Visual effects artist – UNREAL

Job type : Permanent

Start date: May 2023

*Recruitment in the province of Quebec open to relocation

Your role:

In close collaboration with the Art Director, the Visual Effects Artist – Unreal Engine’s mission is to create aesthetically striking visual effects that clearly communicate the desired action, impact and emotion:

• Collaborates with the Art Director and conceptual artists to define the visual style, atmosphere and feel of the special effects;
• Creates high-quality visual effects in Unreal and Houdini while respecting the cartoon aesthetic vision of the project;
• Optimizes the content of visual effects to ensure ease of production;
• Works with lighting to create an atmosphere, depth in the scene and consolidate the color palette;
• Finds creative solutions to solve technical and artistic problems;
• Stays on top of the latest trends and explores new techniques and tools for developing visual effects content and share his knowledge;
• Inspires and maintains good collaborative work dynamics and effective relationships inside and outside the creative department.

Your experiences and qualifications:

• Minimum of 3 years experience as an FX Artist;
• Experience in production using game engines, preferably UNREAL;
• Good knowledge of content creation software (Houdini, Maya, After Effects, Nuke, etc.);
• Knowledge and/or experience with Unreal Niagara systems, an asset;
• Strong creative and technical background in terms of visual effects and attention to detail;
• Experience in producing effects based on physics, impact interactions, destruction, fire, explosions, simulations of water, fabrics and hair, etc.;
• Experience in creating materials, lighting and shaders for visual effects;
• Team player but also able to be autonomous and work independently if necessary;
• Excellent communication and adaptation skills in a versatile context;
• Knowledge of blueprint programming in Unreal, an asset;
• Experience and fluency with one or more scripting or programming languages ??(Python, C++ and MEL), an asset.

About Digital Dimension :

Digital Dimension is a visionary 3D animation studio based in Montreal. We design, develop and produce our own intellectual property, and that of others for different platforms.

We are a team of passionate artists, full time geeks carried by a healthy and stimulating environment!

We carefully select our projects to put our know-how at the service of what drives us.

We are committed to maintaining a good work-life balance, encouraging curiosity, and promote communication so that work becomes a real cooperative playground.