VFX Artist
Unit 2 Games
Unit 2 Games is an award-winning, Facebook-owned games studio based in Leamington Spa, UK. We were formed in 2017 to build Crayta - our dream to make game creation accessible to anyone and everyone.
We've won GamesIndustry.biz's Best Places to Work Award for the last two years, and we'd love to welcome more people to the team.
Most of us are still working remotely because of the ongoing Covid pandemic, and we share Facebook's vision for a fully connected metaverse future where that becomes even easier and more common. In the meantime though, while we all help to shape that future, we'd prefer to see most people (especially less senior members of staff) in the office for at least some of the week, when it's safe to do so. However, we are still open to discussing long-term remote working for highly experienced candidates in senior positions.
We are looking for a talented, creative and experienced VFX Artist specialising in particle effects, who is actively seeking an exciting new creative challenge. In this role you would work within our super talented art team reporting to the Art Director.
This is an exceptional opportunity to work alongside a team of industry veterans on a new IP.
Responsibilities
- Create sophisticated and aesthetically pleasing visual effects which adhere to technical constraints
- Work with the team to understand our pipeline from asset creation to game.
- Build strong collaborative working relationships with all members of the team and studio, regardless of discipline or seniority.
- Implement and incorporate feedback from the art team
- Understand and be able to be inventive within Crayta’s art style.
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience of creating visual effects within the games industry
- Proficiency developing visual effects in a real-time environment with a strong eye for performance
- Strong problem solving skills to deliver effective visual results whilst adhering to technical constraints
- Knowledge of relevant 3D software (Maya, 3D Studio Max etc)
- Must have sound previous experience of using particle effects systems
- A solid portfolio demonstrating your in-engine particle and VFX work
- Talented eye for creativity and attention to detail
- Ability to adapt to Crayta’s art style
Desirable
- Experience developing effects within Unreal Engine 4’s Niagara system is highly advantageous
- Experience working with Outsourcers with an eye for reviewing content.
- A strong understanding of particle effect base workflows including node-based shaders
- Good math skills are a bonus
Salary & Benefits
Unit 2 Games is part of the Facebook family so all our employees enjoy a market-leading salary, stock and benefits package. This includes a range of health & wellbeing, family and financial benefits, as well as access to the Life@ Club which enables meaningful connections with Facebook staff around the globe.
Company Ethos
Here is our list of company goals, they help us focus on what’s important to us when it comes to making decisions:
- Create great experiences that people love
- Act ethically to all and at all times
- Make a positive difference
- Put people first, not process
- Communicate honestly and openly
- Empower and support one another and our community
- Have fun!
To apply please email Careers [at] Unit2Games.com. Please note, you must have the right to work within the UK for us to be able to move forwards with your application.