Visual Effects Artist

Company Overview:LeadStack Inc. is an award-winning, certified minority-owned staffing services provider, partnering with Fortune 500 brands to offer top-tier contingent workforce solutions. Recognized as a Great Place to Work, we pride ourselves on delivering a world-class experience for both employees and clients.Job Title: Senior VFX ArtistWork Location: Needham, MAContract Duration: 5-monthsMax Hourly Pay Rate: $47/hrJob Description:What We Doseeking a VFX Artist to help develop our upcoming mobile title. Responsibilities include developing run-time particle effects, animated sprite effects, UI effects, and rendered effects for still images. Working with technical artists and animators, the ideal VFX Artist will deliver assets that amp up gameplay and enhance the player experience on a mobile platform.Key projects:Working with our technical artists and animators to implement UI VFXWorking on an unreleased mobile strategy game to create VFXPurpose of this team:Create mobile games for ClientYou'll be partnering with creative developers to help create a style and visual language for the next generation of mobile gaming user interfaces.Daily Responsibilities:Generate and implement real-time 3D and UI VFX in Unity that are optimized for mobileAddress visual bugs and improve existing assetsWork collaboratively with related art disciplines to create a cohesive player experienceDevelop clever solutions to create the most efficient assets possibleTechnology requirements:Experience working with Unity and a deep understanding of its VFX systemsAbility to create original textures and sprite atlasesProficient with Maya or similar 3D packageProficient with Photoshop or other texture generating softwareUnderstanding of shaders, creation of shaders a plusExperience with Adobe Premiere/After Effects a plusReal-time VFX experienceDegree or certifications required:NoneYears experience:3+ years of game experience - mobile game expertise preferredRequired background/ Skillsets:A portfolio that demonstrates VFX skills in Unity or similar platformsKnowledge of other art disciplines and production pipelinesNice to Have Skills / Preferred Requirements1) Experience working on Mobile Gacha Games'