Senior VFX Artist - Hearthstone

Blizzard Entertainment•Irvine, CA

About The Position

Arcane Explosion and Ancient Healing! Claw and Cleave! Bane of Doom! The Hearthstone team is looking for an FX artist to create evocative visual effects in the fun and whimsical style that is synonymous with Hearthstone. You’ll develop real time FX from concept to implementation and work to maintain a consistent aesthetic across all the FX in the game. The ideal candidate has a strong grasp of color, texture, shape and timing as relates to FX and a real passion for gameplay and storytelling. Do you have experience working with in-game VFX systems and 3D packages to build everything from fire, slime, and magic to pack openings and legendary summons, as well as a general understanding of good gameplay communication? Do you also have a deep understanding of the principles of anticipation, follow-though, staging, and other facets of animation? If so, we need you! If you’re ready to work alongside a team of the best artists, engineers, designers, and producers in the world and enjoy the support of a company whose culture is all about collaborative game development, we want to hear from you!

Requirements

Experience with crafting consistently charming, eye-catching, real-time effects using Photoshop, Maya, and in-game FX systems
Minimum 8 years in the games industry, AAA game experience preferred
Proven game design awareness and an exceptional collaborator
Superior eye for lighting, value, color, details, and the ability to use them in creating beautiful visual effects that support gameplay
Self-motivation, excellent interpersonal skills, and able to work within a team
Positive demeanor and able to receive and provide objective feedback
Passion for crafting charming and light-hearted imagery synonymous with Hearthstone

Nice To Haves

Experience creating real-time, in-game VFX for a variety of platforms from desktop to mobile
Familiarity with the Unity game engine
Technical skills such as experience shader authoring, scripting, or working with FSMs such as PlayMaker
Previous game production experience

Responsibilities

Creation of handcrafted visual effects to be used in real-time game assets
Technical setup, implementation, and troubleshooting of VFX in Unity
Work with lead artists to ensure timely completion of fabulous VFX assets
Serve as an active participant in team art discussions, critiques, and reviews

Benefits

Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching
Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave
Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others
If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance.

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