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News - Get a job: Insomniac Games is hiring a VFX Artist - xSicKxBot - 03-01-2020
Get a job: Insomniac Games is hiring a VFX Artist
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/get-a-job-insomniac-games-is-hiring-a-vfx-artist.jpg" width="200" height="200" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p>The Gamasutra Job Board is the most diverse, active and established board of its kind for the video game industry!</p>
<p>Here is just one of the <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/jobs/">many, many positions</a> being advertised right now.</p>
<p><strong>Location: Burbank, California</strong></p>
<p>Are you Insomniac Games next VFX artist? We are searching for someone to create FX to work and assist in gameplay, environment, and cinematics of the game.</p>
<p><strong>Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Create, design and implement real-time particle effects using both static and animating 2D/3D elements</li>
<li>Place effects throughout levels and cinematics</li>
<li>Paint particle and decal textures</li>
<li>Create simulations for gameplay elements</li>
<li>Create FX shaders with node-based shader networks</li>
<li>Create FX textures (color, normal, specular, ambient occlusion, height, and incandescent maps.)</li>
<li>Create simple geometry and assign UV’s.</li>
<li>Optimize FX for framerate and memory.</li>
<li>Collaborate with other departments to ensure that FX are implemented appropriately in the game engine.</li>
<li>Work with Art Director to maintain FX art direction for game.</li>
<li>Ability to work independently and with minimal oversight: Understands and adds to the overall art style of game.</li>
<li>Orchestrates FX events involving layering and timing of different FX to create a believable scene.</li>
<li>Other duties may be assigned</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Education and/or Experience:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or university; or two to four years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.</li>
<li>Proficient in Maya, competent working with joints and locators, keyframing, rigid body simulations, hard surface modeling, and UV mapping.</li>
<li>Proficient in Photoshop for painting and editing textures.</li>
<li>Proficient with node-based shader networks.</li>
<li>Knowledge of other visual effects software a plus.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Other Skills: </strong>Good people skills, collaborative attitude<strong>, </strong>and good observation skills and ability to use reference materials. Ability to work independently. Proficient Animation and timing skills. Solid traditional arts background a plus.</p>
<p>If this is the opportunity that you have been looking for, we’d like to hear from you. Please use the link above to submit your application.</p>
<p>Interested? <a href="https://jobs.gamasutra.com/job/vfx-artist-burbank-california-34247">Apply now</a>.</p>
<p>Whether you’re just starting out, looking for something new, or just seeing what’s out there, the Gamasutra Job Board is the place where game developers move ahead in their careers.</p>
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