Neversoft Entertainment, located in Woodland Hills, CA is currently seeking an experienced Sr. Visual Effects Technical Artist to work on our new FPS.  This person will join our current tech art team in creating various visual effects.  The ideal candidate is someone who is a strong artist while being organized, creative, motivated, and flexible.
Primary responsibilities include:
	Building both game-common and level specific visual effects using               our in-house effects editor with a focus on realism.
	Integration of effects into the game and sequence them as needed.
	Building effects as part of larger cinematic sequences.
	Work across other departments to achieve high quality results.
	Understand how all the different pieces of the content pipeline work together and how best to implement your latest and greatest idea.
	Execute on Art Directions goals and vision via various reference materials.
	This position calls for someone who is a good problem solver with a keen attention to detail, and ability to think around corners.
Must have qualifications include:
	A strong passion for and experience with First Person Shooters
	At least 5 years of professional video games experience or 3 shipped games; current console experience is required (X360, PS3).
	Visual Effects authoring experience, including particle effects, effects animation, and screen effects.
	A clear understanding of the art production process for different types of video game assets and the ability to communicate well with other artists and programmers to solve visual and technical problems.
	Ability to visually debug problems and offer solutions that work within the game pipeline/runtime.
Additional skills, of which you must possess at least three include:
	General scripting experience (Python, C#, Perl, MAXScript, MEL 
you will have to learn our in-house tools).
	3DS Max or Maya experience
	Experience with simulation software a plus  Real Flow, FumeFX, Houdini, etc.
	Basic knowledge of Linear Algebra
	Ability to concept and/or author real-time shaders.
How to apply:
	Apply online at 
http://www.neversoft.com/careers.html (select Sr.VFX Technical Artist)
	Provide samples of prior work including link to your portfolio
	Must submit portfolio for review and assessment of artwork.
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