About this role
Inferno Studios Senior VFX Artist
Responsibilities
- Create and collaborate on high quality, optimized VFX assets across a range of projects with different technical requirements.
- With a focus on solutions, problem solve technical and artistic challenges relating to VFX production and integration.
- Keep up to date with emerging tools and workflows in real-time VFX and share this knowledge with the team.
- Assist with the research and development of new workflows and tools used to increase the efficiency and quality of our VFX services.
- Attend internal and external meetings with project stakeholders where required.
- Assist in providing task estimates across the team and logging your own time against project tasks.
- Train and mentor other members of the team to heighten the skill level of the VFX team.
- Provide support with art direction and quality assurance of VFX work produced by the team.
Requirements
- 6+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Clear and professional communication skills paired with the ability to work collaboratively in a remote team environment.
- A willingness to learn new tools/ processes and an open-minded approach to development and VFX creation workflows.
- Impressive portfolio demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of real-time VFX production.
- Strong understanding of art fundamentals, including colour theory, timing, and composition.
- Proficient using Blender, Substance Designer, Houdini and EmberGen/ Illugen to create VFX work.
- Proficient in workflows used to create both realistic and stylized VFX.
- Strong working knowledge and experience using Unreal Engine including extensive knowledge of Niagara, Shader Creation and Optimisation Practices.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of optimisation practices.
Desirable Skills:
- Demonstrable experience of mentoring and coaching junior team members, and conducting peer review sessions.
- Experience using HLSL to develop shaders in Unreal Engine.
- Previous experience using proprietary tech/ engines is a plus.
- 2D VFX/ Animation experience is a plus but not essential.
Benefits
- Fully Remote Work Environment.
- 4 Day Work Week (Monday to Thursday).
- Flexi-Time with Core Hours (10am-3pm).
- 6 Weeks of Paid Time Off.
- Perks at Work (Discounts, Rewards & Classes).
- Team Training & Development Budget.