FX Artist - 3 month temporary
Twine, United States
Job Description
About Twine
We're a thriving ecosystem of top-tier freelancers from around the world. Trusted by Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley startups, Twine is the go-to platform for mission-critical projects. Twine's experts get to participate in generating quality datasets at an unprecedented scale. With over half a million registered freelancers and a growing roster of 35,000+ companies, we've become the comprehensive solution for freelancing.
Our Mission
At Twine, we recognise that companies require a flexible approach to hiring expert freelancers for their most critical projects. Traditional freelance platforms often fall short when it comes to scalability and diversity. That's where we shine. Twine operates as a thriving global freelance network, with diverse experts across various fields, including marketing, engineering, and AI. Our core mission is to empower creators, whether they're businesses or individual freelancers, to thrive in their creative endeavours.
About the Job
We are seeking FX Artist for an industry leading American video game developer company. You will assist cinematics team in creating the next generation of our award-winning animated films and In-Game Cinematics.
Requirements
- Extensive experience with particle systems, fluid dynamics, rigid body dynamics, and procedural systems.
- Proven track record creating effects such as smoke, fire, clouds, water, steam, explosions, magic, etc.
- Experience with node-based compositing software such as Nuke.
- Able to problem solve both technically and creatively in a collaborative environment with directors/art directors.
- Able to stay current with the latest tools, technologies, and techniques.
- Experience with real-time VFX within a modern Game Engine. (ex: Unreal, and Unity).
- Experience using PDG to execute caching and rendering processes.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience working in a professional Gaming/Animation/VFX company producing feature film quality effects in Houdini.
- A good understanding of physical dynamics and natural phenomena as demonstrated by your portfolio.
- Familiar with feature film level pipelines and their respective issues.
- Experience with VEX.
- Experience with C++ or Python.
- Working Knowledge of Houdini’s Solaris lighting context (LOPS) and Karma, Mantra, RenderMan or Redshift renderers.
- Shipped an AAA game title.