Frontier
Junior 3D VFX Artist
Founded in 2001, Complex Games has over 20 years’ experience with an ambition of becoming a global leader in the development of innovative Tactical RPGs, including the recent success of turn-based PC strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters . The studio is based in Winnipeg, Canada, and employs 20 talented and passionate people including its founders and several other industry veterans. We‘re now growing the team and looking forward to making even more great games in the future as part of Frontier. Come join us!
Founded in 2001, Complex Games has over 20 years’ experience with an ambition of becoming a global leader in the development of innovative Tactical RPGs, including the recent success of turn-based PC strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters . The studio is based in Winnipeg, Canada, and employs 20 talented and passionate people including its founders and several other industry veterans. We‘re now growing the team and looking forward to making even more great games in the future as part of Frontier. Come join us!
As part of our continued growth we have a vacancy for a Junior 3D VFX Artist to join our team. In this role you will be creating VFX assets for our games, receiving guidance and training from our senior VFX Artist to improve your skills and help to our project’s goals and creative direction.Your passion for Visual Effects will be pivotal to delivering the quality that we strive for in our games.
This is an outstanding opportunity to join a studio with a track record of delivering successful Tactical RPGs and work with our experienced and passionate teams as you develop your career with us. This role is on-site role in the Winnipeg Studio (Complex Games). We can offer a relocation package for the right candidate.
Requirements:
- Take feedback in order to adapt and improve your work under the direction of senior art team members to develop the necessary skills to deliver high-quality particle effects in an exaggerated realistic style.
- Take ownership over the VFX demands of an entire character, creature, combat unit, etc. from design to implementation.
- Work with the art and design team on all visual effect aspects of game development including in regard to game play specific tasks.
- Demonstrate creativity and technical ability, while ensuring VFX are efficient, on time and on budget.
About You:
- Proactive and inquisitive mind to find the best possible results.
- Strong attention to detail, backed up by a solid understanding of real time game engines and particle systems.
- Strong knowledge of real-time particle systems used in the game industry.
- Basic Knowledge & skills in a 3D Package (preferably Autodesk Maya, 3DS Max, etc.)
- Basic Knowledge of colours & Composition
- Basic Knowledge of Animation & Animation Principles
- Keen understanding of memory and performance pitfalls as well as techniques and tricks a VFX Artist can employ to avoid them.
Desirable:
- Experience working with the Unity Engine
- Motivated to create Sci-Fi themed effects.
- Demonstrated artistic ability in other disciplines beyond VFX & 3D.
You’ll work directly with a friendly and experienced team that is striving to push the envelope in the tactical RPG space by creating challenging new worlds with compelling cinematic narratives.
We provide a competitive salary, our Frontier annual bonus scheme and an extended health and benefits plan.
We welcome and encourage applications from qualified candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.
