As a VFX Artist you will be part of a team of artists and programmers dedicated to creating cutting edge visual effects for a boundless sandbox universe. You will create a vast variety of effects supporting epic spaceship battles inside giant gas clouds, characters struggling to survive raging storms on hostile planets, holographic displays inside futuristic shopping malls and tiny dust motes in a desolate outpost. And everything in between!

Check out what our VFX team get up to: https://vimeo.com/673739954/a8b1af7327

Founded in 2012 by renowned game developer Chris Roberts, Cloud Imperium Games (CIG) is one of the largest global independent studios, dedicated to delivering next-generation AAA games. CIG prides itself in thinking outside the box, encouraging creativity and developing ground-breaking technology. CIG believes in raising the bar for the gaming industry and the community as a whole.

For more information about life at CIG, follow this link: https://youtu.be/cXjp7SRBpIA

What does a VFX Artist at Cloud Imperium Games do?

Create sci-fi VFX using CIG's real time VFX Editor.
Use software packages such as 3DS Max, Houdini, Photoshop and After Effects to generate texture and mesh assets for use with your real time effects.
Optimize your effects to run efficiently in-game whilst maintaining high visual quality.
Work closely with our team of dedicated VFX programmers to improve our VFX technology and pipelines where possible.
Collaborate with other teams including Art, Design and Audio to help bring the Star Citizen universe to life.

What do we expect from our VFX Artists?

Solid understanding of the artistic and technical fundamentals of real-time visual effects.
Experience of using real time particle systems in a game engine.
Keen eye for detail and ability to break down existing effects in games and films.
Be highly self-motivated and show initiative.
Be able to rise to challenges and problem solve when required.
Passion to raise the bar in the field of real-time VFX.