Remote VFX Artist (3-month contract)

Bilinguallink; Regina; Remote; CAD 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Blackbird Interactive is seeking a passionate VFX Artist to join our remote-first team on a future Third Person Action Shooter. Create and iterate real-time VFX in Unreal Engine 5 using Niagara, collaborating with leads to deliver immersive visuals for our FPS title.

You will work with a multidisciplinary team, adapt to evolving priorities throughout the product lifecycle, and document pipelines to keep art and tech aligned. This role supports Canada-wide remote and hybrid arrangements.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of proven gameplay development experience.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities throughout the product life cycle.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5 and Niagara.
• Experience with dynamic FX scaling and variable runtime integration.

Responsibilities

• Create and develop real-time VFX using Unreal Engine 5 and Niagara.
• Collaborate with Creative Leads to author immersive VFX for an FPS game.
• Troubleshoot and support tools and tech development to meet visual and performance targets.
• Monitor progress, manage scope and changes, and follow through on commitments.
• Ensure FX assets meet Unreal Engine 5 technical requirements.
• Work independently while collaborating effectively within the team.
• Document tools and production pipelines clearly.

Skills

Excellent communication

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Self-motivated

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Niagara

Unreal Blueprint

Unreal chaos destruction

Job description

Blackbird Interactive is a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where the best talent in the industry can find long-term careers to help grow their abilities while working on a wide range of projects, which encompass world-class IPs as well as our own creations across multiple genres.

Our studio operates as a remote-first workplace, offering flexible work arrangements.

PLEASE NOTE: At this time, we are only able to hire candidates who are legally eligible to work in Canada and reside within Canada.

Blackbird Interactive is seeking a passionate VFX Artist to join our team on an upcoming Third Person Action Shooter.

Do you have a broad range of creative and technical experience building VFX in Unreal Engine 5? Are you skilled at creating art under a strong technical brief? If so, we'd love to hear from you!

At BBI, we're a creative-fueled, future-driven, independent game studio where top talent can grow their careers while working on both world-class IPs and original creations across multiple genres. You'll join a fast-moving team developing aThird Person Action Shooter.

We support remote and hybrid working arrangements across Canada (Vancouver, BC). At BBI, you'll find a flexible, forward-thinking environment where creative voices are valued and nurtured.

Responsibilities

• Create and develop real-time VFX using Unreal Engine 5 and Niagara

• Work with the Creative Leads to author immersive VFX for an FPS game

• Problem-solve and support tools and tech development to achieve visual and performance targets in engine

• Monitor deliverable progress, manage assigned scope and requested changes, and follow through on commitments

• Ensure FX assets meet technical requirements for Unreal Engine 5

• Work independently with minimal supervision, while collaborating effectively within the team and taking ownership of problems

• Document tools and production pipelines in a clear and understandable way

Requirements

• 2+ years of proven gameplay development experience

• Demonstrated ability to work on multidisciplinary project teams and adapt to changing priorities throughout the product life cycle

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Experience with Unreal Engine 5 and Niagara

• Experience with dynamic FX scaling and variable integration at runtime

Pluses

• Unreal Blueprint Experience

• Unreal chaos destruction experience

$75,000 - $85,000 a year