Art & Tech Art
Remote
Europe
United Kingdom

VFX Artist (Houdini Specialism)

Inferno Studios is seeking a talented VFX Artist to join its team in a new permanent role. This position is fully remote and applicants must be based in 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.
  • Attend internal and external meetings with project stakeholders where required.
  • Provide task estimates for your assigned tasks and log your time against them.
  • Help maintain and update VFX documentation and workflows.

Requirements:

  • 2+ 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.
  • Good understanding of art fundamentals, including colour theory, lighting, and composition.
  • Strong 2D skills including 2D hand painted flipbook creation.
  • Comfortable creating both stylized and realistic VFX work.
  • Good knowledge and understanding of optimisation practices.

Desirable Skills:

  • Comfortable using Blender to create 3D content, or willing to adopt Blender within this role (training time will be provided).
  • Comfortable creating VFX concepts/ thumbnails for ideation.
  • Good working knowledge and experience using Unreal Engine and/or Unity.
  • Previous experience using proprietary engines is a plus.
  • Previous 2D animation experience is a plus.

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 VFX Artist!

Apply now