Vfx Artist / Character Technical Generalist

Description

CCP Iceland is looking for an experienced individual with a dual skillset to join the EVE Online art team. This is a full time, on-site position available immediately at the CCP headquarters in Reykjavik, Iceland.

This particular opening requires that the candidate be able to cover two traits of the art team tasks, with the capability of handling a sharp and rapid knowledge assimilation process:
• The primary role is Visual Effects Artist.
• The secondary role is Character Technical Generalist.

Visual Effects Artist (primary role)The ideal candidate has experience in creating real-time effects in game engines and well known effects packages and tools. Working closely with the Art Director the Vfx artist will participate in creating new effects as well as revise existing content for current and future features.

Character Technical Generalist (secondary role)The candidate will work closely with the Character Artists and the Art Director and will have a crucial support role in the technical aspects of the characters and character related assets implementation. While working at the heart of the pipeline, this role does not include the creation of character assets, but does require a good understanding and knowledge of their creation process.

Responsibilities include:
• Creation of complex and particles based effects using CCP’s proprietary authoring tools
• Interacting closely with programmers and technical art support to enhance and maintain the effect system
• Contributing pro-actively to the concept, design, and improvement of existing or new effects
• Capability to learn, understand and assimilate in-depth knowledge of the character tools and implementation pipeline
• Work closely with the Character Artists to ensure consistency between the concept and in-game final assets
• Provide technical and production support to the Character Artists
• Possibly participate in the review of outsourced character related assets