Senior Real-Time VFX Artist

Magic Media

Senior Real-Time VFX Artist at Magic Media specializing in realistic VFX for an unannounced AAA game title. Collaborate with global teams developing high-quality visual effects in a creative environment.

Posted 4/27/2026full-timeRemote • 🇷🇸 SerbiaSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Node.jsUnreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work in a proprietary third party engine.
Create visually stunning and stylistically consistent VFX using a third party VFX editor like Popcorn FX.
Create relevant VFX assets such as textures, static meshes and shaders.
Collaborate with other creative disciplines and engineers to create visual effects that support gameplay systems.
Optimize effects for performance on multiple platforms.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience working in the videogame industry.
Fluent in English.
The ability to work without much oversight, a self reflecting outlook on VFX creation and the ability to be critical in spotting what can be improved in your own work.
Able to communicate directly with art directors, TAs, engineers and other cross disciplinary team members to discuss issues, implementation and resolving any sort of blockers.
Deep knowledge in animation and art sense (colour, shape, ratio, timing etc.).
Good knowledge of artistic VFX principles.
Expert level experience with Unreal.
High level of knowledge in Popcorn FX.
Team player, great communication and collaboration skills.
Proactive and open to finding creative solutions.
Ability to independently and creatively solve VFX technical issues.
Highly Skilled with Photoshop, Substance or other texture authoring tools.
Use of 3D software like Blender, Maya, 3DS Max, Houdini for mesh creation.
Shader authoring skills using node based editors like shader graph or amplify shader.
Experience with proprietary or third party engines.
Adaptability to learning new engines and tools.
Houdini.
Embergen/liquigen.
Basic programming in C#.
Simple animations in 3D tools.
Substance designer/Illugen or other texture authoring software.
HLSL/GLSL for VFX shader creation.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Project based fully remote position.
An opportunity to experience different pipelines and styles and improve your skills by applying them to a diverse variety of engaging projects.
Be part of an international group with offices worldwide.
Working closely with a team of like-minded people in a fast-paced, multicultural environment.
Flexible working hours.
An inclusive culture and open communication.
Salary according to the candidate’s experience.

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Hard Skills & Tools

VFX creationanimationartistic VFX principlesshader authoringprogramming in C#HLSLGLSL3D modelingtexture authoringoptimization

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproactive problem solvingself-reflectioncritical thinkingteam playeradaptabilityindependencecreativityattention to detail