As a VFX Artist at Ubi MTL, you will deliver visually impressive moments that positively influence gameplay and enhance the player experience. Be it smoke, fire, an explosion, falling snow, or a waterfall, every one of your effects accents the immersive game world – and often has people wondering, “How did you do that?”  

 

As a tech-savvy artist, you combine technology and creativity to make the magic happen. You can adapt to a variety of tools while relying on your core talent to create and integrate impactful, high quality, real-time visual effects.

 

What you’ll do

 

• Collaborate with the core team to understand the overall creative vision and establish visual effect priorities.
• Create environment and cinematic effects using particle systems and textures you produce.
• Partner with programmers to assess needs and develop tools.  
• Work within technical constraints to craft attractive and functional effects.
• Integrate your created VFX into the engine.
• Develop effects based on play test results and comments from cross-functional team members (debug and optimize).
• Adapt to feedback received from the community after live launch (in some cases), balancing expectations with limitations.

What you bring to the team

 

• A college diploma in Visual Effects, 3D Animation, or equivalent
• At least 5 years in FX (visual effects) or related experience
• Knowledge of 2D art tools (e.g. Photoshop), compositing software (e.g. After Effects or Nuke), 3D software (e.g. Maya or 3DS Max), and game editors (e.g. Unity or Unreal) * 
• An understanding of basic vector math and art fundamentals (FX, lighting, composition, proportion, colour theory, etc.)
• Ability to accept feedback and adapt to it
• A creative and collaborative spirit
• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• A keen eye for detail

 

*Knowledge of procedural generation software (e.g. Houdini) & shader writing and optimization a huge plus*

 

Just a heads up: If you require a work permit, your eligibility may depend on your education and years of relevant work experience, as required by the government.

Your career

 

We believe that the more we learn, the more we understand our strengths and how to best put them to use, and the more our collective genius has an impact. That’s why we have benefits for your professional development

 

• Internal training
• Language courses
• The Ubilibrary 
• Educational support
• Opportunities for internal growth locally and abroad

 

You integrated health

 

For a healthy body, a healthy mind, and healthy finances, we have a range of resources catered to your needs:

 

• Dialogue medical service and postal pharmacy
• The Ubi Gym
• Massage therapy, nutrition, myoposturology, workstation optimization, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy
• Employee assistance program
• Financial advice and services

 

Your life at the studio

 

Whether it's connecting with colleagues, inspiring the younger generation, or doing something for yourself or the community, there's a whole host of opportunities to seize:

 

• Events to get together and celebrate
• Free games
• Promotional offers
• Occasions to contribute to change, mentor, and give back to the community