Senior Stylized Real-Time VFX Artist (Unity)

Magic Media is a pioneering media, entertainment and tech group powered by creativity and innovation. We have a physical presence in 15 countries and expertise in the areas of art, animation, cybersecurity, game development, software development, VFX and video production amongst others. We work with leading developers and publishers within the games and tech industry, providing support and solutions designed around individual needs and carried out by global experts.

We are looking for a passionate Senior Unity Real-time VFX Artist that specializes in hand drawn and stylized VFX to join our team. If you are looking for an open and professional environment to unleash the potential and also happen to enjoy having gaming competitions then we want to hear from you!

Candidates must supply a portfolio showcasing stylized VFX

What you will do:

• Create visually stunning and stylistically consistent VFX with Unity
• Create relevant VFX assets such as textures, static meshes and shaders
• Collaborate with other creative disciplines and engineers to create visual effects that support gameplay systems
• Create concepts, describe and develop ideas for visual effect
• Optimize effects for performance on multiple platforms

• At least 4+ years of experience working in the videogame industry
• Deep knowledge in animation and art sense (colour, shape, ratio, timing…)
• Good knowledge of artistic VFX principles
• Expert level experience with Unity VFX creation
• Team player, great communication and collaboration skills
• Proactive and open to finding creative solutions
• Fluent in English
• Ability to independently and creatively solve VFX technical issues
• Highly Skilled with Photoshop, Substance or other texture authoring tools
• Use of 3D software like Blender, Maya, 3DS Max, Houdini for mesh creation
• Knowledge of Unity render pipelines
• Shader authoring skills using node based editors like shader graph or amplify shader

Desirable skills with:

• Houdini
• Experience in hand-drawing flip-books
• Embergen/liquigen 
• Basic programming in C#
• Simple animations in 3D tools
• Experience with VFX graph
• Substance designer 

• Project based fully remote position
• An opportunity to experience different pipelines and styles and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects
• Be part of an international group with offices worldwide
• Career growth and development
• Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment
• Ongoing training and professional self-improvement opportunities
• Flexible working hours
• An inclusive culture and open communication
• Salary according to the candidate’s experience

At Magic Media, our passion lies in gaming. Our vision is to create and deliver engaging and interesting games for our clients. We can deliver this high-quality work on any platform, whether it be on console, PC, or mobile. We know that reputation and results go hand-in-hand. Therefore, we work hard to find experts and talented creators to deliver the best results.

If you do not meet all the requirements, but believe you’d still be a great fit for the role, don’t worry! We’d still love to hear from you, please get in touch!