3D Artist

• Create custom real-time visual effects and implement them in-engine using Unreal Engine 5, Unity, or proprietary tools.
• Build high-quality effects for gameplay, environments, cinematics, atmosphere, combat, interaction, destruction, UI/game feedback, and other project needs.
• Create all necessary textures, flipbooks, materials, meshes, simulations, and supporting assets for real-time VFX.
• Maintain clean, readable, well-structured material graphs, Niagara systems, parameters, naming conventions, and reusable effect setups.
• Use tools such as Photoshop, Substance Designer, Blender, Houdini, Maya, EmberGen, or other software as needed to support effect creation.
• Work with complex material setups, Blueprints, scripting hooks, animation events, gameplay triggers, or engine-specific implementation needs.
• Troubleshoot VFX issues in partnership with Technical Art, Engineering, Design, Animation, Audio, and other disciplines.
• Own VFX optimization fundamentals, including particle counts, overdraw, shader cost, texture memory, spawn rates, scalability settings, and platform performance constraints.
• Help ensure effects are readable, performant, and aligned with gameplay needs, art direction, timing, mood, and player feedback.
• Review work from internal artists, partner studios, or external vendors and provide clear, constructive, actionable feedback.
• Help maintain a consistent quality bar across a set of effects, a feature, a level, or a small team pod.
• Support short-term planning by helping break down VFX requests into clear tasks, priorities, dependencies, risks, and definitions of done.
• Proactively identify production risks, including missing gameplay hooks, performance spikes, unclear direction, pipeline gaps, dependency issues, or inconsistent style execution.
• Collaborate closely with Designers, Concept Artists, Art Directors, Technical Artists, Engineers, Animators, Audio Designers, and Producers.
• Support client-facing communication when needed by clarifying requirements, sharing WIP, explaining constraints, and aligning on expected outcomes.
• Contribute to VFX workflow improvements, reusable templates, documentation, libraries, naming standards, or scalability rules when appropriate.

VFX Artist – GameSim

• Execute character artwork for approved product applications, style guides, and presentations in alignment with established creative direction and brand standards
• Apply fundamental principles of character art, illustration, and Disney storytelling to assigned projects
• Support larger creative initiatives by contributing artwork under the direction of senior artists and managers
• Revise artwork based on clear feedback from managers, senior artists, and cross-functional partners
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Graphic Design, Product Design, Packaging, and Production to ensure artwork readiness for product execution
• Manage individual assignments to meet timelines and quality expectations within defined project scopes
• Continue developing technical and artistic skills through exposure to different properties, tools, and creative approaches

Character Artist – Project Hire

• Identify trends and opportunities as they emerge in social that stay true to our brands
• Translate complex, abstract ideas into concrete, visually compelling designs that align with client objectives and resonate with diverse target audiences
• Ideate, build, shoot, and edit effective stories that match the quality of each social platform
• Confidently defend design choices and creative rationale to both internal teams and external stakeholders
• Navigate project challenges by finding adaptable, creative solutions that do not compromise aesthetic quality
• Collaborate across departments to build relationships and navigate team dynamics, ensuring a cohesive and effective final product
• Manage multiple priorities and assignments by executing quick turnaround times for real time moments, capture trending moments, editing quickly and efficiently to deliver high quality work, on-time and with accuracy
• Create a wide range of content, from photography to videography, design, and platform tools that always suits the client, moment and idea
• Ability to switch between styles while still experimenting and looking for unique opportunities to make work ownable and talked about
• Design visually engaging presentations, create mockups & do light retouching as needed that help sell creative ideas to top clients in the industry
• Use AI tools to supercharge the creative process, generating multiple design variations for a single concept to provide a range of strategic options quickly

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