VFX Artist – CONTRACT

Insomniac Games

VFX Artist creating visual effects to assist in gameplay, environment, and cinematics for Insomniac Games. Responsible for real-time particle effects and collaborating with development teams on overall art style.

Posted 5/28/2026contractRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $75 - $90 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Node.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Creates, designs, and implements real-time particle effects using both static and animating 2D/3D elements
Placing of visual FX across all areas of the game, including environmental and gameplay FX, and cinematics
Create FX textures (color, normal, specular, ambient occlusion, height, and incandescent maps)
Possesses at least an intermediate ability to navigate and use DCC software such as Maya, Houdini, or equivalent
Creates FX shaders with node-based shader networks
Creates simple geometry and UV sets
Possesses an intermediate foundation in computer graphics fundamentals and artistic analysis
Optimizes FX for framerate and memory
Collaborates with other development departments to ensure that FX are implemented appropriately in the game engine
Understands and adds to the overall art style of game
Orchestrates FX events involving layering and timing of different FX to create a believable scene
Work with external partners, including the creation of outsourcing briefs, best practice documentation, and packages to send to external art vendors
Demonstrated professionalism in attendance, communication, reading comprehension, receiving feedback and working in a production setting
Other duties may be assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Five plus years of professional experience or training, or an equivalent amount of education and experience
Proficient in Maya and Houdini, competent working with joints and locators, keyframing, rigid body simulations, and UV mapping
Proficient in Photoshop for painting and editing textures
Proficient with node-based shader networks. Knowledge of other visual effects software and game engines are a plus
Experience learning and using proprietary toolsets to create Real Time FX is a plus
Good team skills, collaborative attitude, and good observation skills and ability to use reference materials
Ability to work independently
Proficient Animation and timing skills
Solid traditional arts background a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical
Dental
Vision

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Hard Skills & Tools

real-time particle effects2D elements3D elementsFX texturesFX shadersnode-based shader networksgeometry creationUV mappingcomputer graphics fundamentalsanimation and timing skills

Soft Skills

collaborative attitudeteam skillsobservation skillsindependent workprofessionalismcommunicationreading comprehensionreceiving feedback