Description:
Rebellion Oxford is currently looking for special effects artists, passionate about creating spectacular and convincing special effects for games. Successful applicants will be passionate, self-driven and talented, with a genuine interest in playing games.

Please include a link to your portfolio of examples demonstrating outstanding visual and technical ability.

Experience:
We’re looking for at least 2 years’ game industry experience – with at least 1 year of experience as a VFX Artist – and experience of a full production cycle, from beginning to end, on at least 1 published game.

Responsibilities:
- Create, design and implement real-time particle effects using both static and animating 2D/3D elements
- Work to a functional and aesthetic brief, within technical constraints
- Collaborate productively within a multi-disciplined team environment
- Work effectively with minimal levels of guidance, prioritising and scheduling your own work
- Be responsive to deadlines and work well under pressure, multi-tasking to meet various production objectives for multiple projects in a fast-paced development environment

Skills:
- Expert Adobe Photoshop ability
- Expert-level of understanding for particle systems, post processing effects.
- Excellent understanding and implementation skills of in-game special effects
- 3D modelling, and 2D particle texture creation skills
- Knowledge of 3d Studio Max an advantage
- Understanding of lighting and HDR an advantage
- Excellent initiative, self-motivation, communication, organisational and problem solving skills, as well as teamworking and the ability to accept and follow direction
- A genuine interest in playing games