Posted 2 weeks ago
Only considering candidates eligible to work in Montreal, Canada ⚠️
Job Description
As a Senior Visual Effects Artist at Ubisoft Montreal, you will play a key role in mentoring the VFX team and creating spectacular visual effects that enrich gameplay and immerse players in our worlds. Whether smoke, fire, explosions, precipitation or stunts, your creations will enhance immersion and inspire awe.
You will combine artistic vision and technical expertise, adapting to a variety of tools while prioritizing high-quality, real-time visual effects. You will support the team in producing optimized effects, manage priorities and ensure essential resources such as the texture library are maintained.
What you will do
- Mentor and evaluate the work of the VFX team, covering both artistic aspects (textures, animations) and technical performance.
- Collaborate with the leadership team to understand the creative vision, set priorities and maintain an optimized texture library.
- Create realistic effects for the environment, gameplay and cinematics using particle systems and custom textures.
- Work with programmers and technical artists to define requirements and develop appropriate tools.
- Respect technical constraints to design functional and aesthetic effects.
- Integrate your visual effects into the game engine.
- Refine effects based on playtest results and team feedback, ensuring their optimization.
- Balance creative ambitions with project constraints while taking feedback into account.
Qualifications
What you bring to the team
- Mastery of simulation software such as Embergen or Houdini.
- Proficiency with 2D tools like Photoshop and 3D software such as Maya or 3DS Max.
- Experience with game engines like Unity or Unreal.
- Good understanding of vector mathematics and fundamental artistic principles such as lighting, composition, proportion and color theory.
- Strong attention to detail and a sense of artistic quality.
- Leadership skills to guide and inspire colleagues.
- Collaborative mindset and openness to feedback.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of shader writing and optimization is an asset.
What to send us
- Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experience.
- A demo reel showcasing your best work with a clear description of each project. Include examples or a link to your personal site or online portfolio.
Additional information
About us
Ubisoft is a global leader in video games, with teams around the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences from Assassin’s Creed to Rainbow Six to Just Dance and many more. We believe that diverse perspectives move both players and teams forward. If you are passionate about innovation and want to push the boundaries of entertainment, join our journey and help us create the unknown!
We use a hybrid work model that helps you stay connected with your team and aligned with company priorities while giving you the ability to maintain your work-life balance. Note that some roles are fully office-based and not eligible for hybrid work.
