Senior Real-Time VFX Artist

Magic Media is a pioneering media, entertainment and tech group powered by creativity and innovation. We have a physical presence in 15 countries and expertise in the areas of art, animation, cybersecurity, game development, software development, VFX, and video production, amongst others. We work with leading developers and publishers within the games and tech industry, providing support and solutions designed around individual needs and carried out by global experts.

We're looking for a passionate Senior Real-time VFX Artist that specializes in realistic and semi realistic VFX to join our team and work on an unannounced AAA title by a well known studio. If you are looking for an open and professional environment to unleash your potential then we want to hear from you!

Candidates must supply a portfolio or reel showcasing VFX.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Work in a proprietary third party engine.
• Create visually stunning and stylistically consistent VFX using a third party VFX editor like Popcorn FX
• Create relevant VFX assets such as textures, static meshes and shaders.
• Collaborate with other creative disciplines and engineers to create visual effects that support gameplay systems.
• Optimize effects for performance on multiple platforms.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working in the videogame industry.
• Fluent in English.
• The ability to work without much oversight, a self reflecting outlook on VFX creation and the ability to be critical in spotting what can be improved in your own work.
• Able to communicate directly with art directors, TAs, engineers and other cross disciplinary team members to discuss issues, implementation and resolving any sort of blockers. 
• Deep knowledge in animation and art sense (colour, shape, ratio, timing etc.).
• Good knowledge of artistic VFX principles.
• Expert level experience with Unreal
• High level of knowledge in Popcorn FX
• Team player, great communication and collaboration skills.
• Proactive and open to finding creative solutions.
• Ability to independently and creatively solve VFX technical issues.
• Highly Skilled with Photoshop, Substance or other texture authoring tools.
• Use of 3D software like Blender, Maya, 3DS Max, Houdini for mesh creation.
• Shader authoring skills using node based editors like shader graph or amplify shader.

DESIRABLE PLUSES:

• Experience with proprietary or third party engines.
• Adaptability to learning new engines and tools.
• Houdini.
• Embergen/liquigen.
• Basic programming in C#.
• Simple animations in 3D tools.
• Substance designer/Illugen or other texture authoring software.
• HLSL/GLSL for VFX shader creation.

Benefits

• Project based fully remote position.
• An opportunity to experience different pipelines and styles and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects.
• Be part of an international group with offices worldwide.
• Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
• Flexible working hours.
• An inclusive culture and open communication.
• Salary according to the candidate’s experience.

At Magic Media, our passion lies in gaming. Our vision is to create and deliver engaging and interesting games for our clients. We can deliver this high-quality work on any platform, whether it be on console, PC, or mobile. We know that reputation and results go hand-in-hand. Therefore, we work hard to find experts and talented creators to deliver the best results.