Visual Effects Artist

Insight Global; United States; Remote; USD 75,768 - 103,320; Full time

Job summary

A creative talent agency is seeking a skilled VFX Artist for a fully remote contract opportunity. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience and a strong portfolio, focusing on enhancing videos with engaging visual effects. You will work primarily on film and AAA gaming projects, using tools like Houdini and Adobe After Effects. This role offers a contract with a flexible schedule of 40 hours per week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a VFX Artist with an excellent portfolio displaying previous work.
• Strong understanding of compositing and animation principles.

Responsibilities

• Create visual effects for film or AAA gaming.
• Enhance videos with semi-realistic visual effects.
• Implement creative direction inspired by Higgs-Field effects.

Skills

Experience creating visual effects for film or AAA gaming

Tools: Houdini, Nuke, Maya, Adobe After Effects

Creating motion effects and animation

Motion Graphics experience

Understanding of compositing, keyframing, animation principles

Job description

Base pay range

$55.00/hr - $75.00/hr

An Insight Global client is seeking to hire talented VFX Artists for a fully remote contract opportunity!

Role & Responsibilities

• Role Focus: This is a VFX specialist position, not a motion designer role. Candidates must have hands‑on experience creating visual effects for film or AAA gaming.
• Objective: Enhance videos—primarily landscapes or subjects—with semi‑realistic, enriching visual effects.
• Creative Direction: Inspired by Higgs‑Field style effects (e.g., motion wraps, dynamic elements around hands) to add depth and energy to footage.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a VFX Artist with an excellent portfolio displaying previous work.
• Skilled in tools such as Houdini, Nuke, Maya, and Adobe After Effects.
• Skilled in creating actual motion effects and animation (vs matte painting, green‑screen replacement, reflection removal, etc.).
• Motion Graphics experience such as creating animated titles, lower thirds, infographics, and other dynamic elements for video projects.
• Strong understanding of compositing, keyframing, and animation principles.

Highly Desired Experience

• Previous experience working on action and fantasy films (e.g., Marvel movies) and/or DC comic movies (Batman, Superman, etc.).
• Previous experience working on AAA games.

Job Info

• Job Type: Contract (W2)
• Location: Fully Remote
• Schedule: 40 hours/week (Monday‑Friday)
• Start Date: ASAP

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Contract

Job function

Art/Creative, Design, and Engineering

Industries

Movies, Videos, and Sound, Computer Games, Technology, Information and Media