FX Artist - Unity3D/Unreal Engine (4-6 yrs)
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This is one of India's largest gaming companies - a bootstrapped and profitable Unicorn with products in Rummy, Daily Fantasy Sports, Poker, Ludo, and now Casual Games.
Founded in 2017, Its grew rapidly and achieved profitability fast due to our focus on core tenets of delivering fun through superior technology, innovation for consumers, delightful design and UX, and quality customer support.
The company was founded by passionate gamers with a strong pedigree. The founders and leadership team have been instrumental in building and scaling technology, gaming, and consumer internet companies such as Myntra, Flipkart, Google, Zynga, GSN Games, Moonfrog Labs, Grofers, Swiggy, Paytm, Snapdeal, Makemytrip, OYO, CA Technologies, Arcot, Ola among others. They are also esteemed alumni of premium Indian institutes like IIT, IIM, ISB, BHU, NIT, NSIT, etc. We have ~700+ employees based out of Bangalore.
Company Vision is "To create unmatched experiences, every day, everywhere". So, we're growing across newer gaming categories and geographies. This is also a Principal member of the All-India Gaming Federation (AIGF).
Our Brands :
Our flagship brand, 'RummyCulture', is the #1 Rummy brand in India by Revenue. It also holds the Guinness World Record for "Largest Online Rummy Tournament" - a testament to our scale and technology prowess.
Besides RummyCulture, Company Group also operates the RummyTime, Play Ship & Rummy Prime brands in the Rummy segment.
'Gamezy' is our super app brand that pioneered many Industry first consumer features in Daily Fantasy Sports.
'Pocket52' & 'Ludo Select' are our fast-growing brands in the Poker & Ludo segments respectively.
As the FX Artist, you will :
- We don't have just designers, copywriters, product designers, illustrators, and 3D artists, we have "thinkers".
Your job will not be to get from point A to point B, it would be about how interesting you can make that journey.
Work with a group of fun individuals who work hard, and play harder.
What you will do :
- Design and create high-quality, real-time visual effects that add dynamism, realism, and excitement to the game. As environments, characters, and gameplay elements.
- Design diverse in-game particle systems (explosions, fire, smoke, water, magic spells and more) adhering to technical and artistic specifications.
- Collaborate with game artists and animators to seamlessly integrate visual effects with character movements, attacks, and interactions to achieve a cohesive and polished look.
- Optimize visual effects for performance while maintaining visual fidelity across multiple gaming platforms.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, tools, and emerging technologies to enhance visual effects techniques and push the boundaries of real-time rendering.
What you will bring :
Thou shall bring cookies every day, and apart from that, here's what we need :
- Proven experience as an FX Artist in the gaming industry, with a portfolio showcasing impressive real-time visual effects work in AAA games.Thou shall bring cookies every day, and apart from that, here's what we need
- Proficiency in industry-standard visual effects software and tools, such as Unity, Unreal Engine and Houdini.
- A keen eye for detail and a creative mindset to design visually stunning effects that enhance gameplay and evoke emotions in our players.
- Strong understanding of real-time rendering constraints and optimization techniques for visual effects in video games.
- Ability to adapt to the artistic style and to rapidly learn and work with new tools and pipelines.
- A genuine passion for gaming and a strong appreciation for the role of visual effects in creating immersive and engaging player experiences.
What can you expect :
- A high-performance high-velocity environment, that encourages the use of cutting-edge technology for growth in the online gaming industry.
- An empowering culture which encourages ownership, sharing ideas, and growth, not just ours but yours too.
- Continuous peer learning and upskilling via brown bag sessions from in-house and industry leaders.
- Employee-centric culture with best-in-class ESOP program. The better the company - ets, the more rewarding it gets for you.
What we believe in :
- The design function of thiscompany is responsible for every "communication that goes out to our players and therefore, we always keep the needs of the user first.
- We believe our words and design should be simple enouAh to understand but attractive enough to catch the attention.
- Everyone has their own pace ,style and flair, we respect that, and we want you to keep yours. We believe that a diverse team is the Aateway to a brilliant one.
- Feedback is a positive thing. The more minds you can pick to improve your idea or design, the better it Is.
- Authentic - no matter what we do, we do it ourselves.
- Yes,we take inspiration but what we create is always unique.
Functional Areas: Other
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