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About the Role
We are looking for skilled, passionate VFX artists to join our team. If you’re brimming with passion and curiosity and ready to create the best work of your career, we’d love to hear from you!
Responsibilities
- Craft and create a wide range of VFX for original and existing IP game properties.
- Work closely with the Art Director and other key team leaders to help define and build out the VFX look and style for our projects.
- Collaborate with the design and art teams to develop high-quality assets that reinforce the gameplay goals of our projects and operate within performance budgets.
- Be proactive and autonomous in problem-solving and cross-discipline brainstorming throughout project production cycles.
- Contribute to peer reviews, troubleshoot, problem solve, and give and receive constructive feedback.
- Bring a strong understanding of modern artistic toolsets and typical AAA game engine experience.
- Demonstrated strength in custom texture and shader creation.
- Strong organizational skills with adherence to optimization and asset management.
Requirements
- 5+ years of game industry VFX experience on console and/or PC platforms preferred.
- Strong portfolio of shipped games.
- Excellent technical understanding in order to better work with our engineering team, as well as how to better work within the limits of various hardware platforms.
- Passion for making and playing great games, with an awareness of current titles and industry trends.
- Self-direction, passion, and creativity in your work.
- A receptiveness to feedback and the ability to act successfully on direct critique.
Skills
- Technical expertise with node based VFX, Shader and Scripting editors.
- Ability to create from your own ideas, not just from pre-existing concept art.
- Leadership and/or mentoring experience.
Location
- Toronto, ON
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Degree or equivalent experience in Digital Media Design, Game Design, or related field is desired.
Salary/Compensations
- $85,000. - $120,000. CAD
Benefits
- Potential annual bonuses
- Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Retirement savings plan
- Paid holidays
- Flexible time-off benefits
About the Company
- From dodgeball in the streets to racetracks in your living room, we've always been more interested in asking "what if?" than following a roadmap. Whether we're dreaming up a chaotic game of hide & seek in the dark or putting a legendary space fox back in the pilot's seat, that inventor's mindset runs through everything we do. We make games for people who appreciate craft and a little bit of magic. If you're curious, you'll be in good company.
Equal Opportunity
- Velan Studios is dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to submit a General Application. Velan Studios is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion, diversity, and providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. We seek to create a work culture that matches the diversity of our players.