Senior II VFX Artist – Unannounced Game | Irvine, CA

Location: Irvine, California, United States; flexible hybrid work week with remote and on-site days, or full-time on-site.

Salary: $99,200–$183,520 annual base pay in the U.S.; incentive compensation may also apply.

Company

hirify.global develops and publishes acclaimed video games and entertainment experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms.

What you will do

• Create, implement, and refine real-time VFX for gameplay, characters, environments, and player-facing feedback.
• Define visual and technical approaches for complex effects while balancing artistic quality, gameplay readability, performance, and maintainability.
• Prototype and validate VFX solutions in Unreal Engine and related tools, guiding integration through established pipelines and engine workflows.
• Build reusable VFX materials, systems, libraries, documentation, and technical standards.
• Collaborate with art, design, engineering, animation, audio, and production to align effects with gameplay goals and technical constraints.
• Provide craft guidance, feedback, and mentorship to VFX artists while improving team workflows and quality.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience creating real-time VFX for games or interactive media, including complex features and systems from concept through implementation.
• Expert-level experience with real-time VFX in Unreal Engine, Niagara, or equivalent tools and engines.
• Senior or principal individual-contributor experience defining visual direction, solving technical challenges, and influencing quality across teams.
• Expert knowledge of timing, motion, color, composition, readability, player feedback, optimization, profiling, scalability, memory management, and performance tradeoffs.
• Strong proficiency with Houdini, Substance Designer/Painter, Photoshop, After Effects, Maya, or equivalent tools, plus high-quality texture authoring and simulation, fluid, or RBD data workflows.
• Experience shipping content for PC and console platforms, with strong communication, prioritization, collaboration, and mentorship skills.

Nice to have

• Experience shipping one or more AAA games as a senior VFX artist.
• Experience developing VFX during early prototyping or pre-production.
• Experience building reusable VFX systems, pipelines, or technical standards.
• Experience with outsourcing partners or distributed teams.
• Experience supporting action, RPG, open-world, or multiplayer gameplay.

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings or reimbursement accounts, insurance, and disability coverage.
• 401(k) with company match, tuition reimbursement, and charitable donation matching.
• Paid holidays, vacation, sick time, floating holidays, parental leave, and other leave programs.
• Mental health, wellbeing, and fitness programs, plus free and discounted games.
• Relocation assistance may be available when geographic relocation is required for the role.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume and an online portfolio featuring real-time VFX examples and breakdowns.
• Only online artwork submissions, such as a website, blog, or online album, will be accepted.