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Lead FX Artist

Guerrilla

Company description

Guerrilla is a rapidly expanding game development studio with an established reputation as one of Europe's leading game developers. Founded in 2000 as the result of a merger between three smaller studios, Guerrilla now employs 140 developers from 20 different nationalities.

After the successful release of Killzone for PlayStation 2, Guerrilla was acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2005. It went on to create the award-winning Killzone: Liberation for PlayStation Portable in 2006, and has released Killzone 2 for PlayStation 3 in February 2009 to worldwide popular and critical acclaim.

Job description

Guerrilla is looking for a Dumbledore amongst FX Artists - someone with the sage-like leadership abilities and clairvoyant organizational skills to drive a project's vision, and inspire other FX wizards to achieve new heights. As our Lead FX Artist, you will be in charge of defining and delivering the visual and artistic effects for our games. You will set the example for all FX team apprentices, helping to continually raise the quality of every project within the studio.

Requirements

Are you that Lead FX Artist spoken of in legend? We want to hear from you if:

- You've worked in the games or film industry for 3 or more years, with multiple shipped titles under your belt.

- You have the ability to look at any effect, identify its strengths and weaknesses, and give concrete recommendations for improvement.

- You're comfortable leading a team and are able to inspire others to raise the bar.

- You're versed in the workflow pipelines for visual effects in games and/or film.

- You have a thorough understanding of the wider game development process

- You are able to demonstrate strong 2D and 3D expertise, with proficiency in Maya, Houdini, and Photoshop.

- You have strong organizational, problem solving and analytical abilities.

Plusses

We especially want to hear from you if:

- You specifically have experience in the game development process.

- You have experience working with Houdini for FX creation.

- You have strong personal experience in overlapping skills such as Animation, Technical Art, Modeling, Texturing and Lighting.

- You possess knowledge creating destructible content for AAA first-person shooters.

- You have a passion for developing games, and especially for first-person shooters.

Please note: applications submitted without a demo reel will not be considered.