Senior VFX Artist at Funcom

From critically acclaimed The Longest Journey to the very first sci-fi MMO Anarchy Online, to the brutal trials of Conan Exiles, our 30-year history has set our players uniquely up for a journey to the harsh world of Dune, where the continual battle for survival and spice will bring a challenge that is Legendary.

The Funcom team consists of over 400 people located in 5 studios - Norway, the US, Portugal, Sweden, a newly opened Romania studio. As part of Funcom’s ongoing growth, and completing a successful turnaround, Funcom is now backed by Tencent, the largest online gaming company in the world!

Your Mission in Funcom

The Senior VFX Artist we are looking for will have broad experience with VFX, both creating and editing and will have both a strong creative and technical background. This VFX Artist will be able to conceptualize, present, and execute ideas within a schedule, while actively participating in technical and artistic problem-solving, and will be able to partner with multiple disciplines to meet project-specific needs.

How you can have an impact in your position

• Work collaboratively with the artists and designers to create, implement and polish a range of environment, weapons, vehicles and character effects.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the direction and mechanics of the game so the VFX feel grounded and cohesive within the world.
• Understand our supporting custom toolsets and deliver assets within the confines of real-time engine constraints and programming and animation demands.
• Additional duties include assisting with designs and how it relates to your effects, syncing with technical art for optimization and mentoring more junior members of the team.

We are looking for someone that has:

• 5+ Years of Game Development VFX Artist Experience.
• Strong experience with the Unreal Engine 5 Niagara particle pipeline.
• Strong experience with Houdini.
• Portfolio showcasing recent, real-time VFX work.
• Creatively solve issues whilst maintaining performance.
• Ability to effectively take direction from the VFX Lead and Art Director, and to deliver consistently on time.

In addition, the perfect candidate has:

• Games industry experience with at least one AAA game credit.
• Experience with Unreal Blueprints.
• Knowledgeable with Unreal Shaders.
• Experience with Photoshop, Substance Designer, Embergen and after effects.
• Experience with some scripting, or more technical aspects are an advantage.
• Experience playing Survival and Open-World genre games.

We evaluate candidates on an ongoing basis and recommend candidates to apply as soon as possible!

Please apply in English.

Why Funcom?

We are a Scandinavian company and follow Scandinavian work values. For you, that means a flat structure where you can thrive, be yourself, leave a mark in the studio and become an ambassador for our company values. We focus on Agile/Scrum methodology and heavily value the importance of work-life balance in employee culture. Funcom values close-knit, collaborative individuals who crave creative ownership, a drive for constructive input, and a never-ending pursuit of evolution and quality.

The Outsiders studio is a professional working environment with international work culture, and close to 60 people. Located in Södermalm, in the heart of the game dev scene in Stockholm surrounded by a cozy area with lots of sights, restaurants, and cafés.

Working at The Outsiders studio offers a flexible working schedule, pension plan, healthcare package, social Fridays, and a long list of other benefits. Even more: working at Funcom means being part of a family of kind, skilled and professional colleagues that share a passion for games!

We have a diverse, dynamic, inclusive, challenging, and engaging culture, with a basis of continued training and career development opportunities, and we encourage candidates from all walks of life to apply. Join us in a friendly environment of enthusiastic professionals willing to go the extra mile to deliver world-class games.