Senior VFX Artist (Gameplay)

TL;DR

Senior VFX Artist (Gameplay): Creating and adapting special effects for a new IP with an accent on enhancing player feedback, supporting gameplay elements, and cinematics. Focus on authoring believable, striking, and artistic benchmark visual effects with a realistic style and optimizing assets for technical limitations.

Location: Warsaw, Poland

Company

hirify.global is a game development studio focused on creating innovative and entertaining experiences, part of Activision, a leading worldwide developer and publisher.

What you will do

• Collaborate with Gameplay and Combat Design teams to integrate VFX for player feedback and improved overall experience.
• Author believable, striking, and artistic benchmark visual effects with a realistic style as defined by Art Direction.
• Accentuate gameplay features like weapon effects, hit reactions, and magic spells with well-executed timing.
• Contribute to storytelling through the visual style of VFX and their connection to world-building.
• Collaborate with VFX and Tech Art teams, suggesting technology improvements or increased efficiency for workflows.
• Optimize visual effect assets within approved budgets and technical limitations of development platforms.

Requirements

• Proven experience (8+ years) in realtime VFX.
• Proficiency in a game engine’s special effect system (Unreal, Crytek, Unity).
• Deep knowledge of authoring simulations like destruction, fire, smoke, and fog through software such as Houdini.
• Excellent understanding of authoring VFX for physically based rendering and lighting.
• An impressive portfolio of realistic visual effects showcasing artistry and attention to detail.
• Ability to easily adapt to in-house tools and a constantly evolving environment and technology stack.
• Knowledge of scripting through code and/or node-based systems.
• Experience of standard art software and 3D packages like Photoshop, Substance Designer, Maya.

Nice to have

• Experience with hooking up VFX logic in code and/or visual scripting.
• Understanding of and experience with authoring material and special shaders.
• Experience with procedural workflows and techniques.
• Knowledge of graphics programming and shading code or graphs.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborate with a team of highly-skilled developers focused on inclusivity, mutual respect, and empathy.
• Work on the development of a new IP to create innovative and exhilarating entertainment.
• Be part of Activision, home to iconic entertainment franchises like Call of Duty.
• Opportunity to contribute to a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Delight hundreds of millions of players worldwide with engaging entertainment experiences.