VFX Artist

2 Months ago • All levels • VFX

Job Summary

Job Description

The VFX Artist will be responsible for creating visually stunning and realistic effects for projects. The artist will collaborate with the Art and Design teams, ensuring content is optimized for real-time rendering engines. Key responsibilities include creating high-quality visual effects, collaborating with teams, problem-solving technical issues, and staying updated with new workflows. The artist will also support junior artists and contribute to improving the pipeline.
Must have:
  • Create high-quality visual effects.
  • Proficient in real-time particle editors.
  • Experience with Unreal Engine art pipeline.
  • Strong problem-solving skills.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Good to have:
  • Previous shipped title(s) experience.
  • Skills in adjacent areas (Blueprint, lighting, animation).
  • Knowledge of accessibility standards.
  • Experience with remote teams.
Perks:
  • Private healthcare
  • Additional time off over Christmas.
  • Bonus scheme
  • Team outings and events.
  • Summer BBQ + Festive Party

Job Details

UK Remote or West Midlands Based – Birmingham/Worcestershire Area 

Please Note: We welcome applicants that prefer to work from home, so please get in touch!  

Role and Purpose:

We are seeking a highly skilled and creative VFX Artist to help develop visually stunning and realistic effects for our projects. The ideal candidate is passionate about Visual Effects, possesses a strong artistic eye, and has a solid technical background in implementation.

Responsibilities:

  • Create and implement high-quality visual effects that align with the artistic vision and technical requirements of the project.
  • Collaborate with the Art and Design teams to understand and interpret their vision, providing creative input and ideas whilst keeping quality and style consistent.
  • Ensure content is optimized for real-time rendering engines, in line with quality/performance targets, and compliant with project-specific constraints.
  • Work closely with your Leads and the Production team to help prioritize tasks and feedback, meet project milestones, and deliver high-quality work on time.
  • Problem-solve technical issues and workflow hurdles within your field.
  • Stay up to date with new workflows, toolsets and software that could benefit the wider team and actively contribute to the improvement of our pipeline.
  • Support the wider Art team, including providing guidance and support to junior artists, sharing knowledge and helping them grow their skills.

Requirements:

  • A portfolio showing a strong artistic eye for impact, timing and visual flair within a range of VFX styles.
  • Highly proficient in using real time particle editors such as Unreal Engine’s Niagara VFX system to create game-ready content from concept to implementation.
  • Experience with Unreal Engine’s art pipeline.
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to find innovative solutions to technical challenges.
  • Strong support-focused interpersonal skills, able to communicate and collaborate effectively.
  • Give and receive critique well.
  • Proven ability to manage your own time, working under deadlines whilst maintaining a high quality bar.
  • A passion for bringing impactful visual effects to life in a game environment.

Desirable Skills:

  • Previous shipped title(s) within a relevant game art production pipeline.
  • Skills in any adjacent areas such as Blueprint, lighting, animation or modelling.
  • Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices.
  • Experience collaborating with remote or distributed teams.

Demonstrate The Ability To…

  • Be creative and think critically about what specific effects should achieve.
  • Self motivate and have pride in your work.
  • Work and communicate well within a team and studio environment.
  • Take the initiative and discuss how VFX could be improved if there is a requirement to do so.
  • Be adaptive and master new tools in the process if required.
  • Take critique and guidance from others well.
  • Manage your time effectively to create the highest quality particle systems.

Portfolio

Please send through your portfolio and cover letter. If your examples are from previous works with another studio, please make sure samples are cleared for release by copyright owners. Links to an online portfolio are preferable, otherwise we accept showreels via Dropbox or other secure sharing platforms.

Send your application to – careers@flixinteractive.com

What We Offer

Based just outside Birmingham, Flix offers a friendly, nurturing work environment with the opportunity to build games as part of an extremely talented, ambitious studio. The team is made up of welcoming, passionate, active gamers that support one another in all aspects of development.

We also offer the following;

  • Private healthcare
  • Additional time off over the Christmas period on top of standard holidays.
  • Bonus scheme
  • Team outings and events
  • Summer BBQ + Festive Party

If you have the drive and skills for making games and think you have what it takes to work within our team then we’d love to hear from you.

For more information visit our site – www.flixinteractive.com

Alternatively, call our recruitment team on – 01527 958 177

GDPR COMPLIANCE – When applying for this job you’re authorising Flix Interactive to store your application information and distribute it to the appropriate email inboxes of senior team members in order to review your role eligibility.
Your application will be stored on a private cloud based online system for processing. If you would like us to update, delete or refine your application please email info@flixinteractive.com. Your request will be appended within 30 days of receiving your email.
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Flix started in 2012 with a few developers in a house near the small town of Barnt Green. We are now 100+ developers based just outside of Birmingham and full-time working from home! Thanks to the great team we have here at Flix the studio has developed a culture of supportive growth that reflects the passion and determination to create incredible games.

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