Rockstar North - Lead VFX Artist - Edinburgh, UK
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Rockstar Games is looking for a Lead VFX Artist who possesses the ability to create high quality real time visual effects for AAA video game titles.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Skills
Additional Information
TO APPLY, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV HERE
You can view all of Rockstar North's open vacancies on http://www.rockstargames.com/careers/openings/rockstar-north
About the studio;
Part of the Rockstar family since 1999 and based out of modern, spacious, purpose-built studios in the heart of Edinburgh, Rockstar North develops original game titles and are proud to be the developer of the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto series. At Rockstar North, youll find a very proud team of hard-working creatives committed to pushing the boundaries of the medium.
About Edinburgh
Based in Scotland's picturesque and historic capital city of Edinburgh, Rockstar North's contemporary studio building is easily reached by bus, car or by train, with the city's main rail station a brief five minute walk away. Dominated by its 15th Century Castle, this culturally vibrant city of approximately 500,000 people is home yearly to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest arts celebration in the world. Along with a diverse collection of bars, clubs, plentiful shops, restaurants, and cafes on the studio's doorstep, the city is surrounded by easily accessible open countryside, fantastic beaches and a wide range of sporting facilities.
Responsibilities
- Experienced at creating a wide range of high quality particle effects using proprietary particle tools and various 3rd party software.
- Interacting closely with rendering programmers and technical art to maintain and improve our proprietary effect system and tools.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with other team disciplines (code, design, animation).
- Can demonstrate creativity and technical ability within the constraints of console development.
- Strong communication and organizational skills.
- Effective time and team management skills to meet deadlines without sacrificing quality.
- Drive our particle rendering and authoring technology forward to meet the requirements of next-gen hardware.
- Mentoring our team of VFX artists for their continual improvement.
Qualifications
- Industry experience, having shipped title/s demonstrating VFX quality (PS3, 360, PC).
- Experience with next-gen consoles (PS4, Xbox One) is a strong plus.
- Experience in the game industry on a AAA game.
- The ability to view visual reference of an effect, deconstruct it and subsequently re-create it in a real-time game engine is essential.
- Strong knowledge of environmental effects, lighting, and dynamics.
- 5+ years of professional experience as an effect artist.
- 2+ years of experience in a senior or lead role.
Skills
- Experience using real-time particle tools.
- Experience with Houdini (or similar).
- Experience with 3D studio Max and Photoshop.
Additional Information
- Must provide a portfolio through a webpage or other digital media to be considered
TO APPLY, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CV HERE
You can view all of Rockstar North's open vacancies on http://www.rockstargames.com/careers/openings/rockstar-north
About the studio;
Part of the Rockstar family since 1999 and based out of modern, spacious, purpose-built studios in the heart of Edinburgh, Rockstar North develops original game titles and are proud to be the developer of the genre-defining Grand Theft Auto series. At Rockstar North, youll find a very proud team of hard-working creatives committed to pushing the boundaries of the medium.
About Edinburgh
Based in Scotland's picturesque and historic capital city of Edinburgh, Rockstar North's contemporary studio building is easily reached by bus, car or by train, with the city's main rail station a brief five minute walk away. Dominated by its 15th Century Castle, this culturally vibrant city of approximately 500,000 people is home yearly to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the largest arts celebration in the world. Along with a diverse collection of bars, clubs, plentiful shops, restaurants, and cafes on the studio's doorstep, the city is surrounded by easily accessible open countryside, fantastic beaches and a wide range of sporting facilities.