Lead VFX Artist

Join and manage a team of experienced VFX Artists working on a new, ambitious AAA project featuring a world-famous IP in Unreal Engine 5. As a Lead VFX Artist, you'll guide the team to craft breathtaking visual effects within real-time constraints, elevating both the artistic vision and gameplay experience.

Responsibilities

• Be a manager and provide leadership and mentorship to the VFX team, promoting their growth and yours.
• Be responsible for the quality output of the VFX team, delivering top-quality visual effects by focusing on key areas and maintaining high standards.
• Assisting the Direction team in reaching new goals, setting the team's vision, and respecting the artistic vision and gameplay needs.
• Identify and communicate effectively potential project risks to other leads, directors, and management.
• Stay updated with industry trends, guide R&D, and collaborate with technical teams to improve VFX pipelines and team output.
• Help the team execute high-caliber visual effects that align with the artistic and technical vision of the game.
• Apply advanced technical proficiency in Unreal Engine, Niagara, Houdini, and any other systems required to create and integrate impactful visual effects.
• Nurture robust relationships and proficiently manage workflows with external and internal collaborators.
• Document best practices and workflows for both internal and external teams.
• Help producers in scoping and prioritizing work for the team.
• Be a Go-To Expert and support in the visual effects area.
• Collaborate closely with other teams, leads, production, and directors across multiple projects in establishing long-term feature roadmaps to help everyone succeed, making trade-offs when appropriate and needed.
• Supervise the documentation created by the team members, making sure its up to the required standards.
• Perform employee performance reviews and assist with HR processes.
• Work with recruitment and HR to onboard new talent and develop current team members.
  
  

REQUIREMENTS:

• Experience in Real-time, Game-Ready VFX for game engines.
• Proven success in AAA game development, having made significant contributions to at least one complete project cycle, with credited contributions.
• 5+ years of experience in game development, ideally in VFX or a related role.
• 2+ years of experience in a managerial role such as Lead.
• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken.
• Outstanding soft skills for effective mediation and to foster collaborative decision-making.
• Solid understanding of modern game production cycles and methodologies.
• Profound expertise in modern Game Engines, with a strong preference for candidates with in-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 or Unreal Engine 4 for PC and Consoles, including an understanding of its technical limitations and complexities.
• Experience with modern VFX systems such as Niagara (scratchpad, grid2D) or other relevant to VFX.
• Familiarity with modern VFX production workflows and industry-standard Digital Content Creation tools (DCCs) and their scripting languages (At least one of 3DS Max, Maya, or Blender) for creating and integrating VFX.
  
  

WHAT THEY OFFER

• Possibility to work 100% remote
• Form of employment depending on your preference: B2B, UoP, UZ
• Private medical care (entirely financed by the employer)
• Sports Card (FitProfit card)
• Studio’s Academy - development budget
• Professional mental health support
• Language lessons (Polish and English)
• Flexible working hours (core hours 11:00-16:00 CET)
• The game is being created by the whole team and your opinion counts
• Working on-site is also possible and the company can help with relocation & visa sponsorship (if needed)
  
  

ABOUT THE COMPANY

A game development studio with a proven track record developing action-packed, fast-paced games across various genres for the AA/AAA segment. Currently have multiple unannounced titles in the making. They're part of the Koch Media and Embracer Group. Hiring both fully remotely and for on-site work.

Size of the studio: over 300

Office locations: Poland

Platform: PC, console Game

Engine: Unreal Engine 4, Unreal Engine 5