Description
Your Mission:
Activision Publishing is looking for a passionate and
talented Sr. VFX Artist to join our
teams as we continue to develop the best games in the industry. This position
will play an integral role in the creative design, asset management, and
technical implementation of visual effects and design.
To be considered for this role, you must have a modest games
work history and experience delivering high-quality VFX art. You will have
strong art skills in composition and texture creation and an aptitude for
critical thinking and analysis. You must also show boundless creativity,
extensive games knowledge, and a deep passion for playing videogames.
You will use our in-house particle editor to author high
quality, photo-real particle effects (fire, smoke, explosions, debris, clouds,
etc.) that meet all technical and aesthetic standards for the project and implement
them into our game engine.
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Partner closely with Art Directors, VFX Artists
and Game Designers to ensure all effects satisfy design and art requirements.
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You will produce look tests based on provided
reference materials to ensure industry leading quality and artistic fidelity.
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Take direction from Supervisors as well as
provide guidance and mentorship to other FX Artists.
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Build and test what's possible in a game engine
while working within production deadlines to complete all tasks.
Player Profile:
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Demonstrate a strong eye for timing, weight,
realism, color, volume, energy and other particle aesthetics.
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Ability to build realistic explosions, ambient
fx, weapon fx, etc.
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Experience with VFX software – 3ds Max, Maya,
Houdini, etc.
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Display modeling, texturing, and animation
experience.
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Basic compositing knowledge (Photoshop, After
Effects, Nuke, Fusion).
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5+ years of production experience in video
games.
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Validated ability to script a plus (GSC
scripting).
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Exhibit strong technical and communication
skills with the ability to adapt quickly to proprietary tools.
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Self-motivated and a real passion for video
games.
Our World
Great Games
Start with Great People! This is an exciting time to join us!
Ask anyone
who works at Activision, or with Activision, their favorite thing about it, and
they’ll tell you, it’s the people. We have world class brands, infrastructure
and resources, but our success doesn’t come from assembly lines producing
widgets. Our success comes from people producing greatness together. We are
nothing without our employee’s brilliance. So if you’re interested in our
biggest priority, it’s the people.
Activision
is more than just the leading developer and publisher of video games; we are
the creators of some of the world’s biggest, most ground-breaking titles in the
industry. Our portfolio includes Call of Duty®, Spyro™ and Crash Bandicoot™.
Activision
is a division of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI), headquartered in Santa
Monica, California with locations across the globe. Activision Blizzard is one
of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies
and is at the intersection of media, technology, and entertainment. A member of
the S&P 500 and recognized on the 2018 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work
For® list, Activision Blizzard has operations throughout the world with
approximately 10,000 employees and players in 196 countries.
The video
game industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to
evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as
directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and
relationships with industry partners.
Activision
is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin,
protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law, and
will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.