VFX Artist (All levels) - Contract

3 Months ago • All levels • Technical Art

Job Summary

Job Description

Playground Games seeks a VFX Artist (all levels) for a contract position on their Fable team. Responsibilities include creating high-quality VFX assets that integrate seamlessly with gameplay, environment, and character design, optimizing for performance and memory. Collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams is crucial to ensure smooth integration and address VFX-related issues. The ideal candidate possesses a strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality real-time VFX work, knowledge of 3D software (Houdini, 3DS Max, Maya), excellent communication skills, and a passion for video games. The role is based in Royal Leamington Spa with a hybrid work model (minimum 3 days in studio) and relocation assistance is available.
Must have:
  • High-quality real-time VFX portfolio
  • 3D software proficiency (Houdini, 3DS Max, Maya)
  • Excellent communication & collaboration skills
  • Passion for video games
Perks:
  • Relocation assistance
  • Hybrid work model

Job Details

Description

Playground Games are looking for a VFX Artist to join our Fable team on a contract basis.

ABOUT US: 

As a first-party Xbox Game Studio, we are passionate about making genre-defining games that are accessible, beautiful, and, most of all, fun. We are excited to be rebooting the much-loved Fable franchise and are expanding our diverse team to create a new classic in the action RPG genre.  

ABOUT THE ROLE:  

As a VFX Artist, you will create high-quality VFX, elevate the visuals of Fable and deliver strong creative ideas, while communicating and collaborating with the wider team. 

You have an appreciation of a broad range of art styles and are able to apply your knowledge of animation, dynamics and rendering to real-time visuals and offline visual targets. 

This is a contract role based at our state-of-the-art facilities in Royal Leamington Spa. We have a hybrid work model in place with a minimum of 3 days a week in studio. Relocation assistance is available if required.  

 WHAT YOU'LL DO:  

  • Create and integrate high-quality VFX assets that complement gameplay mechanics, environment, and character design, while optimizing for performance and memory considerations.  
  • Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure seamless VFX asset integration and address VFX-related issues.  

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:  

  • A portfolio demonstrating high-quality real time VFX work. 
  • Knowledge of a 3D software such as Houdini, 3DS Max and Maya. 
  • A self-motivated team player, with good communication skills and a desire to learn and improve. 
  • Passion for video games and the gaming industry. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to make world-class game with an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry’s most exciting first-party game studios.  

Playground Games is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, we believe that diversity and inclusion fuels creativity. We are dedicated to creating a safe, comfortable and welcoming working environment.   

We strive to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices of our team members. It drives our innovation and connects us closer to our players. We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion across age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.  

At Playground Games we recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, well-being and retention of our colleagues. We celebrate difference and welcome everyone to join us and to be themselves at work. 

If you require any reasonable accommodation to apply for this position, please contact us on recruitment@playground-games.com 

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About The Company

Playground Games was established in 2010, bringing together some of the most experienced and talented developers from the UK industry, with the vision to create genre-defining titles for a global audience. Since then, we’ve created five critically-acclaimed, award-winning hits; our Horizon games have garnered more than one hundred awards and have been played by many millions of fans. 


Today, Playground has two world-class studios in Leamington Spa. In our original HQ, we continue to support and grow the huge, vibrant Horizon community. In our new studio on the other side of town, we are excited to be developing Fable, a new beginning for the legendary franchise.

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