Senior VFX Artist (AAA) New

Inferno Studios is seeking a talented and experienced Senior VFX Artist to join its team in a new permanent role. This position is fully remote, however, applicants must be based in the UK (or be willing to relocate to the UK) to be considered.

Responsibilities:

• Create and collaborate on high quality, optimized VFX assets across a range of projects with different technical requirements.
• With a focus on solutions, problem solve technical and artistic challenges relating to VFX production and integration.
• Keep up to date with emerging tools and workflows in real-time VFX and share this knowledge with the team.
• Assist with the research and development of new workflows and tools used to increase the efficiency and quality of our VFX services.
• Attend internal and external meetings with project stakeholders where required.
• Assist in providing task estimates across the team and logging your own time against project tasks.
• Train and mentor other members of the team to heighten the skill level of the VFX team.
• Provide support with art direction and quality assurance of VFX work produced by the team.

Requirements:

• 6+ years of relevant industry experience.
• Clear and professional communication skills paired with the ability to work collaboratively in a remote team environment.
• A willingness to learn new tools/ processes and an open-minded approach to development and VFX creation workflows.
• Impressive portfolio demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of real-time VFX production.
• Strong understanding of art fundamentals, including colour theory, timing, and composition.
• Proficient using Blender, Substance Designer, Houdini and EmberGen/ Illugen to create VFX work.
• Proficient in workflows used to create both realistic and stylized VFX.
• Strong working knowledge and experience using Unreal Engine including extensive knowledge of Niagara, Shader Creation and Optimisation Practices.
• Strong knowledge and understanding of optimisation practices. 

Desirable Skills:

• Demonstrable experience of mentoring and coaching junior team members, and conducting peer review sessions.
• Experience using HLSL to develop shaders in Unreal Engine.
• Previous experience using proprietary tech/ engines is a plus. 
  2D VFX/ Animation experience is a plus but not essential.

Benefits:

• Fully Remote Work Environment.
• 4 Day Work Week (Monday to Thursday).
• Flexi-Time with Core Hours (10am-3pm).
• 6 Weeks of Paid Time Off.
• Perks at Work (Discounts, Rewards & Classes).
• Team Training & Development Budget.
   

If you are passionate about creating stunning visual effects and are looking for a new challenge in a friendly, collaborative and people-first environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team as a Senior VFX Artist!

Please ensure a link to your portfolio is provided as part of your CV or in the field provided.