Visual Effects Artist - Seattle, WA
Job Description
Amazon Game Studios is looking for a Visual Effects artist to join our development team. The perfect candidate will be comfortable creating a wide variety of visual effects using particles, shaders, and physics simulations. You will need to be proficient in hard surface and organic modeling, as well as a skilled texture painter. You will need to be able to take direction from peers and be comfortable with artistic critique. Our games span from real-time next gen graphics to pre-rendered assets. The ideal candidate will feel comfortable doing both.
Qualifications- Portfolio demonstrates experience creating visual effects for a film or game project.
- Portfolio demonstrates understanding of primary movement and timing of particles and effect models.
- Portfolio demonstrates understanding of lighting and color when creating visual effects.
- Portfolio contains examples of model and texture creation for visual effects.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience creating effects in game engines such as Unity3d or Unreal
- Experience creating pre-rendered effects using Maya, 3DS Max, or Houdini
- Experience with physics simulations such as PhysX or RealFlow
- Experience hand painting sprite sequences
To apply to this position please go here. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer. We are located in Lake Forest, CA. Learn more about Amazon Game Studio please go to http://games.amazon.com/ Work Hard. Have Fun. Make History.