VFX Artist (f/m/d) Regular / Senior

Jackalope Digital LLC; Deutschland; Hybrid; EUR 45.000 - 65.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Office in Munich

Remote work options

38-hour work week

€50 monthly credit card top-up

Public transport ticket covered

Lunch subsidy €7.50/day

Drinks, coffee, tea, fruit basket

Table tennis & foosball

Fun company events

Zusammenfassung

Jackalope Digital LLC in Munich is seeking a VFX Artist to craft impactful real-time effects for our games, from combat to environmental FX. You will work with art direction, 3D artists, animators, and designers across projects.

Build VFX in Unreal Engine 5 using Niagara, implement with Blueprints, optimize performance, and align with gameplay. A strong portfolio and team collaboration are essential; hybrid work options are available.

Qualifikationen

• Portfolio demonstrating particle and VFX work for real-time games.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5 (Niagara).
• Strong understanding of particle systems, timing, color, and motion.
• Knowledge of shaders and materials for VFX (Material Editor / Shader Graph).
• Experience integrating VFX with gameplay via Blueprints.
• Knowledge of performance optimization for real-time VFX.

Aufgaben

• Build and maintain VFX directly in Unreal Engine 5 using Niagara.
• Create and implement particle effects and VFX for combat, abilities, environments, and UI feedback.
• Integrate VFX with gameplay logic using Blueprints to trigger and time effects at runtime.
• Collaborate with Designers and Animators to time effects to gameplay and camera work.
• Develop procedural VFX solutions to speed up iteration and improve consistency.
• Create and tune post-process effects to fit a project's look.

Kenntnisse

Particle systems

Real-time VFX

Unreal Engine 5 (Niagara)

Blueprints integration

Shader & materials

Performance optimization

Art & gameplay collaboration

German language motivation

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Niagara

Blueprints

C++

Material Editor / Shader Graph

Houdini

Embergen

Photoshop

Blender

Affinity Photo

Jobbeschreibung

Your role:

As a VFX Artist you create the visual effects that give our games impact, atmosphere, and life from combat and ability effects to environmental and ambient FX. You will work closely with Art Direction, 3D Artists, Animators, and Designers across multiple projects.

The kind of stuff you`ll be doing:

• Build and maintain VFX directly in Unreal Engine 5 using Niagara.

• Create and implement particle effects and VFX for combat, abilities, environments, and UI feedback.

• Build and maintain VFX directly in Unreal Engine 5 using Niagara.

• Implement destruction, fluid, and other physics-based simulations where needed.

• Develop procedural VFX solutions to speed up iteration and improve consistency.

• Create and tune post-process effects (bloom, distortion, screen-space effects, etc.) where relevant to a project's look.

• Integrate VFX with gameplay logic using Blueprints (with Programming support for C++ where needed) to trigger, time, and expose parameters for effects at runtime.

• Collaborate closely with Designers and Animators to time effects to gameplay, animations, and camera work.

• Translate briefs and art direction into effects that fit the visual style and tone of each project.

• Contribute to style guides and reference boards for effects across a project.

• Take and act on feedback throughout iterative review cycles.

• Help define and improve VFX workflows and pipelines.

• Work on multiple game titles across different platforms simultaneously.

• Implement destruction, fluid, and other physics-based simulations where needed.

• Develop procedural VFX solutions to speed up iteration and improve consistency.

• Create and tune post-process effects (bloom, distortion, screen-space effects, etc.) where relevant to a project's look.

• Create supporting textures and materials/shaders for VFX use.

• Integrate VFX with gameplay logic using Blueprints (with Programming support for C++ where needed) to trigger, time, and expose parameters for effects at runtime.

• Collaborate closely with Designers and Animators to time effects to gameplay, animations, and camera work.

• Translate briefs and art direction into effects that fit the visual style and tone of each project.

• Contribute to style guides and reference boards for effects across a project.

• Take and act on feedback throughout iterative review cycles.

• Help define and improve VFX workflows and pipelines.

• Work on multiple game titles across different platforms simultaneously.

The ideal candidate also has:

• Experience with procedural/simulation tools such as Houdini or Embergen.

• Background in traditional art fundamentals (color, motion, timing).

• Interest in bridging the gap between Art and Technical Art.

• Motivation to learn German.

You have:

• A strong portfolio demonstrating particle and VFX work for real-time games.

• Solid understanding of particle systems, timing, color, and motion as tools for visual storytelling.

• Experience creating and implementing VFX directly in Unreal Engine 5 (Niagara).

• Good knowledge of shaders and materials as they relate to VFX, including building effects using Unreal's Material Editor / Shader Graph.

• Very good understanding of performance considerations and optimization for real-time VFX (e.g. draw calls, overdraw, texture and LOD budgets), including familiarity with in-engine profiling tools.

• Experience with procedural VFX and simulation workflows, including destruction and fluid effects.

• Proficiency with industry-standard 2D/3D tools such as Photoshop, Affinity Photo, or Blender for supporting textures and assets.

• An eye for detail and consistency across a range of visual styles, from stylized to realistic.

• Experience integrating VFX with gameplay via Blueprints, triggering, timing, and exposing parameters for designers to tune.

• Understanding of vector math and core art fundamentals (lighting, composition, color theory) as they apply to real-time VFX.

• Experience creating supporting 3D models for VFX-related assets (e.g. debris, projectiles, impact geometry).

You are:

• Self-motivated, self-directed, reliable, and take initiative.

• A collaborative team player who enjoys solving problems together.

• Able to gather, analyze, and act on feedback from the team, with openness to critique.

• Eager to learn and research new tools, styles, and techniques.

• Confident with English communication, both verbally and in writing.

• Happy to work with our team in Munich (Germany).

What we offer:

• A welcoming and vibrant office
• Flexible remoteworkoptionstailoredtoyourneeds
• A 38-hourwork weekthatpromotesahealthywork-lifebalance
• Monthly €50 credit card top-up*
• Public transport ticket covered by Aesir
• Lunchsubsidyof€7.50foreachdayyouwork,whetheron siteorremotely*
• Freedrinks,coffee,tea, and aweeklyfreshorganicfruitbasket
• Tabletennisandfoosballforcreativebreaks
• Fun company events :)

Find Jobs in Germany on Arbeitnow