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SENIOR VISUAL EFFECTS ARTIST Job
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| Employer Name: TRION WORLDS |
SpiderID: 3259687 |
| Location: San Diego, California |
Date Posted: 4/3/2012 |
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Category: Entertainment |
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| Number Of Openings: 1 |
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Job Description:
TRION WORLDS
www.Trionworlds.com/Careers
SEEKING:SENIOR VFX ARTIST for our DEFIANCE, game
DEFIANCE™ is the first multi-platform shooter MMO which, in a ground-breaking entertainment experience, interconnects with a global television program on Syfy. The game combines the intense action of a console third-person shooter with the persistence, scale, and customization of an MMO, while its TV counterpart exudes the scope, story, and drama of a classic sci-fi epic. Being developed for the PC, Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Defiance introduces players and viewers to a world where humans and aliens live together on a planet ravaged by decades of conflict.
Trion Worlds is seeking a talented Senior Visual Effects artist to create AAA-quality visual FX for our Syfy Action MMO. This person is responsible for prototyping and creating visual effects for real-time use in games.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Work with the FX team, Lead Artist, Art Director, designers, programmers, and concept artists to create final art, from early concept stages through completion of assets within a scheduled timeframe
• Create compelling real-time visual FX for characters, environments, and gameplay
• Communicate problem areas, expectations, and desired modifications to leads
• Optimize assets to run at desirable frame-rates and fit within memory limitations
• Create clean and organized assets, file structures and storage
• Keep abreast of changes and improvements made to the game engine and production pipeline during development
• Work with the Lead Artists, Technical Artists and Tools Programmers to create and augment proprietary effect toolset
• Utilize particle systems, shaders and mesh effects
Job Requirements:
• At least 5 years professional VFX experience, including full cycle support for at least 3 game titles
• A portfolio or reel that demonstrates a strong knowledge of real-time particle system movement and the evolution of various visual effects
• Excellent experience with game engines and artist tools, including fluency in Maya and Photoshop
• Experience with natural real-time particle effects (fire, smoke, water, weather, etc.) and weapon FX
• Working knowledge of the effects production-pipeline, including understanding of memory, poly, and texture limitations as they relate to the effects and render engine
• Knowledge of shader creation and use
• Ability to model and texture within Maya
• Minimum one game shipped with credit in the role of Visual FX artist
• Passionate about video games of all types, including consoles and MMOs
• Strong work ethic and attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge of other disciplines with 3D art, including modeling, lighting, rendering and special effects
PLUSES
• Art-related college degree: BA or BFA
• Experience using and setting up Havok destruction systems
• Working knowledge of After Effects or similar
• Art related college degree: BA or BFA
Please apply through our website: www.Trionworlds.com/careers
Job Criteria:
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Position Type: Full-Time Permanent
Years of Experience Required: 5
Education Required: None
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Company Profile:
Trion Worlds is the premier publisher and developer of connected video games. With groundbreaking new server platform capabilities, Trion delivers high-quality, fully dynamic and massively social content across video game genres, gaming platforms, and mass-market entertainment formats.
Headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., with development and technology studios in San Diego, Calif., and Austin, Texas, Trion is redefining interactive entertainment in the connected era.
Contact Information:
| Contact Name: Stacey Frias |
Company Type: Employer |
| Company: TRION WORLDS |
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| City: Redwood City |
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| State: California |
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| Zip: 94065 |
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Web Site: https://www.trionworlds.com/careers
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