Summary of the VFX Artist job at Wildlife Studios

About the Team
The Art Team at Wildlife is growing. With an audience that numbers in the millions, our games have the power to impact countless lives. Our games connect people with interesting characters, vibrant worlds, and unforgettable experiences.
That’s no small task, but we have a powerful secret weapon: our people. The Wildlife team is a collection of world-class talent, a team focused on synergy, collaboration, and growing strong together.

About the Role
Our Real-Time VFX Artists help breath life, depth and immersion to our game experiences. For that to happen, the Real-Time VFX Artists work closely on all aspects of the game development process. Our Real-Time VFX Artists have a strong sense of elevating gameplay by adding dynamic, clear and breathtaking effects that will astonish our players.

Who you are:
• Craft Knowledge: You craft and implement compelling moments using your knowledge of shape language, values, colors, textures and animation principles.
• Team Player: You are a self-motivated team player who proactively seeks feedback and shares knowledge.
• Pipeline: You are always on top of the latest tools and techniques to help shape our pipelines.
• Software Expertise: You have experience working across multiple software packages to create effective VFX assets such as Photoshop, After Effects, Maya, Substance Designer, Unity, etc.

What you’ll do:
• Collaboration: You will work closely with Art Directors to help establish a cohesive look for our games. You will also work with various other artists and disciplines such as engineering, design and audio to bring viscerality to our gameplay.
• Problem Solving: You will prototype VFX and shaders which effectively develop tone and pacing of gameplay events.
• Communication: You will use your excellent communication skills in a collaborative and diverse work environment.
• Game Developer Mindset: You will balance both the quality and efficiency of your VFX assets while working under tight deadlines.
• Prototyper: To achieve the best product value, you will iterate on what feels right. You’ll be tasked with concepting and blocking out solutions to test in game during the development process. It’s not all about the polishing.

What you’ll need:
• Experience working as a VFX Artist in games or proven ability to execute real-time assets with a style varying from realistic to stylized
• A resume and an online portfolio showcasing your work.

We welcome people from all backgrounds who seek the opportunity to help build the best gaming company, where everyone thrives.
Please note that an art test may be required during the evaluation process.

About Wildlife
Wildlife is one of the leading mobile game developers and publishers in the world. We have released more than 60 titles, reaching billions of people around the globe. Today, we have offices in Brazil, Argentina, Ireland, and the United States. Here, we create games that will excite, intrigue, and engage our players for years to come!

Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action
Wildlife is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, colour, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local law.
We’re committed to providing accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance, please let us know at recruitment@wildlifestudios.com.