Senior Real-Time FX Artist

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🔥 17 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟠 Senior

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Halon Entertainment

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51 - 200 employees

🥽 AR/VR

📱 Media

🎮 Gaming

AR/VR • Media • Gaming

Halon Entertainment is a full-service visualization company founded in 2003 by Daniel Gregoire. Located in Santa Monica with operations in Vancouver and London, Halon brings together industry-leading Directors, Supervisors, and Artists to advance the art of storytelling. They specialize in previsualization, virtual production, and animation, combining state-of-the-art technology and robust project management to deliver creative solutions. Their innovative approach integrates real-time game engine software, reality capture systems, and a comprehensive asset library to support a hands-on, interactive production process that meets the specific needs of any project.

📋 Description

• Work directly in Engine to create and optimize real-time FX • Collaborate with the team to develop effects such as fire, smoke, explosions, and fluid simulations • Create libraries of Niagara particle effects • Consider lighting and other integration techniques in overall scene design • Use Unreal Engine and proprietary tools to create FX assets • Assist in R&D efforts for tool enhancements and prototyping new technology • Provide department and production leads with estimates for FX tasks and identify risks • Contribute to the design and streamlining of FX tools and development processes

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience working with in-engine effects, preferably with Niagara • Proficiency with 3D graphics, particle systems, physics, and shaders • Understanding of VFX asset costs and impact on performance • Solid grasp of the principles of animation and lighting • Good understanding of real-time physics and fluid simulations • Ability to optimize content through profiling and enhancing performance with the help of diagnostic tools • Scripting and programming skills with Python, C#, JavaScript, and C++ are a plus • Experience with Houdini is a plus

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work opportunity