About the role
Employment Terms
- Position Type: Temporary engagement through staffing partner, Yoh Enterprise Solutions.
- Work Model: Hybrid / onsite.
- Work Authorization: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
Company Overview
For nearly 40 years, Naughty Dog has been crafting best-selling, critically acclaimed games that constantly push the boundaries of narrative, gameplay, and technology. The studio is committed to innovation and curating top creative and technically innovative minds. Naughty Dog values diverse candidates and believes a broad range of cultural and life experiences contribute to the overall well-being and success of the studio.
Role Responsibilities
- Visualize, create and implement real-time visual effects.
- Create effects that work optimally on the target platform.
- Be proactive and self-motivated, seeking out tasks remaining to be done.
- Collaborate with other effects artists, and the rest of the development team to make the best game possible.
- Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
Required Skills and Qualifications
- Technical knowledge and artistic abilities working with sprite type particles and materials within a game engine or equivalent VFX experience on movies/tv/commercials that have aired.
- Ability to optimize effects such that they run/render efficiently AND look great.
- Strong sense of form, color, timing, and composition.
- Advanced problem solving techniques and patience to resolve the numerous hurdles that present themselves while working to achieve the highest quality effects.
- Natural tendency to take on a problem and to work with others until the problem is resolved.
Bonus Skills
- Python scripting.
- Houdini knowledge/experience.
Compensation and Benefits
- Estimated Base Pay: $69.09 - $86.35 USD (hourly rate).
- Benefits: Eligible for benefit offerings that include medical, dental, and vision.
- Compensation Factors: Pay range varies based on job-related factors including knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
Additional Requirements
- Background checks are conducted at the offer stage for all new employees, which may include criminal background checks.