Senior VFX Artist - Remote

Overview

Our team in Montreal is growing and we are looking for a Senior VFX Artist to help us lay the groundwork for our original project and set the technical and artistic benchmark in Unreal 5 for all our Effects.

In Short

• Work closely with the Technical Art director, Lead Artists, and Art Director to RnD our effects, then bring them from conception to completion.
• Produce your own unique assets textures (flipbook if necessary), shaders, particles systems...etc.
• Setup your assets to be worked on by other artists or coworker.
• Get together with all other disciplines involved in our cross-discipline approach to ensure we maintain the highest visual quality, optimization, and the best pipelines throughout the production.
• Document and share your knowledge often and freely with other members of the team.
• Work with the Lead Artist to suggest artistic and technical solutions to achieve quality or performance improvements.
• Be a role model with the drive to help others succeed with a positive attitude.
• Mentor less experienced Artists.

Requirements

• Openness to try new things and explore different styles.
• Portfolio that showcases your skills and passion for VFX.
• Solid understanding of Special effect Art pipelines and techniques.
• Entrepreneurial spirit that motivates you to move the needle forward in a fresh studio and the drive to do things better.
• 5+ years of experience in creating high quality Realtime VFX in game engine.
• Strong knowledge of industry standard tools and workflows, such as 3ds Max/Maya, Photoshop, Embergen, Houdini.
• Strong understanding of PBR rendering and its interplay with real time lighting.
• Experience using Unreal in game development.
• Shipped (stylized) game, Substance Knowledge, and Hand drawn 2D animation experience is a plus.

Benefits

• The flexibility of working remotely or the comfort of our office.
• Insurance coverage and telemedicine from day one.
• Transportation and meal allowance.
• Referral bonus.
• RRSP with employer contribution.