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VFX Artist 特效美术师 育碧电脑 成都育碧电脑软件有限公司,成都育碧,育碧电脑,育碧电脑成都,育碧软件,育碧 Job Description

Purpose of the position:

The Visual Effects Artist implements, under supervision, video game special effects in accordance with a project’s artistic direction and production deadlines. He/she has strong artistic skills, and an understanding of the technical constraints on the target platforms.

Visual Art:

• Using a variety of particle systems, create all aspects of special effects artwork:

o Particle system templates and animation

o Particle textures

o Particle models (as necessary)

o Lighting

• Good knowledge of in-game special effects, including:

o Smoke

o Explosions

o Fire

o Weather

o Atmospherics

o Water

o Light/Energy

o Damage

o Full screen filters

o Post processing

Individual:

• Coming with creative ideas and solutions to the tasks that have been assigned and communicate them to the Leads;

• Work with your lead to create a plan and schedule.

• Proactively communicate task status to your peers, customers, and Leads.

• Regularly follow-up on the status of dependencies that are holding up the task.

• Correct defects discovered by QC or your customers in a timely fashion.

• Provide self-assessment on how to improve your own performance.

• Work within the technical limitations of a variety of game engines.

• Match the required art style of a project.

Teamwork:

• Work closely with direction of Creative Leadership to create high quality visual effects

• Collaborate with Graphics Technical Artist to ensure necessary technology/features are present in order to reach the visual benchmarks.

• Create and maintain workflow documentation for your team's content.

• Share artistic knowledge with Artists, support them when needed.

Qualifications

Training:

• Graduated with a 4-year Bachelor’s degree.

• College diploma in game-oriented visual effects, or equivalent training

Relevant Experience:

• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in modeling, texture, lighting and image processing or other relevant experience.

• Must be proficient in Photoshop, After Effects, or equivalent tools.

• Good knowledge of 3DS Max particles/dynamics systems, and special effects creation.

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office software (Outlook, Excel, Word, Visio, PowerPoint).

Other Skills:

• Good understanding of art fundamentals: color theory, lighting, shape, composition, etc.

• Must be creative and be able to adapt to a variety of art styles;

• Commitment to personal and peer development and sharing best practices;

• Must be responsible, proactive, accountable, and personable.

• Good organizational and analytical skills, and able to solve problems.

• Passion for creating and playing games, regardless of platform or genre.

• Able to take constructive criticism and keep up with changes.

• Able to work under pressure.

• Team player.

• Good communication skills. English ability a plus.

• Scripting skills (Max Script, Python, HLSL) a plus.