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VFX Artist - GameSim - Talent Pipeline

1 month, 2 weeks ago
Mexico
Full-time
Senior
Graphic Designer
Design and User Experience
C# Confluence Game Development JIRA Perforce Photoshop Python Unity
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Liquid Development

Liquid Development

Liquid Development is a premier provider of outsourced art for the gaming industry, offering top-tier creative solutions and 3D art production expertise to game developers worldwide.

Software
51-250
Founded 2000
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Description

  • Create custom real-time visual effects and implement them in-engine using Unreal Engine 5, Unity, or proprietary tools.
  • Build VFX for gameplay, environments, cinematics, atmosphere, combat, interaction, destruction, UI feedback, and other project needs.
  • Create supporting textures, flipbooks, materials, meshes, simulations, and related assets for real-time effects.
  • Maintain clean, readable, and reusable material graphs, Niagara systems, parameters, naming conventions, and effect setups.
  • Troubleshoot VFX issues with Technical Art, Engineering, Design, Animation, Audio, and other disciplines.
  • Own VFX optimization, including particle counts, overdraw, shader cost, texture memory, spawn rates, scalability, and platform constraints.
  • Review work from internal artists, partner studios, or external vendors and provide constructive feedback.
  • Break down VFX requests into clear tasks, priorities, dependencies, risks, and definitions of done.
  • Support client communication by clarifying requirements, sharing work in progress, and aligning on expected outcomes.
  • Contribute to workflow improvements, documentation, templates, libraries, naming standards, and scalability rules.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional game industry experience as a real-time VFX Artist or similar role.
  • At least one shipped game title.
  • Proven end-to-end real-time VFX workflow experience from concept through in-engine implementation and polish.
  • Strong experience implementing effects in Unreal Engine 4 or 5, with working knowledge of Niagara.
  • Strong particle animation fundamentals, including timing, rhythm, shape language, motion, impact, anticipation, dissipation, and readability.
  • Strong understanding of natural energies and materials such as fire, smoke, water, electricity, magic, dust, debris, explosions, atmospherics, and environmental effects.
  • Strong material and texture creation skills using Photoshop, Substance Designer, or similar tools.
  • Demonstrated understanding of real-time VFX optimization, including particle counts, overdraw, memory usage, material cost, scalability, and performance constraints.
  • Strong communication, documentation, organization, ownership, and problem-solving skills.
  • English proficiency at B2 level or higher, and CV submission in English is required.
  • Portfolio showing real-time VFX capabilities, including in-game context, breakdowns, and effects implemented in-engine, preferably in Unreal Engine 4 or 5 / Niagara.
  • Experience mentoring, reviewing, or guiding other artists is important, though a formal Lead title is not required.
  • Nice to have: Perforce, Jira, Miro, and Confluence experience.
  • Nice to have: Houdini, EmberGen, Unity, Substance Designer, proprietary engines, or custom VFX tools experience.
  • Nice to have: Scripting or coding skills such as C#, Python, or Blueprint.
  • Nice to have: 2D animation, 3D animation, simulation, or procedural content creation experience.
  • Nice to have: Experience with stylized and realistic effects, environmental VFX, outsourcing, cross-time-zone collaboration, pipeline standards, or leading a small pod or feature group.

Benefits

  • Work fully remote.
  • Full-time employment benefits for applicants located in Mexico.
  • Comprehensive statutory benefits for Mexico-based employees, including social security, 12 days of annual leave, a 30-day Christmas bonus, and a 25% vacation premium.
  • After 3 months, eligibility for major and minor medical insurance.
  • After 3 months, eligibility for a savings fund.
  • After 3 months, eligibility for grocery vouchers worth $1,244.88 MXN.
  • Salary range of 32k to 35k MXN gross per month.
  • Opportunities for upward career growth and work alongside people in the gaming industry.

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