Company Overview: LeadStack Inc. is an award-winning, certified minority-owned staffing services provider, partnering with Fortune 500 brands to offer top-tier contingent workforce solutions.
Recognized as a Great Place to Work, we pride ourselves on delivering a world-class experience for both employees and clients.
Job Title: Senior VFX Artist Work Location: Needham, MA Contract Duration: 5-months Max Hourly Pay Rate: $47/hr Job Description: What We Do seeking a VFX Artist to help develop our upcoming mobile title.
Responsibilities include developing run-time particle effects, animated sprite effects, UI effects, and rendered effects for still images.
Working with technical artists and animators, the ideal VFX Artist will deliver assets that amp up gameplay and enhance the player experience on a mobile platform.
Key projects: • Working with our technical artists and animators to implement UI VFX
• Working on an unreleased mobile strategy game to create VFX
Purpose of this team: • Create mobile games for Client
• You'll be partnering with creative developers to help create a style and visual language for the next generation of mobile gaming user interfaces.
Daily Responsibilities: • Generate and implement real-time 3D and UI VFX in Unity that are optimized for mobile
• Address visual bugs and improve existing assets
• Work collaboratively with related art disciplines to create a cohesive player experience
• Develop clever solutions to create the most efficient assets possible
Technology requirements: • Experience working with Unity and a deep understanding of its VFX systems
• Ability to create original textures and sprite atlases
• Proficient with Maya or similar 3D package
• Proficient with Photoshop or other texture generating software
• Understanding of shaders, creation of shaders a plus
• Experience with Adobe Premiere/After Effects a plus
• Real-time VFX experience
Degree or certifications required: • None
Years experience: • 3+ years of game experience - mobile game expertise preferred Required background/ Skillsets:
• A portfolio that demonstrates VFX skills in Unity or similar platforms • Knowledge of other art disciplines and production pipelines Nice to Have Skills / Preferred Requirements 1) Experience working on Mobile 'Gacha Games'