VFX Artist (Gamedev)

Location: Ukraine, remote; modern office in Kyiv with remote work available

Company

hirify.global is an independent video game development and art production company; the Volmi studio specializes in outsourced game development and 2D/3D game content creation for mobile, PC, console, and VR projects.

What you will do

• Create high-quality real-time VFX in different art styles for combat, environments, destruction, weather, and UI.
• Integrate, test, profile, and optimize effects for target engines and platforms.
• Create effects independently from reference and concept through in-engine integration and polish.
• Adapt effects to gameplay, camera distance, environment, lighting, and a broad range of art styles.
• Solve creative and technical issues in collaboration with art, design, animation, and engineering teams.

Requirements

• 3+ years of industry experience and a portfolio demonstrating real-time VFX in a released game or game engine.
• Hands-on experience with Niagara, Unity VFX Graph, or comparable particle systems.
• Strong knowledge of real-time rendering, materials and shaders, lighting, PBR, flipbooks, masks, UV distortion, decals, and vertex animation.
• Proficiency in creating VFX textures, meshes, and simple animations using 3D and texturing software.
• Strong artistic fundamentals, including composition, form, silhouette, color, light, timing, anticipation, impact, readability, and visual hierarchy.
• Practical optimization and profiling knowledge, including overdraw, shader complexity, particle count, draw calls, memory, LODs, and scalability.
• Understanding of production pipelines, version control, naming conventions, asset structure, and task tracking.
• English level B1+.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of dynamics and simulation tools such as Houdini.
• Scripting experience for pipeline or workflow automation.
• Strong animation principles and an interest in both technical and artistic problem-solving.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on diverse game projects with global studios and publishers.
• Access to training, workshops, learning programs, and an international studio network.
• Transparent employee growth assessment with regular career-development feedback.
• Creative and innovative environment with opportunities to participate in CSR projects.
• Medical insurance, corporate equipment, flexible scheduling, and remote work options.
• Support during blackouts for uninterrupted work in the office and remotely outside the Kyiv region.