VFX Artist

📋 Description

• Join Companion Group, a leading AAA co-development gaming studio known for tackling complex challenges in multiplayer game development.

• Collaborate with artists, designers, and engineers to create real-time VFX that elevate gameplay, storytelling, and immersion.

• Develop impactful explosions, magical spells, dynamic weather, and immersive environmental effects.

• Design and implement real-time visual effects for characters, environments, and gameplay interactions.

• Utilize particle systems, shaders, and physics-based simulations to produce high-quality effects.

• Optimize VFX assets while ensuring performance standards across various platforms.

• Work closely with art, animation, and game design teams to maintain visual style and mechanics alignment.

• Create stylized and realistic VFX like fire, smoke, explosions, energy effects, weather, and destruction.

• Utilize Unreal Engine’s Niagara or other VFX tools for advanced effects development.

• Research and prototype new techniques to advance real-time VFX capabilities.

• Maintain clear technical documentation of workflows and best practices.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a VFX Artist in game development.

• Proficient with Unreal Engine’s Niagara or other real-time VFX tools (Unity’s VFX Graph, PopcornFX, etc.).

• Strong understanding of particle systems, shaders, lighting, and materials.

• Experience with simulation-based effects using Houdini, Blender, or Maya.

• Solid grasp of physics, motion, and timing for realistic and stylized VFX.

• Familiarity with PBR workflows and optimization techniques for real-time performance.

• Basic knowledge of shader programming (HLSL, GLSL) or scripting is a plus.

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced game development environment.

• Experience working on high-quality VFX for AAA or indie games is a bonus.

• Background in animation or technical art is a bonus.

• Understanding of rigid body dynamics, fluid simulations, and destruction workflows is a bonus.

• Passion for video games and industry trends in real-time VFX is a bonus.

• Knowledge of Nintendo Switch hardware limitations and optimization techniques is a bonus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary.

• Clear career progression path with growth opportunities and recognition.

• Fully remote position allowing flexibility to work from anywhere.

• Work alongside industry veterans on boundary-pushing projects.

• Be part of a passionate, dynamic team crafting unforgettable characters.

• Elevate your creativity and contribute to projects evoking the magic of an iconic era.