Senior Tech/VFX Artist - Remote, 6-Month Contract

Panic Stations; Greater London; Remote; GBP 55.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Panic Stations, a UK-based games studio, seeks a Senior Tech/VFX Artist for a 6-month remote contract. You’ll own VFX, build tools, and support art pipelines across projects, contributing to fast, hands-on game development.

You should be fluent in Unity, Blender, and scripting, with a track record of creating compelling visuals and practical tools that speed up content production. Strong collaboration is essential.

Qualifikationen

• Senior experience level. Comfortable working autonomously with high level direction, championing your area of responsibility.
• Comfortable supporting multiple projects, overseeing the studio’s Tech Art Pipeline and utilising emerging technologies.
• Broad artistic & technical skillset: VFX creation and supporting 2D / 3D assets, tool creation and automation, understanding of artistic game development pipelines.
• Confident in Unity; create and hook up particle systems in engine, use scripting / visual scripting to bridge the gap between art and code, diagnose and fix VFX issues.
• Comfortable in Blender (preferred) or able to transition quickly
• Happy to prioritize speed & efficiency
• Project first mindset: Our games look good but we’re not trying to win art awards or build stunning portfolio pieces. The experience is king.
• General understanding of supporting optimization and performance for online multiplayer titles (from an art POV)
• Bonus skills: Shader creation, Rigging, Animation Implementation / Set Up, C# Scripting

Aufgaben

• Own VFX and Technical Art: craft VFX, build tools to speed up art pipeline, and meet gameplay needs.
• Be a force multiplier: collaborate across disciplines and contribute to game experience beyond art.
• Implement assets in engine: import, set up materials, fix art bugs, optimize scenes while preserving vision.

Kenntnisse

VFX creation

2D/3D asset support

Tool creation & automation

Unity particle effects

Autonomous working

Tools

Unity

Blender

C# scripting

Visual scripting

Jobbeschreibung

Panic Stations, a UK-based games studio, seeks a Senior Tech/VFX Artist for a 6-month remote contract. You’ll own VFX, build tools, and support art pipelines across projects, contributing to fast, hands-on game development.

You should be fluent in Unity, Blender, and scripting, with a track record of creating compelling visuals and practical tools that speed up content production. Strong collaboration is essential.