Senior Real-Time VFX Artist (Remote)

Placements24; Noord-Kaap; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Competitive salary

Latest software access

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior VFX Artist to join a fully remote team developing advanced real-time simulation and training solutions for aviation, defense, and emergency services. You will design, develop, and implement high-quality VFX, including explosions, fire, smoke, weather effects, and other dynamic events, using contemporary game engine technology.

The ideal candidate has a strong portfolio, 6+ years of real-time VFX experience, expertise with Unreal Engine or Unity, and solid

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Graphics, Fine Arts, Game Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of professional experience as a VFX Artist with a strong portfolio in real-time VFX.
• Proficiency with particle systems, shaders, textures, and real-time optimization.
• Expertise with Unreal Engine or Unity for VFX integration and performance tuning.
• Strong storytelling, composition and color theory applied to real-time effects.
• Experience with Maya/Blender/3ds Max is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design, create, and implement high-quality real-time VFX for simulations and training apps.
• Develop and optimize particle systems, shaders, textures, and animations for explosions, fire, smoke, and weather effects.
• Collaborate with engineers and project managers to ensure realism and functional accuracy.
• Integrate VFX assets in Unreal Engine or Unity and optimize performance.
• Document VFX assets and pipelines for maintainability.

Skills

Real-time VFX

Particle systems

Shader development

Unreal Engine

Unity

Texture creation

Portfolio

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Graphics or related field

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unity

Maya

Blender

3ds Max

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior VFX Artist to join a fully remote team developing advanced real-time simulation and training solutions for aviation, defense, and emergency services. You will design, develop, and implement high-quality VFX, including explosions, fire, smoke, weather effects, and other dynamic events, using contemporary game engine technology.

The ideal candidate has a strong portfolio, 6+ years of real-time VFX experience, expertise with Unreal Engine or Unity, and solid