Senior VFX Artist | Visual Effects | Video Games (PJ)

2 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Technical Art

Job Summary

Job Description

PTW seeks a Senior VFX Artist with fluent English to design and implement high-quality visual effects (explosions, fire, smoke, water, magic) for video games. Collaborate with art, design, and engineering teams for seamless integration. Optimize VFX for performance across platforms. Stay updated on industry trends. Maintain clear documentation. Requires expertise in Unity and Unreal particle systems, CASCADE, flipbook VFX, and industry-standard software (Maya, 3ds Max, Photoshop, Substance). Strong understanding of real-time VFX techniques, optimization for console/mobile, shader creation, and game pipelines is essential. A portfolio showcasing technical and artistic execution is required.
Must have:
  • Unity & Unreal Particle Systems
  • CASCADE experience
  • Flipbook VFX portfolio
  • Industry software proficiency
  • Real-time VFX expertise
  • Optimization skills
  • Shader creation knowledge
  • Game pipeline understanding
Perks:
  • Competitive remuneration
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Private pension
  • Transportation allowance
  • Meal ticket
  • Dynamic work environment
  • Employee wellbeing program
  • Career growth opportunities

Job Details

Description

THIS POSITION DEMANDS FLUENT ENGLISH

PTW is seeking a highly skilled and creative Senior VFX Artist to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in creating stunning visual effects for video games, with a strong understanding of the latest industry tools and techniques. This role requires a collaborative individual who can work closely with other artists, designers, and engineers to bring our game worlds to life.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and Implementation: Create high-quality visual effects (VFX) including explosions, fire, smoke, water, and magical effects that enhance the gaming experience.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with the art, design, and engineering teams to ensure VFX are seamlessly integrated into the game.
  • Optimization: Optimize VFX for performance without compromising quality, ensuring they run smoothly on target platforms.
  • Innovation: Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to continually improve the quality and efficiency of VFX production.
  • Documentation: Maintain clear and organized documentation of VFX processes and workflows.

Requirements

Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Unity and Unreal Particle System.
  • Experience with the CASCADE interface in Unreal.
  • Examples of Flipbooks VFX in your portfolio and stylised effects.
  • Experience of using industry-standard content creation software (e.g. Maya, 3ds Max, Photoshop, Substance) to create assets to use in-engine.
  • Strong understanding of Real-time VFX techniques and pipeline.
  • Experience with various supplemental 3D and VFX authoring packages (Maya, Houdini, Substance, etc.)
  • Portfolio that demonstrates a breadth of both technical and artistic execution of real-time VFX.
  • Strong understanding optimizing VFX for console and mobile game development.
  • Experience with shader creation inside Unity and Unreal.
  • Knowledge of game production pipeline and life cycle.
  • A critical eye for the timing, animation, and motion of real-world objects and visual VFX.
  • Bilingual Portuguese/English

Benefits

  • Competitive remuneration.
  • Health insurance.
  • Life Insurance.
  • Private pension,
  • Transportation allowance.
  • Meal ticket.
  • Dynamic, multicultural and fun environment.
  • You will be working at the world's leading provider of game services.
  • Supportive community inclusive of LGBTQ+, and any age, ethnicity, religion, or disability.
  • Dedicated employee wellbeing program.
  • Career growth opportunities.

Who we are

PTW is a global games services company, providing technical and creative services to many of the largest developers and studios around the world. Founded in Japan in 1994, PTW has grown to become a global force in gaming industry, with over 40 studios in 16 countries worldwide and offices across America, Europe, South America, and Asia.

Our industry leading services include art production, game development, quality assurance, plaer support, community management, localization, localization QA,audio production, and data collection. The PTW family of brands includes SIDE, 1518 Studios and Ghostpunch Games. For more information, visit .

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About The Company

We’re a global team of passionate, hard-working, ambitious gamers, whose goal is always to make every gamer's experience as perfect as possible. We’re dedicated to helping your players, because they’re part of our community too. We’ve been working hard for players, clients, and the games industry for over 30 years, providing industry-leading services to every part of the globe.


We believe great work gets done by teams who love what they do. This is why we approach every solution with an all-minds-on-deck strategy that leverages our global workforce's strength, creativity, and passion. 

8,500+ passionate gamers

650+ top developers and publishers as clients

5.3 million hours QA testing

7 year average client partner tenure

2,500+ LQA titles


PTW is a boutique games services company with over 40 offices in 16 countries worldwide. Our range of services include quality assurance, localization, player support, community management, art production, game development, and audio production services.


We believe that innovation comes in all sizes, which is why we take on projects of any size and love crafting a custom solution, no matter the scale. 


PTW, comprised of global subsidiaries, is a UK-based holding company formed in 2016 under the umbrella of Poletowin Holdings, Inc. which is listed on the 1st Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange as 3657. 


The PTW family of brands includes SIDE, 1518 Studios and Entalize

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