Playful is looking for a full time FX Artist (McKinney, TX)

PlayfulCorp

Will you be part of our adventure?  

We’re looking for world-class game makers and bright new talent -- people who want to work on beloved products and do some of the best work of their careers. Here are the kinds of people we love working with: people with new ideas; people smarter than us, who can help us learn new tricks and also grow themselves; people who love both games and the technology inside them; people who have an entrepreneurial spirit; people who enjoy tackling difficult problems and doing things that have never been done before. Does that sound like you?

We are currently seeking a Particle FX Artist to join our growing team. As a Particle FX Artist you will be responsible for bringing our worlds and characters to life! You will take the creative vision set by the director and expand the ideas into your own magical creations; developing effects from concepts to completion. We are a small team, so expect other duties as well.

What will help you be successful in this role? 

 Position Related

• Experience creating complex real time particle systems in Unity or comparable applications.
• Experience modeling/creating effects in 3D Studio Max, Maya or comparable application.
• Experience painting and assembling sprite sheets in Photoshop or comparable applications.
• Comfortable with the use of out-of-box shaders and materials that are appropriate for real-time effects.
• Comfortable with process of stress testing and profiling your work in real-time environments.
• Comfortable working in different stylistic approaches.
• Familiarity with real time animation pipelines for vfx integration.

Culturally Related

• Comfortable working in a highly collaborate and iterative environment.
• Comfortable taking ownership of your tasks, driving the creative process based on direction and feedback.

 Bonus

• Experience in writing optimized shaders, scripts.
• Experience in procedural development using Houdini.
• Familiarity with real time environmental lighting methods.
• Familiarity with the VFX-specific implications of real time VR development.

Learn more about us at www.playfulcorp.com