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.

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Senior

Salary

CA$108,100 - CA$162,200 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Tech skills

Unreal Engine

Location requirements

RemoteCanada

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