FX Artist for Animation

Job Summary

A company is looking for an FX Artist in the Animation Department.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Character, Environment, and Lighting artists to create relevant and grounded effects
• Create artistic and compelling FX in Houdini, utilizing Unreal and other external packages
• Coordinate with Art, Design, and Animation teams to meet VFX vision and quality expectations

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a VFX artist, preferably in video games or feature films
• Strong understanding of particle systems, lighting, and dynamics
• Able to paint VFX textures from scratch and match established styles
• Experience with creating VFX for Unreal Engine and knowledge of Python for Maya
• Substantial games industry experience, including a VFX art credit on at least one published title