Senior VFX Artist

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

📋 Description

• Develop exceptional, real-time visual effects across all areas of effects.

• Collaborate with various disciplines to enhance gameplay, cinematics, and environments with top-notch VFX.

• Work together with colleagues to innovate and explore new workflows, tools, and techniques to advance real-time VFX.

• Produce VFX work that is efficient and aligns with technical constraints.

• Enrich environments with visually captivating and immersive VFX.

• Contribute to a culture of creativity, trust, and technical excellence.

• Coordinate with department leads and production to estimate and plan tasks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Professional experience in the gaming sector, specializing in real-time VFX creation and participation in completed or shipped game projects.

• A strong portfolio showcasing VFX creation for video games.

• Proficiency in both real-time and baked simulations.

• Comprehensive knowledge of VFX pipelines and tools, including SideFX Houdini.

• Mastery of Unreal Engine 5, Niagara, and associated systems.

• Strong grasp of PBR concepts, real-time rendering techniques, shaders, and lighting.

• Experience with performance and optimization strategies for real-time VFX.

• Ability to think creatively and strategically to solve intricate technical problems.

• Capability to manage tasks, collaborate towards common objectives, and share knowledge within the team.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with the skill to convey complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Applicants should include a portfolio with their application. Applications lacking a portfolio will not be taken into consideration.

🏝️ Benefits

• Company-sponsored medical healthcare (including dental, vision, and mental health services).

• Complimentary mental health support, featuring access to counseling, psychiatric care, and a variety of well-being webinars.

• Paid leave — 26 vacation days, 10 sick days, and 12 calendar holidays annually.

• RRSP with employer matching contributions.

• Gym Membership Reimbursement.

• Menstrual leave — employees who menstruate may take an additional day off when experiencing period pain.

• RED Parents Network — support for working parents.

• Flexible working hours.

• Training, lectures, and courses — access to internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes.

• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel at home when you join the team.

• Dog-friendly office — bring your furry friend along while you work!

• Truly international working environment — an opportunity to collaborate with a diverse range of individuals from around the globe.

• No dress code — we prefer a casual approach.