Sr. VFX Artist

Job Posting Title: Sr. VFX Artist Req ID: 10158840 Job Description: Senior VFX Artist About the Role & Team Disney Digital Entertainment, a division of Disney Experiences, is embarking on a mission to create the ‘digital front door’ for The Walt Disney Company, bringing all of the magic of Disney together into a new interactive universe. We are building an expert development team that will be building a groundbreaking game experience that will herald the next generation of Disney to the world. Working with top-class industry talent, this role is perfect for the seasoned transformative concept artist looking to create something epic - collaborating with an incredible group of game developers focusing on individual experiences to build a wonderfully rich and cohesive product that is truly “Disney”. We are looking for a uniquely talented Senior VFX Artist to join us on a daring and exciting new project. If you are an imaginative creator with superb real time visual effects skills, and have a love of Disney/Pixar, Star Wars and Marvel properties, you’ll want to check out this opportunity! The Senior VFX Artist will report to the Lead VFX Artist. This is a remote role. What You Will Do: Collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to visualize incredible gameplay, magical powers and amazing transformations based on Disney’s robust portfolio of characters and worlds including Disney/Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars. Add life, movement and color to our worlds though atmospherics, weather and environmental effects created in Unreal 5, Niagara and other tools. Technically implement, integrate, troubleshoot and ensure the visual fidelity and performance of VFX in game. Iterate on game assets with fellow artists via paint overs, studies and group critiques. Serve as a key member of a growing game development team at Disney, Required Qualifications & Skills: 5 years of game development experience, including holding a position of VFX Artist for at least 3 years. Extensive understanding of 3D graphics, shaders, particles systems, physics, ribbons, etc. Excellent sense of VFX movement, animation, timing, impact and anticipation. Ability to visualize effects with or without concept art, and the ability to create VFX textures, materials and geometry from scratch, matching a broad range of styles. Strong game design awareness and ability to prototype, create and refine effects that support and communicate gameplay. Technical aptitude and high level of comfort working with complex, node-based systems, scripts and tools. Expert level proficiency with Maya, Substance, Photoshop and/or equivalent 3D and 2D software Experience with Unreal 5 and Niagara in a production environment preferred. Proficiency with Houdini and/or other VFX simulation tools a plus. Enjoy creative problem-solving and building something new and innovative. Value building and being part of an inclusive and positive team culture. Education A Bachelor’s degree in Art and/or Design or equi