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Principal VFX Artist | Artiste Principal.e VFX

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Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

NBCUniversal est l’une des plus importantes entreprises de médias et de divertissement au monde. Nous créons du contenu de calibre mondial que nous distribuons par l’intermédiaire de notre portefeuille de films, de contenus télévisuels et de services de diffusion en continu, et que nous faisons vivre grâce à nos destinations de parcs thématiques à l’échelle mondiale, à nos produits de consommation et à nos expériences. Nous possédons et exploitons des marques de premier plan dans les domaines du divertissement et de l’information, notamment NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo et Peacock, notre service de diffusion en continu haut de gamme financé par la publicité. Nous produisons et distribuons des films et des émissions de premier plan par l’intermédiaire de nos puissants studios de cinéma et de télévision, notamment Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation et Focus Features, ainsi que des quatre studios de télévision internationaux regroupés sous la bannière Universal Studio Group. Nous exploitons également, partout dans le monde, des parcs thématiques et des expériences de premier plan dans l’industrie par l’intermédiaire d’Universal Destinations & Experiences, notamment Universal Orlando Resort, où se trouve Universal Epic Universe, et Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal est une filiale de Comcast Corporation. Visitez www.nbcuniversal.com pour en savoir plus.

Notre impact repose sur l’amélioration des communautés où notre personnel, notre clientèle et nos publics vivent et travaillent. Nous avons une longue tradition d’engagement communautaire et veillons à offrir aux membres de notre personnel la possibilité de contribuer à leurs communautés. Nous favorisons une culture inclusive et nous nous efforçons d’attirer et de développer une main-d’œuvre talentueuse afin de créer et de proposer une vaste gamme de contenus qui reflètent notre monde.

Job Description

NBCUniversal is looking for a Principal VFX Artist to help shape the visual and technical quality of real-time effects for an ambitious, large-scale interactive project. As a senior individual contributor and discipline expert, you will create high-quality VFX while helping define the standards, systems, and workflows that support rich, cohesive visual experiences at scale.

Reporting to the Lead VFX Artist, you will collaborate closely with Art Direction, Technical Art, Engineering, and other disciplines to solve complex artistic and technical challenges. At the intersection of art, technology, and R&D, you will explore generative AI, procedural workflows, and automation to improve creative iteration and production efficiency. You will prototype and evaluate new approaches, helping turn promising experiments into reliable production workflows while preserving artistic control, flexibility, and real-time performance.

Sommaire du role

NBCUniversal recherche un·e Artiste Principal·e VFX pour contribuer à façonner la qualité visuelle et technique des effets temps réel d’un projet interactif ambitieux et à grande échelle. En tant que contributeur·rice individuel·le senior et expert·e de la discipline, vous créerez des VFX de haute qualité tout en contribuant à définir les standards, systèmes et workflows permettant de produire des expériences visuelles riches et cohérentes à grande échelle.

Sous la direction du·de la Lead VFX Artist, vous collaborerez étroitement avec la Direction Artistique, le Tech Art, l’Engineering et les autres disciplines pour résoudre des défis artistiques et techniques complexes. À la rencontre de l’art, de la technologie et de la R&D, vous explorerez l’IA générative, les workflows procéduraux et l’automatisation pour faciliter l’itération créative et améliorer l’efficacité de la production. Vous prototyperez et évaluerez de nouvelles approches afin de transformer les expérimentations prometteuses en workflows de production fiables, tout en préservant le contrôle artistique, la flexibilité et la performance temps réel.

Responsabilities

  • Create and implement high-quality real-time VFX for gameplay, environments, and characters in a large-scale open world.
  • Explore and prototype generative AI workflows for VFX ideation, visual exploration, and the creation of effect source assets.
  • Evaluate AI-generated outputs for visual quality, consistency, editability, and suitability for real-time integration.
  • Partner with Technical Art and Engineering to combine generative AI, procedural systems, and automation into repeatable production workflows.
  • Compare experimental approaches with existing methods to determine where they improve iteration, reduce repetitive work, or support production at scale.
  • Contribute to visual benchmarks and technical standards with the Lead VFX Artist and Art Direction.
  • Resolve complex VFX challenges and profiles, debug, and optimize effects within memory, GPU, and CPU budgets.
  • Document validated workflows and support artists through demonstrations, knowledge sharing, and constructive feedback.
  • Collaborate across Art, Design, Animation, Lighting, and Audio to ensure effects support gameplay and environmental storytelling.

Responsabilités

  • Créer et intégrer des VFX temps réel de haute qualité pour le gameplay, les environnements et les personnages dans un monde ouvert à grande échelle.
  • Explorer et prototyper des workflows d’IA générative pour l’idéation, l’exploration visuelle et la création d’éléments sources destinés aux VFX.
  • Évaluer les résultats générés par IA selon leur qualité visuelle, leur cohérence, leur facilité de modification et leur compatibilité avec une intégration temps réel.
  • Collaborer avec le Tech Art et l’Engineering pour combiner IA générative, systèmes procéduraux et automatisation dans des workflows de production reproductibles.
  • Comparer les approches expérimentales aux méthodes existantes pour déterminer où elles facilitent l’itération, réduisent les tâches répétitives ou soutiennent la production à grande échelle.
  • Contribuer aux références de qualité visuelle et aux standards techniques avec le·la Lead VFX Artist et la Direction Artistique.
  • Résoudre les défis VFX complexes et profiler, déboguer et optimiser les effets dans le respect des budgets mémoire, GPU et CPU.
  • Documenter les workflows validés et accompagner les artistes par des démonstrations, le partage de connaissances et des retours constructifs.
  • Collaborer avec les équipes Art, Design, Animation, Lighting et Audio pour que les effets soutiennent le gameplay et la narration environnementale.

Qualifications

Basic requirements

  • 8+ years of experience creating VFX for games, including significant experience on AAA or large-scale productions.
  • Shipped at least one AAA game or large-scale real-time project as a Senior, Principal, Lead, or equivalent VFX artist.
  • Deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5 and modern real-time VFX workflows, including Niagara or comparable systems.
  • Strong proficiency with tools such as Houdini, EmberGen, Maya, Blender, Photoshop, or equivalents.
  • Excellent understanding of shaders, materials, PBR workflows, lighting, and real-time rendering.
  • Advanced skills in VFX profiling, optimization, and debugging.

Qualifications de base

  • Plus de 8 ans d’expérience en VFX pour le jeu vidéo, avec une expérience significative sur des productions AAA ou à grande échelle. Avoir livré au moins un jeu AAA ou un projet temps réel d’envergure dans un rôle Senior, Principal, Lead ou équivalent.
  • Expertise approfondie d’Unreal Engine 5 et des workflows VFX temps réel, notamment Niagara ou des systèmes comparables.
  • Bonne maîtrise d’outils tels que Houdini, EmberGen, Maya, Blender ou Photoshop.
  • Excellente compréhension des shaders, matériaux, workflows PBR, éclairage et rendu temps réel.
  • Connaissance avancée du profiling, de l’optimisation et du débogage des VFX.

Desired Characteristics

  • Hands-on experimentation with generative AI for visual content creation, with an interest in connecting these tools to real-time VFX workflows.
  • Curiosity to test new approaches and the judgment to recognize when generated results need refinement or when another method is more effective.
  • A collaborative mindset, a willingness to share practical findings, and a focus on solutions that artists can reliably use in production.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • A strong portfolio showcasing mastery in VFX for games.
  • Shipped at least 1 mobile or AAA game title.

Atouts souhaités

  • Expérience pratique de l’expérimentation avec l’IA générative pour la création de contenu visuel, et intérêt pour l’intégration de ces outils aux workflows VFX temps réel.
  • Curiosité pour tester de nouvelles approches et discernement pour reconnaître quand les résultats générés doivent être retravaillés ou qu’une autre méthode serait plus efficace.
  • Esprit collaboratif, volonté de partager les enseignements tirés des expérimentations et souci de proposer des solutions que les artistes peuvent utiliser de manière fiable en production.
  • Excellentes compétences en communication, en présentation et en collaboration avec différentes disciplines.
  • Portfolio solide démontrant une maîtrise des VFX pour le jeu vidéo.
  • Avoir livré au moins un jeu mobile ou AAA.

Eligibility Requirements

  • Interested candidates must apply to be considered.
  • Must be willing to work in our Montreal office a minimum of 4 days a week.
  • Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
  • Must be willing to travel for work related business, if necessary

Exigences d’admissibilité

  • Les personnes intéressées doivent soumettre leur candidature afin d’être considérées.
  • Doit être disposé·e à travailler dans nos bureaux de Montréal au minimum quatre (4) jours par semaine.
  • Doit être légalement autorisé·e à travailler au Canada.
  • Doit être disposé·e à se déplacer pour des raisons professionnelles, au besoin.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

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