Principal VFX Artist (Real-Time VFX)

Location: Hybrid in Montreal, Canada; must work from the Montreal office at least 4 days per week and be willing to travel for business when necessary. Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.

Company

hirify.global is a global media and entertainment company producing and distributing film, television, streaming, news, theme park, consumer, and interactive content.

What you will do

• Create and implement high-quality real-time VFX for gameplay, environments, and characters in a large-scale open world.
• Explore and prototype generative AI workflows for VFX ideation, visual exploration, and source asset creation.
• Evaluate AI-generated outputs for visual quality, consistency, editability, and real-time integration.
• Partner with Technical Art and Engineering to combine generative AI, procedural systems, and automation into repeatable production workflows.
• Define visual benchmarks and technical standards, and resolve complex VFX challenges through profiling, debugging, and optimization within memory, GPU, and CPU budgets.
• Document validated workflows, support artists through demonstrations and knowledge sharing, and collaborate across Art, Design, Animation, Lighting, and Audio.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience creating VFX for games, including significant experience on AAA or large-scale productions.
• At least one shipped AAA game or large-scale real-time project as a Senior, Principal, Lead, or equivalent VFX artist.
• Deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5 and modern real-time VFX workflows, including Niagara or comparable systems.
• Strong proficiency with Houdini, EmberGen, Maya, Blender, Photoshop, or equivalent tools.
• Excellent understanding of shaders, materials, PBR workflows, lighting, and real-time rendering.
• Advanced VFX profiling, optimization, and debugging skills.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Must be willing to work in the Montreal office at least 4 days per week.

Nice to have

• Hands-on experimentation with generative AI for visual content creation and interest in connecting these tools to real-time VFX workflows.
• Curiosity to test new approaches, judgment to refine generated results, and ability to select effective production methods.
• Collaborative mindset, practical knowledge sharing, and excellent communication, presentation, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating mastery of VFX for games.
• At least one shipped mobile or AAA game title.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a cross-functional environment spanning Art, Technical Art, Engineering, Design, Animation, Lighting, and Audio.
• Contribute to an inclusive culture focused on creating content that reflects the world.
• Hybrid work arrangement with a minimum of four days per week in the Montreal office.
• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview at an hirify.global location.

Hiring process

• Interested candidates must submit an application to be considered.
• External candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview before a hiring decision.
• Reasonable accommodation is available during the application and recruitment process upon request.