Machine Zone is a global leader in mobile gaming, with a track record of delivering some of the world’s most successful mobile games including
Game of War, Mobile Strike and Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire. We combine the power of technology and creative vision to create experiences that connect people from all corners of the globe. Machine Zone was acquired by AppLovin in May 2020.
AppLovin was named one of the Best Workplaces in Advertising & Marketing 2022 by Fortune, one of the Hottest Adtech Companies of 2021 by Business Insider, and a Certified Great Place to Work in 2021 and 2022. Fortune recognized AppLovin as one of the Best Workplaces in the Bay Area 2022, alongside The San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal who have also awarded AppLovin one of the Bay Area’s Best Places to Work for the past four years. Our team members are regularly recognized for their work and leadership, including recent award wins for San Francisco Business Times’ Outstanding LGBTQ+ Leaders 2022, Business Insider’s Rising Stars of Adtech 2022, Glassdoor’s Top CEOs 2019, and the Women in Content Marketing Awards 2021.
At MZ, we build massive mobile games that break down linguistic and geographic barriers by uniting an unprecedented number of global players in one gaming world. We empower our game developers to push the boundaries of innovation in a player-driven ecosystem. Untethered by the traditional publisher model, and backed by endless resources, every update and feature creates amazing experiences for millions of players.
MZ is seeking a VFX Artist with amazing artistic skills whose primary job responsibility is to create spectacular real-time visual effects (both stylized and realistic) using our proprietary game engine.
MZ offers a fun, creative, and technically challenging environment with excellent compensation and a full range of benefits.
What you'll be doing:
- Create the in-game FX systems to create a wide range of VFX (magic, explosions, fire, ice, etc.)
- Use FX for proper game play communication
- Work with the Art Director to establish and drive the art vision of the game
- Participate in planning and milestone delivery for the FX
- Participate in establishing and maintaining the highest visual quality bar overall for the game
- Ensure the FX meet the performance and memory requirements of the game engine
Your background and who you are:
- 5-8 years as an artist, specifically 3-4 years creating real-time special FX for games
- Expert in creating eye catching real-time FX using Maya, Adobe suite, and in-game FX systems
- Capable with both hand painted and rendered texturing skills
- Solid grasp of the principals of animation and lighting
- Proficiency with 3D graphics, particle systems, physics and shaders
- Ability to generate top-notch art and design in a variety of styles and a portfolio of work demonstrating the same
- Knowledge of rendering engines and experience designing VFX shaders
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Bonus points:
- Shipped multiple AAA products as a Lead Artist
- Very strong technical art background in FX, with a focus on shader writing
- Strong technical art background with VFX problem solving and creative shader authoring
- Expertise with Industry tools for RTVFX such as Popcorn, Unity, and Unreal
- Experience authoring rendered VFX in packages such as the Adobe Suite, Maya/Max and Houdini
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