Senior VFX Artist

About the Role: Eleventh Hour Games, the studio behind the breakout ARPG Last Epoch, is looking for a Senior VFX Artist. You will be responsible for creating high-quality, performant, and immersive visual effects that bring the world and combat to life across gameplay, environments, and cinematics. This role requires both technical expertise and creative direction to ensure effects reinforce gameplay clarity and artistic goals.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement real-time particle effects using static textures and animated 2D/3D elements.
• Author particle, decal, and material textures, including color, normal, emissive, and ambient occlusion maps.
• Build simple geometry with proper UVs specifically for VFX purposes.
• Orchestrate layered VFX events, managing timing and blending for believable impact and motion.
• Create simulations for elemental effects, destruction, and environmental ambience.
• Optimize VFX for framerate and memory without sacrificing artistic quality.
• Help define the artistic vision, pipelines, and workflows for the VFX department.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Art Direction, Design, and Engineering to align VFX with technical requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience creating VFX specifically in real-time game engines.
• Advanced technical skills with Unity or Unreal Engine.
• Proficiency in shader creation, particle systems, and modern VFX tools.
• Strong sense of motion, impact, animation, and timing.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while driving high-quality team output.
• Familiarity with ARPGs, live-service pipelines, and multi-team collaboration environments.
• Preference: Experience with cinematic VFX and storytelling through visual effects.

Why Join Us

• Join a fast-growing studio with a passion for top-down action RPGs.
• Work in a remote-first culture that values open communication and close-knit teamwork.
• Ownership and growth opportunities within a breakout gaming title.
• Collaborate with a team of veterans dedicated to forging extraordinary games and passionate communities.