Game Vfx Artist (GameDev)

TL;DR

Game VFX Artist (GameDev): Creating dynamic, production-ready visual effects for characters, environments, and gameplay on AAA or high-quality AA titles with an accent on particle systems, shaders, and real-time rendering techniques. Focus on balancing technical constraints with creative vision and collaborating closely with artists, designers, and engineers.

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global is committed to excellence and has collaborated with industry leaders such as CD Projekt Red, Activision, Sony, and EA.

What you will do

• Create dynamic, production-ready visual effects for characters, environments, and gameplay.
• Work with particle systems, shaders, fluid dynamics, and procedural effects.
• Set up materials and shaders in Unreal Engine and other game engines like Unity.
• Optimize real-time rendering techniques for consoles and mobile.
• Collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to balance technical constraints with creative vision.

Requirements

• At least 3 years of experience in a game studio.
• An outstanding showreel/portfolio with a proven track record of creating production-ready visual effects for characters, environments, and gameplay on shipped AAA or high-quality AA titles.
• Expertise with industry-standard VFX tools such as Houdini, Adobe After Effects, Maya, 3ds Max, Blender.
• Strong experience with particle systems, shaders, fluid dynamics, and procedural effects.
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine and other game engines like Unity, including material and shader setup.
• Solid understanding of real-time rendering techniques and performance optimization for consoles and mobile.

Nice to have

• Experience with scripting or tool development.
• Strong sense of timing, composition, color, and animation in effects design.

Culture & Benefits

• Be part of an international team of experts.
• Become an integral part of our local star-team, immersed in our people-oriented culture.
• Work and hang out with a team of dedicated and fun-loving people (Discord game nights anyone?).