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VFX Artist - Sanzaru

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VFX Artist - Sanzaru

San Mateo, CA

Sanzaru Games is seeking an experienced VFX Artist to join our AAA game development team. Create stunning VFX for VR which transport and empower the player, enhance gameplay, and brings life into characters and environments. Sanzaru prides itself on crafting interactive content that delivers high quality, immersive experiences that takes players to unimaginable worlds. We firmly believe to accomplish this requires equal amounts of design, art, and engineering. Everyone at Sanzaru is a contributor and thinks outside the box, providing unique and rich content for players across our game world. Sanzaru has shipped countless titles on almost every platform within almost every genre, and we're not slowing down anytime soon. Sanzaru continues to push the boundaries of interactive entertainment and technology on all fronts.

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VFX Artist - Sanzaru Responsibilities:
  • Create high fidelity, performant VFX assets.
  • Collaborate with Art, Design, and Engineering teams to iterate and polish VFX.
  • Maintain and adhere to a consistent art style provided by the project leads.
  • Optimize VFX based on gameplay and technical constraints.
  • Create and edit materials for shader-based VFX.
  • Implement VFX using Blueprint and Sequencer UE4 tools.
  • Clearly communicate updates and concerns with team members and lead artists.
  • Participate in research and development of latest tools, shaders, technology, and workflows.
  • Contribute to building internal community by encouraging artistic development, showcasing workflows, artistic techniques, providing quality feedback, and mentoring others.
  • Actively improve skillset by staying on top of industry trends and techniques, new software, and product evaluation.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • 3+ years industry experience as a VFX artist in games.
  • Experience with composition and framing skills, including sense of scale, timing, form, texture and color.
  • Experience developing and maintaining a style language across multiple VFX.
  • Experience working in module or node-based scripting tools such as Unreal Engine's Cascade, Blueprints, and Material Editor.
  • Experience working with Maya and Photoshop.
  • Experience with current game-art pipelines and methodologies.
  • Experience troubleshooting software issues and learn on the fly.
  • Experience tackling challenges and problem solving with a sense of ownership.
  • Experience adapting and learning different art styles.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience creating art for VR/AR mediums.
  • Experience with Houdini, Substance Painter, Maya Fluids or similar.
  • Background in animation and/or traditional art.
About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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$130,000/year to $180,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

Client-provided location(s): Burlingame, CA, USA
Job ID: a1KDp00000E2UZKMA3
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • FSA With Employer Contribution
    • HSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Casual Dress
    • Happy Hours
    • Snacks
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Unlimited Paid Time Off
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Sabbatical
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K)
    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Pension
    • Company Equity
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Learning and Development Stipend
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Internship Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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