Aardvark Swift is currently supporting nDreams in their search for a Senior VFX Artist at their new studio, Elevation.
Elevation is seeded by the creative talent that brought you the innovative, genre defining award-winning VR title Phantom: Covert Ops, they’re looking for exceptional talent to help pave the way forward with fresh innovation for the next generation of VR hardware and software.
As a real-time Senior VFX Artist you will assist with crafting a new generation of VR development and bringing the studio’s games to fruition.
nDreams are a world-leading game developer and publisher with a decade of VR specialism. Setting the standard for VR action games with Fracked and the award-winning Phantom: Covert Ops, their project continues to define the future of VR.
If you want to join a studio with a state-of-the art collaborative workflow and diverse talents assembled from world-leading games developers and publishers, this could be perfect for you.
Your responsibilities…
Be a point of responsibility in the delivery of well-executed, creative, and optimized VFX content
Deliver new and inventive ideas to solve complex issues that arise from the role of VFX within a VR Environment
Mentoring good VFX workflow practices with other experienced, and Junior VFX Artists
Working with a level of self-driven autonomy, whilst reliably and effectively participating in team development
Maintain a strong working relationship and creative understanding with the Principal VFX Artist, Game Directors and Art Director
Reliably and consistently ensuring quality, creativity, and effective cross-discipline VFX development across multiple projects
The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role...
5 years game development experience and/or two published games
Real-time engine experience, ideally in Unreal, creating VFX blueprints, shader networks, particle interactions, dynamic systems, lighting, and post processing
Strong working knowledge of Photoshop, Unreal, Maya
Excellent understanding of form, timing, weight and colour to create a sense drama within a gaming environment
A deep understanding of console and VR workflows and capabilities
