Tequila Works is looking for a highly creative and motivated Senior Technical / VFX Artist to join the team. The successful candidate will be involved helping the team achieve the challenge of quality in our current games. He or she will also be expected to play a critical role in setting best technical practices for the development of our tools, pipelines and systems.

We are based in Madrid, but currently working remotely.

Minimum requirements

• BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Graphic Art or a related field.
• 2 or more years of experience in video games creating real-time, next generation games.
• Exceptional visual and technical understanding of effect and particle generation in real and non real-time renderers.
• Strong knowledge of one or more major 3D animation packages.
• Must be a wizard with Unreal Engine.
• Advanced knowledge of programming theory and Blueprints.
• Excellent communication, time management and organizational skills.
• Work well under deadlines and multi-tasks.

Desired requirements

• Proficiency in other offline simulation and rendering technologies a plus.
• Proficient in Houdini, Python Scripting and Substance Designer a plus.

Duties

• Being able to work solo or with other Designers, Artists or Animators to populate the world with VFX.
• Troubleshoot and solve technical art production issues.
• Work with code team to develop tools/scripts/plugins to streamline art processes, workflows and pipelines.
• Understand and respect the performance limitations of real time environments.
• Work closely with other disciplines of videogame development.
• Train artists in the skills necessary to execute the art path efficiently.
• Provide/Receive feedback to/from other Artists.