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Senior VFX Artist

Texas, United States (On-site)

Senior VFX Artist

2 Weeks ago • 5-8 Years • Technical Art

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Job Description

Azra Games is hiring a Senior VFX Artist to collaborate with art and design teams, creating high-quality real-time VFX for a mobile game. Responsibilities include developing a wide range of effects (abilities, boss effects, pick-up effects, skyboxes, etc.), collaborating with engineering on technology improvements, working with level design and gameplay teams for visual effect integration, and supervising bug distribution. Experience with generative AI is a plus. The role requires strong portfolio showcasing various VFX styles and animation skills, proficiency with shaders and blueprints, and experience with software like Houdini, FumeFX, Rayfire, and After Effects.

Must have:

5+ years real-time VFX experience
Strong VFX portfolio (stylized & realistic)
Gameplay VFX expertise (abilities, bosses)
Proficient in Houdini, shaders & blueprints
Excellent animation skills
Team player, self-driven

Good to have:

Houdini pipeline experience
Unity for Mobile experience
Experience with Generative AI
Passion for similar game genres

Perks:

High impact at a growing studio
Ownership and autonomy
Professional and personal growth
Talented team & feedback-driven environment
Work/life balance

Who we are looking for:

We are seeking a Senior VFX Artist who can effectively collaborate with the art and design teams to create high-quality artistic content for the project with respect to technical constraints and artistic direction and provide clear feedback to external artists. Generative AI will be part of our pipelines, so AI experience and an openness to advancing our pipeline through AI are pluses.

What you will be doing:

Work with the Art Director and VFX team to create a wide range of high-quality real-time VFX for the mobile platform
Collaborate with design to create abilities, boss effects, in-game pickup effects, etc
Create skyboxes, cloud systems, storms, and ambient effects inside environments
Research and analyze current and emerging visual effect trends and technology and collect reference materials that support the visual quality and style for the VFX team
Work closely with the graphic engineering team to develop new or improve upon old technologies to improve visual effects quality
Collaborate with the level design and gameplay teams to create visual effects that support gameplay systems
Work with the Production team to maintain a clear and consistent schedule
Supervise bug distribution and verify bug fixes

How you benefit:

Have a genuine and direct impact at a new and growing studio
See the impact of your work as it helps shape the game and eventually impacts the players
High amounts of ownership and autonomy over features
Accelerate growth professionally and personally
Be part of a hugely talented team that values a feedback-driven learning environment and work/life balance

The skills you need:

5+ years of real-time VFX experience
Strong portfolio demonstrating a wide variety of VFX styles, from stylized to realistic, and animation skills
Critical eye for timing and motion in relation to real-world physics behaviors
Experienced in gameplay VFX (abilities, boss, NPC)
Team player attitude and self-driven to excellent content
Proficiency with authoring and editing node-based shaders and blueprints
Experience in Houdini, FumeFX, Rayfire, and/or After Effects
Advanced animation proficiencies

Additional skills that would make you shine:

Understanding of Houdini and setting up Houdini Pipelines
Experience in Unity for Mobile
Passion for games of similar genres

Azra Games is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Azra Games is an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome and employee differences are celebrated.

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