VFX Artist (Unreal Engine)

We are seeking an experienced VFX Artist who will play a key role in shaping the visual impact of our games by designing, implementing, and optimizing high-quality effects in Unreal Engine that enhance gameplay, clarity, and player experience.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality real-time VFX assets that align with the established art direction, technical constraints, and performance requirements.
• Design, implement, and optimize VFX primarily using Unreal Engine (Niagara), ensuring smooth integration into game builds.
• Take ownership of VFX tasks from early prototypes through final, polished delivery.
• Collaborate closely with Art Directors, Artists, Game Designers, and Game Programmer throughout the production process.
• Implement and integrate VFX into the game engine, including setup, testing, debugging, and performance optimization.
• Research, prototype, and present new techniques, tools, and visual approaches to improve VFX quality and workflows.
• Ensure VFX assets are correctly versioned, documented, and delivered on time; communicate progress clearly via task-tracking tools (e.g. Jira).
• Playtest game builds regularly to validate visual clarity, readability, timing, and overall player experience.
• Work proactively with upstream and downstream team members in the content pipeline to ensure smooth production flow.

About you:

• Proven experience creating real-time VFX in Unreal Engine, with deep knowledge of Niagara.
• Solid understanding of real-time VFX pipelines, engine limitations, and performance considerations for PC and console games.
• Proficiency with particle systems, shaders, ribbons, lighting, physics-based effects, and post-processing.
• Art fundamentals, including color theory, composition, motion, timing, and visual storytelling.
• Ability to conceptualize and execute a wide range of effects: stylized, realistic, and fantastical (skills, weapons, tools, environments, atmospheric effects, UI, vehicles, creatures, motion graphics).
• Experience with industry-standard DCC tools such as Photoshop; experience with 3D tools (e.g. 3ds Max, Blender, Maya) is a plus.
• Experience capturing and working with in-game footage directly from engine builds.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot technical and visual issues independently.
• Comfortable receiving feedback and iterating quickly in a collaborative production environment.
• Organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a fast-paced setting.
• Excellent communication skills and a professional, team-oriented mindset.
• A passion for video games and real-time visual effects.