Skybound Entertainment is hiring: Lead Visual Effects Artist (Games) in Los Ange

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Base pay range

$130,000.00/yr - $160,000.00/yr

Who We Are

We are Skybound. We love creators. We love fans. We love thrilling games, indelible images and moving stories. Our roots are in comics, but our brands extend to video games, television, movies, merchandise, and live experiences. We take special pride in original tales, fresh characters, and diverse voices.

Skybound Game Studios is looking for a Lead Visual Effects Artist to lead the creation of dazzling, signature visuals for a new, unannounced game. You will lead other VFX artists to create spectacular particle, sprite, volumetric and 3D effects, stunning decals, destruction, post, and lighting effects in a customized UE5 engine. As Lead Visual Effects Artist, you will establish and maintain VFX pipelines, manage a team of effects artists, and ensure signature quality visual effects in our game.

Reports: This position will report to the Art Director of Skybound Game Studios.

Responsibilities: Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead and mentor a team of VFX artists, fostering a collaborative and creative environment.
• Collaborate with the art, design, and animation teams to create amazing character and environment visual effects, rich with opportunities for narrative, gameplay, and cinematic action.
• Develop and implement VFX pipelines to ensure efficient and high-quality production.
• Drive new methods and advanced techniques to showcase the combat and destruction of the experience.
• Ensure that assets are optimized for target platforms while retaining artistic integrity.
• Provide estimates, manage time, and hit deadlines to stay on track with set schedules and tasks.
• Maintain the visual consistency and quality of VFX throughout the project lifecycle.
• Demonstrate a high degree of experience and control in Unreal Engine 5, particularly Niagara.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in console or PC games as a VFX artist, with at least one shipped title.
• 2+ years of experience in a lead or supervisory role.
• Artist portfolio demonstrating proficiency in creating stylized visual effects for gameplay that are clear to read and evocative of the action on screen.
• Strong technical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and work efficiently within a game pipeline.
• Understanding of technical limitations in game engines and the ability to execute to quality within those restrictions.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills.
• Ability to maintain high-quality assets with consistency without continuous supervision.
• Experience with creating stylized, graphic, and cartoony visual effects that resemble a 2D aesthetic.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with asset tracking tools like Perforce and JIRA
• Experience with real-time, physically based lighting
• Experience creating destruction and damage effects
• Experience reviewing and providing feedback to internal teams
• Passion for video game development, combat-oriented games and Skybound IP

Job Type: Regular, Full-Time

Salary Range: $130,000-$160,000

Skybound offers a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, as well as free counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We also offer a 401K plan with 4% match, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, generous time off, wellness benefits, and tuition reimbursement.

Company Overview

Skybound is a multiplatform content company working closely with creators and their intellectual properties, extending stories and universes to new platforms, including comics, television, film, tabletop and video games, books, digital content, events, and beyond. We are home to critically-acclaimed global franchises, including The Walking Dead and Invincible.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Skybound we value diversity and are looking for extraordinary employees of all backgrounds! Skybound is an Equal Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, age, genetic information, disability, hair texture or veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, Skybound complies with all applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination.