Senior VFX Artist

Eleventh Hour Games

Senior VFX Artist at Eleventh Hour Games focusing on visual effects for real-time action RPGs. Collaborating with art and engineering teams to deliver high-quality effects in Last Epoch.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

UnityUnreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create, design, and implement real-time particle effects using static textures and animated 2D/3D elements
Author and paint particle, decal, and material textures, including color, normal, specular, ambient occlusion, height, and emissive maps
Build simple geometry with proper UVs for VFX purposes
Place and tune effects throughout environments, encounters, and cinematics to support gameplay, narrative, and visual clarity
Help define artistic vision and direction for VFX
Help define pipelines and workflows that align with the latest industry techniques and practices
Orchestrate layered VFX events, managing timing and blending for believable impact
Create simulations for gameplay elements such as destruction, elemental effects, and environmental ambience
Optimize VFX for framerate and memory without sacrificing quality
Collaborate with Art Direction, Design, and Engineering to align VFX with game vision and technical requirements
Maintain consistency with the overall art direction while pushing for innovation and creative excellence

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional experience creating VFX in real-time game engines
Technical skills with real-time engines such as Unity or Unreal
Proficiency with shader creation, particle systems, and VFX tools
Animation and timing skills with a strong sense of motion and impact
Artistic eye, with the ability to translate reference materials into high-quality real-time effects
Collaboration and communication skills across art, design, and engineering
Ability to work independently with minimal oversight while driving team output
Familiarity with ARPGs, live-service pipelines, and multi-team collaboration

Benefits

Comp & perks

Reasonable Accommodation
Equal Employment Opportunities
Commitment to Inclusion

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Hard Skills & Tools

real-time particle effectsshader creationparticle systemsVFX toolsgeometry buildingUV mappingsimulation creationoptimization for frameratetiming and animation skillsartistic vision

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationindependent workartistic eyecreative excellence