertise, and the ability to optimize rendering at scale. Proficiency in Houdini, Substance Designer and Maya is required.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of professional VFX experience in the video game industry.
• Portfolio showing high-quality stylized effects and ownership of direction for parts of a project.
• Experience creating effects that enhance artistic style and game functionality, focusing on stylization, lighting, and color theory.
• Deep experience with Unreal and Niagara (blueprints, materials, shaders, sprite sheets, post-process fx, VAT) and ability to define best practices.
• Understanding of the rendering pipeline (forward and deferred) and how lighting and post-processes work; ability to optimize for performance at scale.
• Knowledge of Houdini, Substance Designer and Maya.

Aufgaben

• Use Unreal to create stunning 2D and 3D visual effects aligned with the artistic vision.
• Collaborate with Creative Director, Art Directors, and design leads on VFX support for game feel, mechanics, and character identity.
• Build and improve VFX workflows and tools for owned areas, following our lead artist's pipeline.
• Tackle complex VFX and rendering problems and turn solutions into reusable systems and documentation.
• Review and approve VFX assets to ensure quality and consistency with the stylized aesthetic.

Kenntnisse

VFX experience

Stylization focus

Portfolio direction

Tools

Unreal Engine

Niagara

Houdini

Substance Designer

Maya

Jobbeschreibung

Believer in Los Angeles is seeking a Staff VFX Artist to create a dynamic, stylized look for a new video game world. You will craft visually stunning Unreal-based VFX for characters, environments, props, and more, reporting to the Lead VFX Artist.

Bring 8+ years of VFX experience, a strong stylized portfolio, deep Unreal/Niagara expertise, and the ability to optimize rendering at scale. Proficiency in Houdini, Substance Designer and Maya is required.