Rare is an Xbox Game Studio creating the kind of games the world doesn’t have. Our values – explorers, evolving, together – are fundamental to the games we make and how we make them. Rare offers rewarding and fulfilling careers for exceptional people, supporting you to learn and grow. Our studio is a welcoming campus in the heart of the Midlands, where the majority of our team work in a flexible hybrid work pattern. By joining Rare, you'll be joining one of the finest studios in the industry with support from the wider Xbox Game Studios network. We're always on the lookout for exceptional people who can bring their expertise and unique thinking to help make our team even stronger! We are looking for a dynamic and passionate VFX Artist to join our team at Rare. We want to hear from people who have a passion for solving difficult challenges, a thirst for innovation, and a drive for making the best games possible. Working with respective the Art, Design and Engineering disciplines; you will create content, help define and assist in developing scalable VFX workflow and work collaboratively on innovative features with Technical Artists and Engineers, whilst always searching for ways we can improve. If you have the skills and passion we are looking for and, most importantly, want to be part of something special, we want to hear from you! Creating high quality in-game visual effects that work well with the visual direction of our games whilst staying within frame performance and time constraints. Create VFX from concept to completion for different gameplay features and events. Work collaboratively with the Art/Design/Engineering disciplines to support and resolve artistic challenges. Required Skills and Experience A VFX portfolio, showreel or blog. Experience in Game Development or Film VFX production. Good knowledge of content creation packages (Houdini/Maya/Photoshop/Embergen/Substance Designer etc). Strong eye for quality. Strong communication and organizational skills. Effective time and team management skills to meet deadlines without sacrificing quality. Desirable Skills and Experience Basic knowledge of programming languages such as Python/HLSL is a bonus. Excellent artistic ability. Excellent eye for quality control and detail. A broad technical understanding with the capacity to learn and utilize new skills quickly. Experience with Unreal Engine or equivalent is a plus. Excellent communication skills. Well-organised and proactive. Able to take and interpret direction and criticism as well as constructively critique the work of others. Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form. Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.