Senior VFX Artist – Unannounced Project

Behaviour Interactive

Senior VFX Artist contributing to a AAA FPS project with sci-fi aesthetics. Designing impactful visual effects for characters, weapons, and environments in collaboration with the art team.

Posted 7/17/2026full-timeMontreal • 🇨🇦 CanadaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and implementing realistic VFX for weapons and explosions in Unreal Engine 5, with a strong focus on performance optimization and visual fidelity in urban combat settings.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Unreal Engine 5VFX DesignPerformance OptimizationUrban Combat EnvironmentsRealistic FPS Games

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Hard Skills

VFX CreationVisual Effects OptimizationTelegraphing EffectsPortfolio DevelopmentCollaboration with Design Teams

Soft Skills

Team CollaborationCommunication

Tools & Technologies

Houdini

Industry Keywords

Video Game IndustryCombat RealismEnvironmental Visual EffectsWeapons EffectsExplosions

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement realistic VFX for weapons, gunfire, and explosions in Unreal Engine 5.
Create environmental visual effects suited to urban combat settings.
Develop clear, readable, telegraphing effects for gameplay legibility in a competitive context.
Collaborate closely with Design, Animation and Character teams to ensure visual consistency.
Optimize effects for performance while maintaining a high level of visual fidelity.
Help establish VFX standards for worlds blending combat realism, vehicles, and sci-fi visuals.

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least 6 years of experience as a VFX artist in the video game industry.
A strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in creating effects for weapons, explosions, and urban combat environments.
Strong experience with Unreal Engine 5 is required.
Experience on realistic FPS games is a significant asset.
Knowledge of Houdini is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Strong attention to detail and consistent focus on visual realism.
Deep knowledge of particle systems.
Solid mastery of shaders and their application.
Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to work collaboratively.
Very good organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
Familiarity with multiple game engines is an asset.