Senior VFX Artist creating real - time special effects for Digital Extremes, an independent video game studio. Collaborating across art, design, audio, and development on Warframe and Soulframe.
About the role
- Senior VFX Artist at CD PROJEKT RED creating high-fidelity VFX for Cyberpunk 2. Collaborating across teams and delivering innovative visual effects in a revolutionary RPG environment.
Responsibilities
- Create high-quality, real-time visual effects across a variety of VFX types.
- Collaborate with teams across disciplines to support gameplay, cinematics, and environments with top-tier VFX.
- Partner with peers to innovate and research new workflows, tools, and techniques that push real-time VFX forward.
- Deliver VFX work that performs well and aligns with technical budgets.
- Populate environments with engaging and accessible VFX.
- Help foster a culture of creativity, trust, and technical excellence.
- Work with department leads and production to estimate and plan work effectively.
Requirements
- Significant experience in real-time VFX creation (typically 5+ years)
- A portfolio demonstrating strong skills in game VFX creation
- Experience with both real-time and baked simulations
- Familiarity with VFX tools and pipelines (e.g., Houdini, Max, Maya)
- Expertise in Unreal Engine 5, Niagara, and related systems
- Understanding of PBR concepts, real-time rendering, shaders, and lighting
- Experience optimizing performance for real-time VFX
- Creative and strategic problem-solving skills
- Proactive contribution to shared goals and willingness to share knowledge
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to various audiences
- Candidates should include a portfolio in their application.
Benefits
- Company-paid medical healthcare (dental, vision, and mental)
- Free mental health support, including access to counseling, psychiatric care, and a variety of well-being webinars
- Paid leave — 26 days of holiday per year
- RRSP with employer matching
- Gym Membership Reimbursement
- Menstrual leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain
- RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits, and family-friendly events
- Flexible working hours
- Trainings, lectures, and courses — internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available
- A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
- Dog-friendly office — bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet.
- Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
- No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.
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