Junior VFX Artist

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

Job summary

A leading game development studio is looking for a Junior VFX Artist to join their passionate team and work on an exciting new large-scale project. The role includes creating real-time particle effects, collaborating closely with other teams, and refining work for performance. The studio offers a hybrid work model, competitive benefits, and a friendly creative atmosphere.

Benefits

22 days holidays + Christmas closure

Private Medical Insurance

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Interest Free, Tax-Free loans

Qualifications

• A strong real-time VFX portfolio showcasing clear, well-timed effects.
• Ability to translate concept art into polished effects.
• Any extra experience, whether from game jams or internships, is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Build real-time particle effects guided by senior artists.
• Create spritesheets and implement effects in the game engine.
• Collaborate closely with design, code, and art teams.

Skills

Real-time VFX portfolio

Confident with Blender

Understanding of particle systems

Familiarity with simulation tools

Tools

Photoshop

Substance

After Effects

Job description

Overview

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!

For 30 years we’ve been creating incredible video games at our multiple studios. 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 Judge Dredd.

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

The VFX team is responsible for all visual effects developed in Rebellion’s games. Not only particle effects, but screen post effects, material effects, mesh destruction effects and UI effects, developed in Rebellion’s proprietary engine “Asura”.

Responsibilities

• Build real-time particle effects, guided and supported by Senior and Lead artists.
• Create spritesheets and flipbooks and prepare particle textures for use in-engine.
• Implement effects in the game engine while following established naming conventions, folder structures, and performance budgets.
• Refine and optimise your work, bug-fixing, adjusting overdraw, spawn rates, and LODs to keep effects performant and polished.
• Collaborate closely with design, code, and art teams to deliver effects that enhance both gameplay and player experience.
• Capture reference, document your process, and help maintain clean, up-to-date effect libraries.

Location and arrangements

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.

Requirements

• A strong real-time VFX portfolio that showcases clear, well-timed, and visually compelling effects.
• Confident with tools such as Blender, Photoshop, Substance, and After Effects (or equivalent software).
• A strong understanding of particle system fundamentals and texture creation workflows for games.
• Familiarity with simulation tools like Houdini and Embergen (or similar) for generating flipbook assets.
• Knowledge of 2D particle texture creation techniques and how to apply them effectively in real-time effects.
• Ability to translate concept art and reference into polished, performant particle effects that enhance gameplay.
• 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

Benefits

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

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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