Responsibilities:Design and create high quality, photo-real effects (fire, smoke, explosions, debris, clouds, etc) that meet all technical and aesthetic standards for the projectWork within the show structure and production deadlines to complete all tasksWork closely with Lighting Artist and Compositors to ensure all effects will work smoothly within the show pipelineProduce look tests based on provided reference materialsTake direction from the VFX Supervisor, Producer and FX LeadRequirements:Experience as an FX Artist creating photo-real effects elements for feature films, television series’ and/or AAA game cinematicsDegree in Animation, Arts, Fine Arts or equivalent production experience Degree in Game Development a plus Experienced in any/all of the following: rigid body and particle dynamics, volume modeling and rendering, procedural geometry generation and fluid dynamicsStrong understanding of physical dynamics and natural phenomena  Experience developing/creating Realtime FX a definite plusRequires strong technical and communication skills within a show structureFirm understanding of effects production pipelines