Presentation
Visual Effects Artist - Vicarious Visions
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Blizzard Entertainment
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Irvine, CA
SessionJob Listing
Event Type
Job Posting
TimeMonday, 9 August 20217am - 8am PDT
Location
DescriptionYour Platform
As a game studio that’s been around for 3 decades, Vicarious Visions has a vibrantly
colorful and prestigiously successful past of guitar-playing, pro-skating, and Wumpa
fruit-hoarding. As a new member of the Blizzard family, we also have an exhilarating
future ahead of us. We are more excited than ever to join in the making of Blizzard
franchises that are known and treasured around the world.
Our studio, located in beautiful upstate New York, provides developers a safe, warm
environment to hone their skills and become leaders of their craft. Creativity and
innovation are cornerstones of our practice, and we nurture new ideas from all of
our people. Crucially, we are a family of uniquely individual voices, and we have
fostered a culture of diversity and inclusivity. We thrive on collaboration, respect,
and fun. Join us!
Vicarious Visions is wholly owned by Activision Blizzard. To learn more about
our studio, please visit us at www.vvisions.com and @VvisionsStudio on Twitter
Your Mission
As a Visual Effects Artist, you will create simulations and systems that both mimic real-life phenomena and capture the imagination through fantastic visuals. We are looking for a technically proficient, artistically gifted, full stack real-time VFX artist. You should be able to rapidly create particle systems using game engine tools, have a deep understanding of effects shaders and material workflows, be able to produce meshes for a variety of uses from shader embellishment to physical simulations including destruction, and generate all types of textures, from painterly to procedural. You should understand the multifaceted relationship between amazing real-time visuals and performance and optimization. You should have a passion for investigating and inventing new techniques and workflows, along with creating documentation so those pipelines can benefit the entire team.
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
Work closely with the Art Director and VFX lead to generate consistently awesome visuals that support the art style of the game.
Take responsibility for interacting with members of all disciplines, such as environment artists and level designers, combat designers and character artists, or gameplay engineers, to implement and integrate your effects completely.
Generate all content required for your visual effects, including:
particle systems
textures, materials and shaders
meshes and animation
game data hookup which can often include use of timelines and scripting
Be reliable and self-sufficient, providing meaningful updates, responding to feedback, and delivering your work on a specified schedule.
Be willing to troubleshoot issues, deep dive into systems, and work closely with graphics engineers to find solutions.
Create assets, components and templates that are customizable and reusable for both the VFX team and the entire game development team.
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
2+ years of real-time Visual Effects experience in games.
Bachelor’s degree in an Art-related discipline or equivalent experience.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Excel in a collaborative and diverse fast-paced work environment.
Self-motivated team player who proactively seeks feedback and communication.
Ability to quickly learn new software and adapt to company proprietary software.
Strong technical problem solver.
Relevant 2D and 3D software experience—Photoshop, Maya, Houdini, Substance Designer.
*Please include a link to your demo reel and portfolio in your application.
Extra Points:
Experience with PopcornFX and/or Unreal.
Experience using Houdini to create dynamic and physical-based effects and integrate them into a game engine.
Our World
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
Vicarious Visions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
As a game studio that’s been around for 3 decades, Vicarious Visions has a vibrantly
colorful and prestigiously successful past of guitar-playing, pro-skating, and Wumpa
fruit-hoarding. As a new member of the Blizzard family, we also have an exhilarating
future ahead of us. We are more excited than ever to join in the making of Blizzard
franchises that are known and treasured around the world.
Our studio, located in beautiful upstate New York, provides developers a safe, warm
environment to hone their skills and become leaders of their craft. Creativity and
innovation are cornerstones of our practice, and we nurture new ideas from all of
our people. Crucially, we are a family of uniquely individual voices, and we have
fostered a culture of diversity and inclusivity. We thrive on collaboration, respect,
and fun. Join us!
Vicarious Visions is wholly owned by Activision Blizzard. To learn more about
our studio, please visit us at www.vvisions.com and @VvisionsStudio on Twitter
Your Mission
As a Visual Effects Artist, you will create simulations and systems that both mimic real-life phenomena and capture the imagination through fantastic visuals. We are looking for a technically proficient, artistically gifted, full stack real-time VFX artist. You should be able to rapidly create particle systems using game engine tools, have a deep understanding of effects shaders and material workflows, be able to produce meshes for a variety of uses from shader embellishment to physical simulations including destruction, and generate all types of textures, from painterly to procedural. You should understand the multifaceted relationship between amazing real-time visuals and performance and optimization. You should have a passion for investigating and inventing new techniques and workflows, along with creating documentation so those pipelines can benefit the entire team.
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:
Work closely with the Art Director and VFX lead to generate consistently awesome visuals that support the art style of the game.
Take responsibility for interacting with members of all disciplines, such as environment artists and level designers, combat designers and character artists, or gameplay engineers, to implement and integrate your effects completely.
Generate all content required for your visual effects, including:
particle systems
textures, materials and shaders
meshes and animation
game data hookup which can often include use of timelines and scripting
Be reliable and self-sufficient, providing meaningful updates, responding to feedback, and delivering your work on a specified schedule.
Be willing to troubleshoot issues, deep dive into systems, and work closely with graphics engineers to find solutions.
Create assets, components and templates that are customizable and reusable for both the VFX team and the entire game development team.
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements:
2+ years of real-time Visual Effects experience in games.
Bachelor’s degree in an Art-related discipline or equivalent experience.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Excel in a collaborative and diverse fast-paced work environment.
Self-motivated team player who proactively seeks feedback and communication.
Ability to quickly learn new software and adapt to company proprietary software.
Strong technical problem solver.
Relevant 2D and 3D software experience—Photoshop, Maya, Houdini, Substance Designer.
*Please include a link to your demo reel and portfolio in your application.
Extra Points:
Experience with PopcornFX and/or Unreal.
Experience using Houdini to create dynamic and physical-based effects and integrate them into a game engine.
Our World
Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), is one of the world's largest and most successful interactive entertainment companies and is at the intersection of media, technology and entertainment. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, World of Warcraft®, Overwatch®, Diablo®, Candy Crush™ and Bubble Witch™. Our combined entertainment network delights hundreds of millions of monthly active users in 196 countries, making us the largest gaming network on the planet!
Our ability to build immersive and innovate worlds is only enhanced by diverse teams working in an inclusive environment. We aspire to have a culture where everyone can thrive in order to connect and engage the world through epic entertainment. We provide a suite of benefits that promote physical, emotional and financial well-being for ‘Every World’ - we’ve got our employees covered!
The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners.
Vicarious Visions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
