Senior VFX TA — Unreal/Niagara Pipelines Architect

Riot Games; Sydney Township (ND); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness fund

Donation matching

Learning and Development opportunities

Flexible work schedules

Co‑op gaming areas

Job summary

Riot Games is seeking a Senior VFX Technical Artist to lead the evolution of our VFX systems and content pipelines. You will prototype Niagara‑based solutions, develop artist‑facing tools, and refine Houdini workflows to support artists, designers, and engineers.

You will own end‑to‑end technical problems, optimize performance, and maintain documentation while partnering with Art, Design, and Engineering to raise production quality.

Qualifications

• Senior‑level experience as a Technical Artist or VFX Technical Artist in games or real‑time content.
• Advanced hands‑on Unreal Engine experience, including Niagara systems and Scratchpad.
• Strong scripting for artist tools in Python, Blueprint, or similar.
• Hands‑on pipeline development for procedural workflows and asset generation.
• Proven ability to design modular, reusable VFX systems and workflows.
• Solid understanding of real‑time VFX readability, profiling, and performance budgets.
• Ability to collaborate across Art, Design, and Engineering and communicate trade‑offs.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve scalable VFX systems, tools, libraries, and pipelines in Unreal and Niagara.
• Build reusable, modular effects and workflows for rapid iteration.
• Partner with VFX Art, Design, Engineering to translate needs into technical solutions.
• Develop artist‑facing tools and Houdini workflows with DCC integration.
• Prototype in Unreal using Niagara modules, Scratchpad, Blueprint, and materials.
• Profile and optimize effects for quality, clarity, and runtime performance.

Skills

Unreal Engine

Niagara

Scratchpad

Blueprint

Material Graphs

Houdini

Python scripting

Asset pipelines

Tools

Unreal Engine

Niagara

Scratchpad

Blueprint

Material Graphs

Houdini

Job description

Riot Games is seeking a Senior VFX Technical Artist to lead the evolution of our VFX systems and content pipelines. You will prototype Niagara‑based solutions, develop artist‑facing tools, and refine Houdini workflows to support artists, designers, and engineers.

You will own end‑to‑end technical problems, optimize performance, and maintain documentation while partnering with Art, Design, and Engineering to raise production quality.