Sr. VFX Artist
20 hours ago
Lakshya, a Keywords Studios company, in India is headquartered in Gurgaon and has a team of over 700 employees spread across studio facilities in Gurgaon, Pune and Seattle, and sales offices in San Diego and Tokyo. Setup in 2004, Lakshya has, over the last 20 years, created a reputation in the game development industry for being a highly talented and dependable game art studio. During this time, Lakshya has created art for over a hundred game titles, including hugely successful global hits such as Bloodborne, Dark Souls II, Just Cause 3, WWE 2K16, Uncharted 2, Farmville and Cityville. Lakshya's senior team, which comprises of top-notch International and Indian talent, has a huge amount of experience of creating art for different game platforms and genres. Lakshya blends artistic creativity with strong process orientation in order to deliver best in class services. Lakshya works closely with NASSCOM to help in the growth of the game development eco-system in India.
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About the Role:
Lakshya Digital is seeking a talented and experienced Senior VFX Artist to join our visual effects team. As the Senior VFX Artist, you will work closely with the Lakshya's production team to create exceptional real-time effects for a diverse range of titles and genres for our clients. You will be expected to not only work independently but to also support the Lead VFX Artist in ensuring that projects get delivered on time and as per clients' briefs.
RequirementsSolid understanding of real-time physics, fluid, and particle systems (e.g., Houdini, EmberGen, FumeFX).
Proven experience with industry-standard tools for creating real-time VFX, including:
- Game Engines: Unreal Engine (Niagara, Cascade), Unity (Shuriken, VFX Graph).
- 3D & Simulation: Houdini, Maya, Blender.
- 2D & Texturing: Photoshop, After Effects, Substance Designer/Painter, Krita.
- Additional: EmberGen, SpeedTree, proprietary or middleware tools.
Strong knowledge of shader creation and optimization (HLSL, Shader Graph, Unreal Material Editor).
A minimum of 3+ years creating real-time VFX for video games, with at least one shipped AAA title.
Ability to balance artistry with performance constraints and technical requirements.
Must be results-oriented and self-driven, ensuring client needs are prioritized.
Previous experience in outsourcing/services workflows and/or managing overseas artists is a plus.
Excellent communication skills with fluency in English (spoken and written).
Responsibilities
- Create and/or supervise the creation of performant, high-quality, in-engine VFX in both standard and proprietary engines.
- Develop real-time effects such as explosions, fire, smoke, magic, weather, environmental, and destruction sequences.
- Collaborate with other artists, technical teams, and clients across various projects.
- Mentor and guide junior VFX artists, providing feedback and support to raise team quality.
- Ensure compliance with client requirements and internal best practices for all deliverables.
- Work with Project Managers and Leads to define asset lists, schedules, and budgets.
- Partner with the Lead VFX Artist to develop and document technical specifications, pipelines, and workflows.
- Optimize VFX assets for memory, performance, and scalability across platforms.
We offer the opportunity to work on some of the best-known game titles in the world.
We offer competitive salaries and annual performance-based bonuses.
- We offer generous paid time off. You get 26 Annual leaves and additional paid time off at the year-end (from 25th December to 1st January).
- We cover Term Insurance and Personal accidental insurance for you.
- Benefit from our free Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental and emotional wellbeing.
- You can also avail our Special Education Assistance Scheme to further develop your career.
- … And a lot more
Role Information: EN
Studio: Lakshya
Location: Asia Pacific, India,
Area of Work: Art Services
Service: Create
Employment Type: Full Time
Working Pattern: Onsite
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