Senior VFX Artist (Digital D&D)

At Wizards of the Coast, we connect people around the world through play and imagination. From our genre-defining games like Magic: The Gathering® and Dungeons & Dragons® to our growing multiverse, we continue to innovate and build new ways to foster friendship, fun, and connection. That’s where you come in!

Dungeons and Dragons has a brand-new game in development. Fully remote and led by industry veterans from AAA games. We are in the process of staffing up our development team with outstanding talent to create our first multi-platform, AAA game - a bold, new virtual tabletop game adventure. This is an excellent opportunity to not only build an outstanding AAA experience but to also help form the core foundations for the studio and team to build upon.

We are looking for a skilled Sr VFX Artist with a strong skillset for building a variety of real-time effects for environments, characters, and assets.

What You'll Do

• Improve the visual quality of the game by crafting high-quality real-time visual effects.
• Work with the Art Director to establish and maintain FX art direction for game.
• Collaborate with Art, Lighting, Design, Sound, Animation, and Production to bring levels and features to life.
• Help to improve technical pipelines and VFX creation techniques/tools.
• Assist in research and development.

What You Bring

• 3+ years of experience building beautiful and affecting VFX for games, film/tv, or a combination of both. Photoshop, Maya, and in-game FX systems.
• Experience working within Unreal.
• Both technical and creative artistic vision.
• Strong understanding of particle systems.
• Knowledge of Chaos Destruction, Niagara, Houdini and EmberGen.
• Experience with giving and receiving feedback.
• Experience multi-tasking and adapting easily to change.
• Enthusiastic, positive, team-oriented; must have the ability to interact and collaborate with all departments and teams.
• Self-sufficient and self-motivated, can perform duties with little oversight.

We are an equal opportunity / affirmative action employer

The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the duties, responsibilities, or requirements of the position.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Pay Transparency

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation range for this role. The range listed is just one component of Wizards of the Coast’s total compensation package for employees. Employees may also be eligible for annual and long-term incentives. In addition, Wizards of the Coast provides a variety of benefits to employees. Here’s a look at what your benefits package may include: Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance, Paid Vacation Time & Holidays, Generous 401(k) match, Paid Parental Leave, Volunteer Program, Employee Giving & Matching Gifts Programs, Tuition Reimbursement, Product Discounts, and more.