Senior / Director VFX Artist (Stylized Games | Unity3D) / Europe

Senior / Director VFX Artist (Stylized Games | Unity3D)

Position Overview

We are looking for a Senior / Director VFX Artist who combines strong artistic vision with hands-on production experience, capable of delivering high-quality, gameplay-driven VFX for AA and AAA projects in Unity3D.

In this role, you will:

Create expressive, stylized VFX with strong readability, timing, and visual impact

Act as the main VFX point of contact on our side while working closely with the client’s Art Director / VFX Lead

Stay deeply involved in production while shaping VFX quality, consistency, and direction

This is a hands-on senior/lead role within a fully remote and collaborative environment, ideal for an artist who enjoys both ownership and execution, and thrives in close collaboration with client-side leadership.

Responsibilities

Client Collaboration & Alignment

• Collaborate directly with the client’s Art Director

• Act as the main VFX representative on our side

• Translate client feedback into high-quality, production-ready VFX

Stylized Real-Time VFX Creation

• Create high-quality stylized VFX for gameplay, environments, and events

• Focus on readability, timing, exaggeration, and clarity for real-time gameplay

• Design effects that support player feedback, responsiveness, and game feel

• Explore stylized approaches, including simplified simulations, flipbooks, and shader-driven solutions

Unity3D VFX Implementation

• Build and implement VFX in Unity using VFX Graph, Shader Graph, and particle systems

• Iterate on effects directly in-engine to match gameplay and design requirements

• Ensure consistency, responsiveness, and clarity across VFX systems

VFX Quality & Ownership

• Maintain overall VFX quality and consistency across the project

• Stay hands-on in day-to-day production, actively creating effects

• Define and improve VFX direction, workflows, and standards

• Support and guide other artists when needed

Performance & Platform Awareness

• Adapt VFX solutions to real-time and mobile constraints

• Optimize for overdraw, memory usage, and performance budgets

• Balance visual quality with technical limitations

Collaboration & Iteration

• Work closely with designers, programmers, and technical artists

• Iterate based on gameplay feedback, technical constraints, and production needs

• Communicate clearly within a remote, agile workflow

Requirements

Experience

• 5+ years of professional experience as a VFX Artist in games

• Experience working as a Senior or Lead VFX Artist on game projects

Portfolio

• Strong VFX reel focused on stylized, real-time effects for games

• Clear examples of gameplay-driven VFX, readability, timing, and impact

VFX & Artistic Skills

• Excellent understanding of timing, motion, color, and shape language

• Strong artistic sense for stylized and gameplay-driven VFX

• Experience creating textures, flipbooks, and shader-based effects

Tools & Pipeline

• Strong experience with real-time VFX workflows

• Experience with tools such as Houdini, Photoshop, or similar for VFX content creation

• Good understanding of VFX pipelines for games

Engine & Game Development

• Proven experience working with VFX in Unity3D (VFX Graph, Shader Graph, particle systems)

• Understanding of how VFX interacts with gameplay systems and player feedback

Mindset & Communication

• Strong communication skills and ability to work closely with client-side leadership

• Comfortable balancing ownership with hands-on VFX work

• Problem-solver attitude with openness to experimentation

• Fluent English and experience working in a fully remote environment

Bonus Skills

• Experience working on mobile games or performance-constrained platforms

• Houdini simulations and flipbook workflows

• Basic scripting (C#) for gameplay-driven effects

• Experience with stylized or non-realistic visual styles

• Experience working in distributed or fully remote teams

What We Offer

• Stylized AA and AAA game projects with strong artistic identity

• Stable full-time role with flexible contract options (employment or B2B)

• Direct impact on VFX quality and production workflows

• Collaborative, experienced, and production-focused studio culture

• Competitive compensation

• Annual team retreats focused on alignment, learning, and team bonding