Remote Real-Time VFX Artist — 2025 Contract

Companion Group; Germany (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Remote workable from anywhere

Opportunities for growth and learning

Work with industry veterans

Boundary-pushing projects

Job summary

Companion Group, a AAA co-development gaming studio with a globally distributed, fully remote setup, seeks a VFX Artist to create real-time visual effects for characters, environments, and gameplay.

Collaborate with art, design, and engineering to craft high-quality Niagara-based effects using Unreal, Houdini, Blender, Maya, and other tools; optimize for performance across platforms while pushing creative boundaries. Fixed-term contract through Oct 2025.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in VFX for game development.
• Proficiency with real-time VFX tools (Unreal Niagara, Unity VFX Graph).
• Strong understanding of particle systems, shaders, lighting, and materials.
• Experience with simulation tools (Houdini, Blender, Maya).
• Familiarity with PBR workflows and performance optimization for real-time apps.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement real-time visual effects for characters, environments, and gameplay interactions.
• Work with particle systems, shaders, and physics-based simulations to create high-quality effects.
• Develop and optimise VFX assets while maintaining performance across platforms.
• Collaborate with art, animation, and game design teams to align VFX with style and mechanics.
• Create fire, smoke, explosions, energy, weather, and destruction VFX.
• Use Unreal Engine’s Niagara or other VFX tools to develop advanced effects.
• Optimise effects to ensure smooth performance without sacrificing fidelity.
• Research and prototype new techniques to push real-time VFX boundaries.
• Maintain clear technical documentation of workflows and best practices.

Skills

VFX Artist

Real-time VFX experience

Problem-solving

Tools

Unreal Engine Niagara

Unity VFX Graph

PopcornFX

Houdini

Blender

Maya

HLSL/GLSL

Job description

Companion Group, a AAA co-development gaming studio with a globally distributed, fully remote setup, seeks a VFX Artist to create real-time visual effects for characters, environments, and gameplay.

Collaborate with art, design, and engineering to craft high-quality Niagara-based effects using Unreal, Houdini, Blender, Maya, and other tools; optimize for performance across platforms while pushing creative boundaries. Fixed-term contract through Oct 2025.