Staff VFX Artist (Unreal Engine)

Location: Remote, based in the United States

Salary: $152,000–$198,000 USD annually, plus equity.

Company

hirify.global uses an AI-powered matching process to connect candidates with partner companies; the partner manages applications and hiring steps for this game development role.

What you will do

• Create stylized 2D and 3D VFX in Unreal Engine and Niagara for characters, environments, mechanics, and gameplay moments.
• Collaborate with creative, art, design, and technical stakeholders to shape game feel, readability, character identity, and player experience.
• Develop reusable VFX workflows, production tools, systems, documentation, and best practices.
• Own complex VFX, rendering, performance, and scalability challenges across the project.
• Review and approve VFX assets against visual quality, technical, and stylized art-direction standards.
• Provide artistic and technical guidance to other artists and help evolve VFX direction.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional VFX experience in the video game industry, with a portfolio of high-quality stylized effects.
• Deep hands-on experience with Unreal Engine, Niagara, Blueprints, custom material networks, shaders, sprite sheets, post-process effects, and physics simulations such as VAT.
• Strong understanding of forward and deferred rendering, lighting systems, post-processing, performance optimization, and production scalability.
• Experience with Houdini, Substance Designer, and Maya.
• Ability to define VFX workflows and technical standards while combining artistic judgment with technical problem-solving.
• Strong communication, collaboration, ownership, and mentoring skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-friendly working environment for candidates based in the United States.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance with 100% of monthly plan costs covered.
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance with 100% of monthly plan costs covered.
• 401(k) retirement plan, 10 observed holidays, and 10 additional Winter Break days.
• Take What You Need PTO policy and continued investment in professional and personal well-being.
• Inclusive workplace with equal employment opportunities for qualified candidates.

Hiring process

• hirify.global’s AI-powered matching system reviews applications against the role’s core requirements.
• Selected candidates are shared with the hiring partner, which manages interviews, assessments, and final decisions.