Senior VFX Artist

vor 2 Monaten


Berlin, Deutschland PlayStation Vollzeit

Why PlayStation?

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation®5, PlayStation®4, PlayStation®VR, PlayStation®Plus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

About Us

We are Neon Koi. We are a PlayStation Studio. Our mission is to make mobile action games with epic stories that foster lasting connections with players around the world. Our aim is to amass a stellar portfolio over the next decade by focusing on building highly collaborative, experienced and empowered teams in Helsinki & Berlin.

We offer you the chance to join a rapidly growing international team of passionate and talented game makers, just like yourself. As a young company, you, as an early employee, will have a genuine opportunity to contribute significantly to the culture and operations.

Neon Koi is formerly known as Savage Game Studios.

Why do our people love it here?

Our team can be summed up as being hungry, humble, and people-smart. We genuinely love what we do and aim high. To succeed as a diverse international team spread across two locations (Helsinki & Berlin), effective collaboration and communication are key. While we are all talented individuals, the sweetest achievement is succeeding together as a team.

Fair Play  - To us, fairness stands for treating people justly, and not letting your personal feelings bias your decisions about them. We strive to preserve a culture, which doesn’t have glass ceilings or hidden decision-making processes. A transparent culture where teams can thrive and get rewarded for the work they put in and the results they achieve.

When people don’t play by the rules, we act swiftly. At the same time, we reward individuals and teams who embrace our values.

Powerful Together -  We believe that excellence is reached by effective team collaboration and ongoing, open feedback.

We are constantly curious to learn from each other. Understanding and hearing each others’ perspectives enables us to make the best decisions. We get inspired by each other to strive for higher standards and ultimately become a better version of ourselves.

You can rely on each other when facing difficult challenges. We encourage everyone to speak up, ask for help and bring up hard conversations. Most importantly, we put a lot of effort into hiring the right people who enjoy spending time with each other.

Players First  - We work for the players. Understanding them at deeper levels than just demographics is crucial for our success.

We’re player informed. Ultimately we, and not our players, are responsible for making the right decisions for our games. We realize that what players want and what they need may often differ.

We’re committed to creating a diverse team. If you feel that you might be interested in the role, even if you don’t hit 100% of the criteria, please don’t let that put you off. Get in touch with us. We believe in passion and potential.

The Role: 

Come join our team as a Senior VFX Artist As part of our team, you’ll have pivotal impact in shaping our game visual effects, and will play a key role in ushering in the next generation of action games on mobile. 

You’ll work closely with your fellow artists, and will be responsible for building beautiful VFX assets that our players will love.

This role can be based in Berlin or Helsinki.

Responsibilities 

Design, develop, and implement high-quality visual effects for mobile games using Unreal Engine 5 Create VFX assets from concept to optimized game asset following the artistic vision and the technical- and gameplay mechanic requirements Create optimized materials and shaders using Unreal Engine 5 Collaborate with the technical artist, other artists, game designers and programmers Collaborate with the technical department to ensure seamless functionality across different devices. Plan, execute and maintain a streamlined VFX asset production pipeline Stay updated on the latest trends, tools, and techniques in VFX and Unreal Engine development to continuously improve our visual effects pipeline Offer and receive feedback and help support professional and open creative communication Brief, guide and review work by outsourced artists Mentor and supervise other artists in your team

Required Skills 

8+ years of experience in creating particle visual effects in game development Experience in creating materials and shaders in a game engine Strong artistic understanding of shape, composition and color Portfolio examples of your beautiful VFX work that showcases your artistic eye and technical skills Strong expertise in creating optimized VFX assets Excited to work within a stylised art style  Strong proficiency in 3D and 2D content creation tools of your choice  Strong technical understanding of game engines and awareness of performance and optimization Ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced game production A passion for gaming and a strong desire to create memorable experiences for players

Desirable Skills 

Experience in creating VFX in Unreal Engine 5 Experience in mobile game development Traditional art skills and passion for art in general Deeper interest in architecture and nature as a visual inspiration

Why join us? 

Although we’re a new company, we’re committed to making this a great place to work, so this is only the beginning of our benefits: 

Annual bonus  Lunch benefits Budget towards commuting costs  Fitness benefits Home internet / mobile phone plan Educational budget: for language learning, self-training, attending conferences, buying games and books etc  Financial and practical assistance with relocation through our relocation partner and a relocation budget  Twice yearly off-sites PBG - Pizza, beer and games on the last Friday of every month  30 days holiday plus additional days for Wellness and between Christmas and New Year Access to PlayStation products and games 
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