SFX Artist - Climax Studios UK

[Climax Games]

Climax is one of the leading creative lights of independent games development and is currently working with publishing partners that include: Buena Vista Games, SCEA, Microsoft , EIDOS, Konami, THQ, 2K Games & Bethesda Softworks on projects such as Ghostrider, Silent Hill and The Elder Scrolls Travels: Oblivion , as well as our groundbreaking original next-gen game for the PS3 and the Xbox 360 . Climax truly is an exciting and fun place to work and has an exceptional opportunity for an experienced SFX Artist to work on a stunning new Next Gen action title.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Join an exciting dedicated SFX team to design, conceptualize and animate real time effects for characters and environments on current and next generation platforms.
• Have 2 years plus experience in the games industry and have the ability to demonstrate outstanding visual effects.
• Be able to accurately render and animate realistic and fantasy elements in line with the overall game concept and physical principles
• Be responsible for all aspects of 3D and 2D effects work including, designing and conceptualising the effects, animating geometry and camera work
• Accurately render and animate realistic and fantasy elements in line with the overall game concept and physical principles.
• Be able to demonstrate a high level of creativity and understanding of modelling, texturing, lighting and particles.
• Have extensive Maya and Photoshop skills.
• Real time FX experience is essential.
• Experience in After Effects beneficial

Extensive benefits and relocation packages are available

Please send a current CV to Stuart Godfrey on sgodfrey@climaxgroup.com

We look forward to hearing from you.