Senior Visual Effect Artist - In-Game

Infinity Ward
Woodland Hills, CA, USA
Job type: Permanent

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Job Description

Your Mission

Infinity Ward is currently seeking a Senior In-Game Visual Effects Artist for an exciting unannounced project.  You will use our in-house particle editor to author high quality, photo-real particle effects (fire, smoke, explosions, debris, clouds, etc.) that meet all technical and aesthetic standards for the project and implement them into our game engine.

Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities:   

  • Partner closely with Art Directors, VFX Artists and Game Designers to ensure all effects satisfy design and art requirements
  • You will produce look tests based on provided reference materials to ensure industry leading quality and artistic fidelity
  • Take direction from Supervisors as well as provide guidance and mentorship to other FX Artists
  • Build and test what's possible in a game engine while working within production deadlines to complete all tasks

Skills & Requirements

Player Profile

Minimum Requirements:

  • Demonstrate a strong eye for timing, weight, realism, color, volume, energy and other particle aesthetics
  • Ability to build realistic explosions, ambient fx, weapon fx, etc.
  • Experience with VFX software – 3ds Max, Maya, Houdini, etc.
  • Display modeling, texturing, and animation experience
  • Basic compositing knowledge (Photoshop, After Effects, Nuke, Fusion)
  • 5+ years of production experience in video games
  • Validated ability to script a plus (GSC scripting)
  • Exhibit strong technical and communication skills with the ability to adapt quickly to proprietary tools
  • Self-motivated and a real passion for video games

Additional Information

  • Relocation assistance is offered

How to Apply

Please click on this link https://careers.infinityward.com/job/R004187/Senior-Visual-Effects-Artist-In-Game and apply to the position.

About the Company

Founded in 2002, Infinity Ward is the original studio behind the Call of Duty franchise.

The titles developed by Infinity Ward have won over 200 "Game of the Year" awards and 100 "Editor's Choice" awards, among many other industry accolades.

In 2007, the studio released Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, a revolutionary title that set the bar for the modern first-person shooter.

Our latest releases, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Call of Duty: Ghosts, broke records with the fastest revenue generating launches of any entertainment product.

In 2014, Infinity Ward merged with Neversoft, bringing together two talented and accomplished groups under one roof, with the goal of creating the best games possible.

Infinity Ward is located in Woodland Hills, California, just outside of Los Angeles.

A critically-acclaimed studio, Infinity Ward is proud to have one of the most passionate and accomplished development teams in the industry.

We love to have as much fun as the games we create, and it shows in our relaxed, yet diligent workplace environment.