Graduate VFX Artist

Rebellion; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company in Oxford is seeking a Graduate VFX Artist. This role involves creating real-time visual effects for a large-scale project in a collaborative team. Candidates should be recent graduates with a strong portfolio and skills in various tools like Blender and Photoshop. The position offers extensive benefits including generous holiday, private medical insurance, and the possibility of hybrid working arrangements.

Benefits

22 days holidays + Christmas closure

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

Qualifications

• Portfolio showcasing real-time visual effects with strong timing and clarity.
• Experience with particle system creation and texture workflows.
• Ability to convert concept art into in-game effects.

Responsibilities

• Create real-time visual effects from briefs and references.
• Prepare assets for use in particle systems.
• Test effects in gameplay and troubleshoot.

Skills

Real-time visual effects

Blender

Photoshop

Substance

After Effects

Houdini

Embergen

Education

Recent graduate or equivalent

Job description

Overview

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!

For 30 years we’ve been creating incredible video games at our multiple studios, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd.

We're looking for a Graduate VFX Artist who is looking to start their career in games and join a passionate and growing VFX team and work on an exciting new large-scale project, crafted by a seasoned team renowned for developing exceptional shooters.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the creation of real-time visual effects, working from clear briefs and inspiring references.
• Prepare source assets, textures, flipbooks, and meshes, ready for use in particle systems.
• Bring effects to life in-engine, test them in gameplay, and troubleshoot to ensure they perform as intended.
• Build your knowledge of studio pipelines, performance budgets, and the fundamentals of profiling.
• Take part in regular reviews, embrace feedback as part of your growth, and keep project files clean and organised.

This exciting opportunity can be based out of any of our studios in Oxford or Warwick, offering flexibility, collaboration, and the chance to work with a world-class team! We can provide a relocation package, including moving assistance, temporary accommodation, and full support to ensure a smooth transition to your new environment.

We believe in the power of face-to-face collaboration and encourage working from our Oxford headquarters. However, we understand that flexibility matters, so we’re open to discussing hybrid options based on individual needs.

Qualifications

• A recent graduate (or equivalent) with a portfolio that highlights real-time visual effects, showing strong timing, clarity, and a creative spark.
• Comfortable working with tools such as Blender, Photoshop, Substance, and After Effects (or equivalent software).
• A solid grasp of particle system basics, including sprite and flipbook creation, as well as texture workflows for games.
• Curious and confident in exploring tools like Houdini and Embergen (or similar) to build flipbook simulations.
• An understanding of 2D particle texture creation techniques and how they bring effects to life in real time.
• The ability to turn concept art and reference material into effects that feel exciting and believable in-game.
• Any extra experience, whether from game jams, mods, internships, or professional projects, as well as familiarity with source control systems, will be seen as a valuable bonus.

We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including:

• 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days)
• Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision
• Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Interest Free, Tax-Free loans
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
• Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!

Right to Work Statement

This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.

Life at Our Oxford HQ

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces.

Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio.

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable!

Inside Rebellion

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms.

Find out more about us here

Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being.

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and beyond, because a representative team makes better products.

If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers

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