Lead Real-Time VFX Artist (Unreal)

Agbo; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

AGBO is seeking a Lead VFX Artist in the United States to establish and execute the visual effects style and system designs across the game. This hands-on leadership role balances creative work with planning and documentation to help a team move faster.

You will drive VFX quality, mentor artists, and architect scalable systems while collaborating with gameplay, design, and production teams to ensure visual consistency and efficient workflows.

Qualifications

• 7 years of professional, hands-on experience with real-time VFX in Unreal Engine.
• 1+ years experience overseeing a team of VFX artists
• A strong portfolio demonstrating high-caliber, real-time VFX craft across a range of styles
• Demonstrated experience creating stylized VFX, with an eye for shape, color, and timing that reads clearly in motion
• Subject matter expert in complementary VFX and compositing tools
• Demonstrated ability to think in systems – designing VFX frameworks and pipelines that scale across a full game, not just individual effects
• Experience collaborating cross-functionally with gameplay, design, technical art, and production teams
• Experience defining or contributing to technical standards, workflows, or documentation that other artists rely on
• Experience managing or directing the work of outsource or co-development studio partners
• Nice to have: Scripting/ tooling experience (Python, Blueprint, or equivalent) to support VFX pipeline development

Responsibilities

• Drive VFX quality and the visual bar across the game, partnering with art leadership to set and maintain the creative standard
• Act as the primary point of creative and technical accountability for VFX output; Guide and mentor VFX staff
• Design and architect reusable, scalable VFX systems across the game features and initiatives – built to support fast iteration today and reliable production as the game grows
• Create high-quality, action-oriented VFX for core gameplay moments as well as localized effects for specific characters and in-world assets
• Collaborate cross-departmentally with gameplay and art deliver VFX that support each teams’ goals without compromising visual consistency
• Build and document the processes, workflows, and technical standards that guide VFX production
• Provide creative and technical direction to outsource/ co-dev studios supporting VFX production
• Advocate for VFX needs in cross-discipline planning, ensuring the discipline is scoped and resourced appropriately
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Skills

Unreal Engine

Real-time VFX

Leadership

VFX systems design

Cross-functional collaboration

Scripting (Python/Blueprint)

Tools

Python

Blueprint

Job description

AGBO is seeking a Lead VFX Artist in the United States to establish and execute the visual effects style and system designs across the game. This hands-on leadership role balances creative work with planning and documentation to help a team move faster.

You will drive VFX quality, mentor artists, and architect scalable systems while collaborating with gameplay, design, and production teams to ensure visual consistency and efficient workflows.