Sr. VFX Artist

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.

Requirements

1.       Solid understanding of real-time physics, fluid, and particle systems (e.g., Houdini, EmberGen, FumeFX).

2.       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.

3.       Strong knowledge of shader creation and optimization (HLSL, Shader Graph, Unreal Material Editor).

4.       A minimum of 3+ years creating real-time VFX for video games, with at least one shipped AAA title.

5.       Ability to balance artistry with performance constraints and technical requirements.

6.       Must be results-oriented and self-driven, ensuring client needs are prioritized.

7.       Previous experience in outsourcing / services workflows and / or managing overseas artists is a plus.

8.       Excellent communication skills with fluency in English (spoken and written).

Responsibilities

Benefits

Role Information : EN

Studio : Lakshya

Location : Asia Pacific, India,

Area of Work : Art Services

Service : Create

Employment Type : Full Time

Working Pattern : Onsite