About the Role
<h2><span><strong id="docs-internal-guid-11ac6883-7fff-4a07-0824-b62589a08a40">About us</strong></span></h2><p><span>We are Fool's Theory, a company from Bielsko-Biała in Poland, creators of the game </span><a target="_blank" href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/471010/Seven_Enhanced_Edition/"><span>Seven: The Days Long Gone</span></a><span> and </span><a target="_blank" href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684350/The_Thaumaturge/"><span>The Thaumaturge.</span></a></p><p><span>We are a collective of experienced and creative developers, who share a simple philosophy - we believe that unbridled passion and flexible processes are what makes the perfect combo for crafting great games.</span></p><p>We are actively seeking skilled individuals to join our team to work on The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past expansion, developed in cooperation with CD PROJEKT RED.</p><p><span>Sounds interesting? Get in touch with us!</span></p><h2><strong>Responsibilities</strong></h2><ul><li><p><span>Delivering high-quality visual effects matching artistic vision within technical constraints.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Creating and implementing particle effects for characters, environments, gameplay and cutscenes.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Maintaining high-quality and optimized VFX in collaboration with Lighting, Material and Tech Art teams.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Collaborating with multiple disciplines to create high-quality VFX for gameplay, cinematics and environments.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Researching new workflows, tools and techniques to improve and push the quality of real-time VFX.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Creating visually engaging and immersive VFX for environments.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Delivering assets that fit in the technical budgets.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Documenting workflow and communicating relevant information to other teams.</span></p></li></ul><h2><strong>Requirements</strong></h2><ul><li><p><span>Professional experience creating real-time VFX for games including shipped or completed projects.</span></p></li><li><p><span>A strong portfolio that demonstrates VFX creation for games.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Expertise in both real-time and baked simulations.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Ability to create high quality visual effects consistent with the artistic vision and quality of the project.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience with creating a wide variety of realistic game-ready visual effects.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Experience with in-engine particle systems.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Solid understanding of real-time rendering techniques, shaders and lighting.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Very good knowledge of 3D packages (3ds Max/Blender), texture authoring software (Photoshop/Substance Designer) and simulation software (Houdini).</span></p></li><li><p><span>Good understanding of performance limitations and optimization procedures.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Outstanding creativity and attention to detail.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Ability to independently plan your own work, search for references and present ideas to stakeholders.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Excellent communication and problem solving skills.</span></p></li><li><p><span>Fluent in English.</span></p></li></ul><h2><strong>We offer</strong></h2><ul><li><p>Flexible working hours (core hours 10:00-16:00).</p></li><li><p>Possibility to work remotely (from anywhere with a time zone difference of -/+ 2 hours from GMT+1).</p></li><li><p>English language lessons.</p></li><li><p>Working in a group of experienced specialists, often gamedev veterans, who are willing to share their knowledge.</p></li><li><p>Custom tools to automate boring, repetitive stuff.</p></li><li><p>Working with modern tools from leading technology suppliers (e.g. Jetbrains), as well as with our proprietary solutions.</p></li><li><p>Support in industry training courses, conferences and fairs participation.</p></li><li><p>Private medical insurance (Enel-med).</p></li><li><p>Access to MyBenefit platform with a possibility to co-finance a Multisport Card.</p></li><li><p>Psychological support.</p></li></ul>