Naughty Dog is seeking a Senior Visual Effects Artist to come join our team! This talented individual should be able to work with minimal input and feel comfortable working in a team environment. Our ideal candidate has an extensive professional background in VFX and a passion for video games.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Use effects from an existing library to populate environments and events with effects
• Create new effects from scratch with strong aesthetics and functionality
• Implement optimization techniques so effects run within budget
• Be proactive and self-motivated, seeking out tasks remaining to be done
• Collaborate with other effects artists, and the rest of the development team to make the best game possible
• Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed

REQUIREMENTS & SKILLS:

• Technical knowledge and artistic abilities working with sprite type particles and materials within a game engine
• Expertise in offline simulations for constructing in-game effects
• Strong sense of form, color, timing, and composition
• Natural tendency to take on a problem and to work with others until the problem is resolved

BONUS SKILLS:

• Python scripting

As a part of the Naughty Dog application process, candidates will be expected to provide a demo reel of their work and may be asked to complete an art test.