Senior Real-Time FX Artist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Collaborate directly within the Engine to develop and enhance real-time FX.

• Partner with the team to create effects such as fire, smoke, explosions, and fluid simulations.

• Develop libraries of Niagara particle effects.

• Take lighting and other integration strategies into account for the overall scene design.

• Utilize Unreal Engine and proprietary tools to produce FX assets.

• Support R&D initiatives for tool improvements and the prototyping of new technologies.

• Provide estimates for FX tasks to department and production leads, while identifying potential risks.

• Contribute to the design and optimization of FX tools and development workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience working with in-engine effects, ideally with Niagara.

• Expertise in 3D graphics, particle systems, physics, and shaders.

• Knowledge of VFX asset costs and their influence on performance.

• Strong understanding of animation principles and lighting techniques.

• Familiarity with real-time physics and fluid simulations.

• Capability to optimize content through profiling and enhancing performance using diagnostic tools.

• Skills in scripting and programming with Python, C#, JavaScript, and C++ are advantageous.

• Experience with Houdini is considered a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for remote work.