As a Real-Time VFX artist, you will work closely with a team of artists & designers to deliver high quality premium content skin experiences. With your experience, youll create aesthetically astounding visual effects that wow & delight our fans adding richness & excitement to the games experience.

As a Principal VFX Artist on a Research & Development (R&D) game team, you will be responsible for all aspects of VFX prototype development, including highly iterative VFX for gameplay exploration. Youll work closely with the design team to help refine the overall feel for the game. As your game project progresses into pre-production your responsibilities will also shift toward VFX style development. 

Responsibilities:

• Work with Design & Art Leads to create & maintain gameplay clarity
• Provide as-needed support of all aspects of VFX process; from set-up through production & troubleshooting
• Work alongside Animators, Tech Artists, & Sound Designers, to create satisfying VFX for 3rd-person action combat
• Quickly prototype VFX solutions that convey ideas simply & clearly
• Provide modular solutions that allow non-VFX artists to quickly prototype ideas with placeholder VFX
• Find creative & effective solutions to eliminate difficult problems in production & as-needed
• Create style guides & frameworks around shape language, contrast, & clarity, & help your team understand those constraints.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of professional experience in working in VFX art roles
• Unity, Unreal, or equivalent game engine VFX tools
• Professional experience working as a senior artist
• Experience shipping 1 mobile and/or AAA game title

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working with PhotoShop, Maya or 3DS Max
• Adobe Animate, AfterEffects, Houdini, FumeFX
• Professional experience working with mobile platforms
• Professional experience working on 3rd-person action gameplay 

When submitting your application, please provide a portfolio of your high-quality VFX art - including stylized artwork. And as a part of the application process, you may also be asked to complete an art test.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise & a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies & experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy & care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy & other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, & life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, & children, & a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games & experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether youre working directly on a new player-facing experience or youre supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, were better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, were looking forward to your application.

Its our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants & members of Riot Games Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped & disabled Rioters & does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal & state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state & local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, & the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• Safeguarding confidential & sensitive Company data
• Communication with others, including Rioters & third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, & networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players & other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, & compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs & additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency & security.