Senior VFX Artist

2K • Frisco, TX

2d • Remote

About The Position

The Senior VFX Artist works across all our titles and interacts directly with the VFX Director, Art Directors, and Designers to create world-class special effects that push the technical boundaries of Unreal Engine 5, Xbox, and PlayStation. This role is open to VFX artists of all levels.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience as a VFX Artist in the video game industry.
• Shipped at least 2 multiplatform titles.
• Experience with Unreal and Houdini.
• Experience with 3DS Max (or Maya), Substance Designer, and Photoshop.
• Ability to collaborate within a multidisciplinary team.
• Curiosity and a desire to improve our methods.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems.
• Demonstrable mastery of artistic concepts and common practices.
• Knowledge of the limitations of console games with fixed technical specifications.
• Good understanding of the general art pipeline in a game studio.
• Understanding of individual impact on performance in relation to the project's frame rate objectives.
• Enthusiastic, positive, and team-oriented attitude.

Responsibilities

• Work with the visual effects team to create impressive real-time particle systems.
• Build elegant materials in Unreal Engine 5 for particle systems and world geometry.
• Create memory-efficient texture assets using programs like Adobe Photoshop, Substance Designer, Houdini, or Embergen.
• Produce basic 3D models, UV mapping, and simple animations when necessary.
• Meet style and quality targets established by the Art Director.
• Work closely with the Technical Art Director and Lead Artist to understand and, if necessary, establish production processes that consider the technical constraints of the game.
• Participate in meetings to discuss the implementation of visual effects with the goal of conveying gameplay concepts and meeting our aesthetic objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed