80 Level Job Digest: Career Opportunities for Artists and UX Engineers

Responsibilities:

• Accurately translate concept art to a 3D environment using a pre-designed level blockout
• Set dress and upgrade existing environments
• Creating and maintaining modular asset sets
• Setting up assets, creating and maintaining prefabs
• Level lighting
• Aiding with the optimization of assets and levels
• Maintain a balance between visual quality and performance requirements
• Mentor and guide junior artists

What you will need to do:

• Develop, evolve and maintain the artistic style and vision of a project in development according to its core values and pillars starting from the initial game pitch and up to the project release;
• Lead artistic team in the development of AAA quality environments and assets;
• Participate in the scheduling of his part of the project and maintain planning foresight;
• Maintain effective informational flow to the team to ensure the team members are aligned with the project objectives;
• Encourage creativity and participation from all team members;
• Maintain a close working relationship with your direct manager, producers, leads, directors, and other teams to push project quality;
• Raise the bar for the project by demanding high results from self and team members
• Share knowledge and recommend best practices in your area of operation;
• Ensure that produced and integrated assets respect the artistic vision of the game and meet the quality standards.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of Unreal Engine
• Niagara particle systems and general VFX
• HLSL shader programming preferred
• Algorithmic skills preferred

Key Responsibilities:

• Create and maintain documentation standards and practices for tools, pipelines, and technical specifications
• Support the art team with tech-related issues on a day-to-day basis working within the framework defined by the code team and existing established methods
• Constantly evaluate pipelines, tools, and techniques to ensure the art team is working as efficiently as possible
• Bring your own experience of best working practices to the team

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the Design Lead to create high quality concepts to inspire and raise the visual bar of the project.
• Working with AAA partners to bring a range of IP (and their unique setting/art direction) into the Virtex Stadium universe.
• Ensure work is delivered timely and according to the specifications of a brief following an established Art Direction.
• Develop a range of exciting character, prop & environment assets.
• Create stunning environmental art that captures the overall filmic quality of the games universe.

Activities Summary:

• Work closely with senior engineers to define, build, and implement game engine interactions with an array of interfaces, ranging from touch controllers to motion capture
• Create wireframes, prototypes, mock-ups, icons, and 3DUI designs for multiple platforms
• Collaborate with the development team to understand and convey functionality through concise guides, tutorials, and visual design of our user-facing documentation
• Work with stakeholders to create UX flows for new concepts and features for our suite of tools
• Work with other engineers to define acceptance requirements for new tools and capabilities

What you need to do:

• Collaborate with the art team and help make awesome visuals
• Create VFX assets, from the concept stage to its integration ingame
• Help mentor other team members and help improve our tools
• Work on particle systems and visual effects, using our inhouse engine