Senior VFX Artist

Senior VFX Artist

Are you a VFX Artist with years of experience and a strong eye for aesthetics? Are you looking for a new opportunity to join a team made up of gamers who are passionate about creating the best player experience possible?

We are looking for a talented Visual Effects Artist to join this Amsterdam-based studio and take on responsibility for the VFX on their upcoming projects. In this senior level role, you will be very much autonomous, allowing for creativity and high-quality effects to take the lead. Home to one of the most popular multiplayer shooter titles around, this studio prides itself on dedication and creativity to enable a perfect player experience. Their Amsterdam team is extremely multicultural and welcomes individuals from all over the world, so if you are looking to relocate to Amsterdam, they offer a great relocation package, as well as several other benefits.

Senior VFX Artist Key Responsibilities:

• Create the Visual Effects for upcoming projects
• Take sole responsibility for the VFX on the project
• Build stunning effects using a real time engine
• Drive new graphic technologies along with Graphics Programmers
• Lead a team to compete task and identify potential risks
• Support team members with feedback and enable their growth and improvement

Essential Requirements for this Role in Amsterdam:

• 5+ years’ experience as a VFX Artist
• Experience in a real time engine – Unity is preferred
• High level understanding of the procedure required to create beautiful visual effects
• Experience in shipping a AAA in a lead role
• Comfortable being autonomous
• Able to take charge over your own projects
• Highly creative and able to independently create all the VFX for a project
• Strong knowledge of tools needed to create beautiful VFX
• Knowledge of trends in art production

The following experience would be a bonus:

• Experience developing AAA or console games
• University degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject
• Experience using several game engines
• Interest in open-world games

Offering the chance to take the creative lead on the visual effects for upcoming titles, drive change within the tech and art departments and mentor your team to achieve professional growth, this role would welcome individuals with a passion for gaming and a desire to deliver the best possible content to the best possible games production.

With job autonomy landing top of the list of perks that come with this role, this opportunity is ideal for an individual looking to take creative control. Alongside the chance to leave your mark on the work you put out, the studio offers its team members a commuting allowance, pension package and health insurance, so you will certainly be well looked after.

If you’re interested in this role and think you’re up to the creative challenge, contact jm@skillsearch.com to discuss the opportunity in depth, or apply online now by submitting your CV below.

Please be aware that while we would love to respond to every application we receive, due to high numbers we cannot guarantee this. We do however appreciate any time you invest into the application and will make sure to get in touch should anything in future more closely fit your skillset.

Tags: VFX Artist, FX Artist, Visual Effects Artist, Effects Artist, FX Artist, VFX Lead

A little bit about the city: Amsterdam

Amsterdam is home to a diverse range of people and rich culture, with each district of the city having its own personality. Although starting life as a modest fishing village, Amsterdam is now a business and tourism hub with over 6 million people flooding here each year to take in the culture.

Notoriously, the city of Amsterdam paints a picture of canals and bicycles. The city’s canal ring has become an iconic image of Amsterdam and remains a beautiful network running through the streets, making canal cruises a popular attraction for visitors of the city. Amsterdam’s public transport system is impressive with metros, ferries, trams, trains and buses making getting around this city a breeze. However, Amsterdam is famous for cyclists, with its scenic canal-lined streets making for a stunning environment to cycle in, what better way of commuting to work?

Years of experience and salary levels are shown purely as a guide. We will only consider applications from candidates that can demonstrate the skills or experience required for the role.

Please be aware that while we would love to respond to every application we receive, due to high numbers we cannot guarantee this. We do however appreciate any time you invest into the application and will make sure to get in touch should anything in future more closely fit your skillset.