To be a part of Virtuos means to be a creator and aim at excellence.

At Virtuos, we harness the latest technologies to make video games better and more immersive than ever before. That is why we pride ourselves in constantly pushing the boundaries of possibility since our founding in 2004.

With over 3,500 staff in 21 studios around the world, Virtuos is one of the largest independent game developers. Since 2004, Virtuos has contributed to hundreds of games on all major platforms. Our track record is full of achievements. Virtuos has worked with 18 of the top 20 game companies worldwide (2K, Activision-Blizzard, Bandai-Namco, EA, Microsoft, Square Enix, Sony, Ubisoft, Warner Bros...) by contributing to many of their largest AAA, New-Gen titles as well as shipping over 10 co developed titles each year in recent years.

Virtuos Group contributed to creation of such games as Batman - Return to Arkham, Assassin's Creed Liberation Remastered, Marvel's Avengers, The Last of Us Part II, Horizon Forbidden West, Marvel Midnight Suns, NFS Unbound, Callisto Protocol...

Our French studios are located in Paris, Lyon and Montpellier - join us to make games better, together.
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Avec plus de 3 500 employés et 21 studios à travers le monde, Virtuos est l'un des plus gros développeurs indépendants au monde.
Depuis nos débuts en 2004, 18 des plus grands acteurs de l'industrie (2K, Activision-Blizzard, Bandai-Namco, EA, Microsoft, Square Enix, Sony, Ubisoft, Warner Bros...) nous ont fait confiance pour réaliser des assets graphiques, des niveaux, des quêtes, des DLC complets, des adaptations ou des missions d'engineering.

Nos équipes multiculturelles et cosmopolites ont régulièrement l'opportunité d'oeuvrer sur des jeux vidéo populaires tels que Batman - Return to Arkham, Assassin's Creed Liberation Remastered, Marvel's Avengers, The Last of Us Part II, Horizon Forbidden West, Marvel Midnight Suns, NFS Unbound, Callisto Protocol...

Nous recherchons des talents passionnés pour rallier les équipes de nos studios français à Paris, Lyon et Montpellier.

For our upcoming video game and unannounced AAA projects, we are looking for a VFX artist motivated by creating high quality dynamic and dramatic special effects that add atmosphere and depth to gameplay and overall visuals.
Our team is always at the cutting edge of technology and partners with the industry's best minds and companies : This is a unique opportunity for a gaming passionate to work closely with game and film industry professionals from all over the world !

Main responsibilities

• Produce wide range of high quality real-time VFX for next-gen AAA games.
  
• Collaborate with the Art and Creative directors to create VFX for characters, environments and gameplay.
  
• Ensure optimal performance and technical quality of VFX assets.
  
• Work from photo reference or concept art to deliver a fully game ready asset including texturing and shading in-game engine.
  
• Manage to deliver of project's environments and assets on schedule and provide schedule estimates for asset production.
  
• Work closely with engine programmers to build future tools and pipelines.
  
• Guide other VFX team junior members to help them grow.
  

Requirements

• A portfolio that demonstrates VFX within a released game or game engine.
  
• Strong understanding of real time rendering techniques, shaders, physics, lighting, PBR etc.
  
• Strong knowledge of Niagara and Unreal Engine 5.
  
• Proficiency with 3ds Max, Maya, Blender and/or similar software.
  
• Good understanding of VFX optimization for real time.
  
• Have significant contribution to at least 1 AAA shipped game.
  
• Broad range of artistic styles, passion in creating high-quality particle effects and textures.
  
• Strong core art skills, including an understanding of composition, form, silhouette, color and light theory.
  
• 3 + years minimum industry experience.
  
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  
• Good understanding of game development pipeline.
  
• A love and understanding of games and game art creation.
  

Bonus Skills as a plus

• Working knowledge of dynamics and simulations package. (Houdini).
  
• Visual scripting experience.
  
• Experience with realtime engine's lighting shading and postproduction.
  
• Experience knowing basics in other CG fields like modeling, texturing animation etc.
  

Resume, cover letter, references, web site (if relevant)

To: Talent Acquisition Specialist