Senior VFX Artist

Requisition Number: 159216

Position Title: Senior Visual Effects Artist

External Description:

Industrial Toys is a AAA mobile developer founded by Halo veteran Alex Seropian. Our mission is to make games that are Mobile To The Core! We are currently working to bring cutting edge FPS gaming to your phone. If you’re interested in working with veteran mobile, console, and PC developers in creating new AAA experiences that will reach billions of mobile players around the world we would like to hear from you!

Our Senior VFX Artist will work across a range of real-time fx for our mobile FPS such as environmental fx, weapon fx, vehicle fx, as well as fx supporting gameplay visuals and UI. You have experience authoring textures manually or through simulations in 3D tools such as Houdini to achieve a specific visual target. The Sr. VFX artist works closely with designers, art directors, and engineers to ensure the game's fx look the best they can under the performance budgets for a range of mobile devices.

Responsibilities:

• Conceptualize, design, and create visual effects in UE4 for our mobile FPS.
• Create and apply dynamic animation and simulation techniques to a variety of effects to simulate physical & energetic phenomena.
• Work collaboratively with the Game Design discipline to understand the VFX requirements and support the communication of gameplay mechanics information back to the player through visual elements.
• Partner with the Art Director to match a specific visual style ranging from photo-real to more stylized fx.
• Interact and collaborate with the key client team members (Art, Programming, Production, etc.) 
• Work with and manage tasks in collaboration with external partners and vendors.

Required Skills:

• At least 5+ years of cinematic/games production experience. You have completed more than 2 AAA or mobile games.
• You have extensive experience with real-time visual effects editors as well as particle systems.
• You know how to create high quality, optimized VFX for mobile titles and have keen eye for timing, animation, and weight.
• You have a working knowledge of Houdini, Maya, and/or other commercial 3D authoring and fluid sim packages to produce source textures and models.
• You have experience authoring in UE4 or similar real-time engine.
• You’ve worked on games before and have a deep understanding of the game development process.
• You have strong interest in VFX and evaluate competitive products to learn from their VFX implementation solutions.
• Experience with scripting languages and shader authoring (HLSL) is a plus
• Experience as a modeler or texture artist or animator is a plus
• Avid gamer is a plus

Enjoy EA Industrial Toys studio benefits of:

• Spacious 19,000 sqft 10th floor office with amazing views of the San Gabriel mountains, all of Pasadena, and Los Angeles (on a clear day)
• Weekly Happy Hours, donuts and bagels.
• Full kitchen with snacks, drinks, espresso machine and nitro cold brew
• A game room with classic multi-arcade machines, modern consoles, and PC gaming stations
• Foosball, Ping-pong table, and Cornhole game
• EV charging
• Motorized sit-stand desks
• Private wellness room

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We are a global team of creators, storytellers, technologists, experience originators, innovators and so much more. We believe amazing games and experiences start with teams as diverse as the players and communities we serve. At Electronic Arts, the only limit is your imagination.

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About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

Days Open: 99

Can this position be remote?:

EEO Employer Verbiage:

About Electronic Arts

Everything we do is designed to inspire the world to play. Through our cutting-edge games, innovative services, and powerful technologies, we bring worlds with infinite possibilities to millions of players and fans around the globe.

We’re looking for collaborative and inclusive people with diverse perspectives who will enrich our culture and challenge us. We take a holistic approach with our benefits program, focusing on physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support our people through every chapter of life. We provide comprehensive benefit packages and support for a balanced life with paid time off and new parent leave, plus free games and so much more. Our goal is to provide a safe and respectful workplace that empowers you to thrive in both work and life.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.