Final Strike Games is looking for an artist capable of bringing out the best Visual FX has to offer. You’ll combine your artistic and technical abilities to create stunning visual effects that make players want to see them over and over again. As the Lead Visual FX artist, you will be working with multiple disciplines to bring a collective visual and experience to players as well as hire, mentor and manage other FX artists.

Visual FX lives in a unique space because of all that it touches in the game, and more than anything, we are looking for someone who is excited about all facets of game development.

Role Requirements

Strong understanding of visual effect styles, fundamentals, and techniques
Good knowledge with at least one 3D package
Mastery of UE4 Visual FX and material creation
A great ability to think creatively to overcome artistic and technical challenges
Solid game design awareness and an exceptional design-oriented collaborator
Strong understanding of technical considerations for VFX
Remain objective when giving and receiving feedback
Effective time management skills to meet deadlines without sacrificing quality

Responsibilities

Work with our designers to identify VFX requirements
Create content using 2D and 3D assets
Create, implement, and optimize VFX in-engine based on the vision for the game
Work with other team disciplines (code, design, environment art, animation) to develop and refine the VFX style
Analyse, troubleshoot and solve VFX related technical challenges
Manage and mentor other artists

Bonus

Strong desire to investigate new techniques in Visual FX
Experience with Houdini
Experience with Blueprints
Familiarity with the creation of user-friendly tools and systems that enable artists
Shipped multiple titles (but your creativity and skills are more important than the number of games you have released)