FX Artist

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Lead Artist and other departments to deliver spectacular quality visual effects
• Provide technical setup, integration, and troubleshooting of performant FX in real-time
• Paint FX textures from scratch and combine hand-crafted art techniques with next gen shaders and materials
• Document and communicate specifications and visual benchmarks to support the artistic vision
• Use sprite-based particle systems along with pixel and vertex shaders to build real-time special effects
• Use traditional visual effects software and proprietary tools to deliver high quality visual effects
• Read and write script code to sequence effects
• Troubleshoot artistic, technical, and performance issues

Requirements

• 3+ years professional experience as an FX artist or art lead
• Proficiency in Maya, Photoshop, and in-game VFX systems
• Working knowledge of 3D rendering engines and experience designing FX shaders, particle systems, and physics
• Strong understanding of real-time and offline simulation, materials, and performance including Niagara within Unreal Engine
• Mastery of software such as Houdini, Substance, EmberGen, Photoshop, After Effects, or Maya
• Strong portfolio or demo reel demonstrating artistic and technical capabilities
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship

About the Company

Founded in 2017 by Anthony and Joe Russo, AGBO is an artist-led independent studio shaping the future of film and television. The studio has generated more than $7 billion at the global box office, with projects including Avengers: Endgame, Everything Everywhere All at Once, and the Extraction universe.