Senior VFX Artist - Diablo IV | Irvine, CA or Albany, NY
Blizzard Entertainment - Irvine, CA
posted 1 day ago
About the position
Join us as we write the next chapter in the Diablo universe! Diablo IV is the next-gen action RPG experience with endless evil to slaughter, countless abilities to master, nightmarish Dungeons, and legendary loot. Come work with us, and together we'll create something amazing. Our team of passionate developers is growing. We are looking for a Senior VFX Artist to bring strong artistic fundamentals and knowledge of industry-standard VFX practices to the world of Diablo. Your responsibilities will range from creating textures and geometry needed for VFX to working in complex 2D and 3D pipelines, to collaborating with Art and Design direction to enhance gameplay and bring spectacle to the world of Diablo IV. This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is either Albany, NY, or Irvine, CA.
Responsibilities
- Create player abilities, creature abilities, environmental FX, and more in the Diablo IV VFX style.
- Ability to contribute to all stages of VFX development, from early R&D to final assets.
- Work with production to ensure quality FX are delivered according to a schedule.
- Be a source of knowledge on the team helping to guide and mentor junior artists.
- Regularly work with multi-disciplinary departments to tackle problems and improve the visual and gameplay experience for players.
Requirements
- 5+ years of demonstrated ability working as a VFX Artist in game development.
- Portfolio demonstrating a grasp of the principles of motion, anticipation, dynamics, follow-through, lighting, shading, and other facets of animation to create powerful imagery.
- Expert understanding of next-generation asset creation pipelines, tools, and real-time game development needs.
- Solid understanding and passion for gameplay.
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Houdini and Rigid/Soft Bodies.
- Animation and rigging experience.
- Experience creating shaders.
- 3D Sculpting experience.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance.
- 401(k) with Company match, tuition reimbursement, charitable donation matching.
- Paid holidays and vacation, paid sick time, floating holidays, compassion and bereavement leaves, parental leave.
- Mental health & wellbeing programs, fitness programs, free and discounted games, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others.
- Relocation assistance if required to move geographic locations for the job.
