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Senior VFX Artist

Senior VFX Artist at Snail Games USA

Job Overview

Snail Games USA is seeking a Senior VFX Artist to lead and elevate real-time visual effects across multiple Unreal Engine projects. This role functions as a VFX authority within the Art Center, ensuring high-quality, scalable effects that support gameplay clarity, performance, and artistic vision.

This is not a traditional production role. You will oversee VFX quality across projects, identify risks early, and implement solutions while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and elevate VFX standards across multiple Unreal Engine projects
  • Monitor cross-project VFX quality and identify artistic or technical risks
  • Develop proactive solutions before escalation to leadership
  • Design and implement high-quality real-time VFX from concept to final delivery
  • Build scalable and reusable Niagara systems and production pipelines
  • Ensure gameplay readability and performance efficiency in combat and environment effects
  • Optimize VFX performance including particle counts, shaders, and overdraw
  • Provide clear and constructive feedback to distributed global teams
  • Create documentation, benchmarks, and best practices
  • Support critical project phases with hands-on VFX work when needed
  • Collaborate with Design, Animation, Lighting, Engineering, and Technical Art teams

Required Qualifications

  • Proven experience delivering real-time VFX in Unreal Engine (UE4 or UE5)
  • Strong expertise in Niagara systems and shader/material workflows
  • Deep understanding of gameplay readability and visual hierarchy
  • Experience optimizing VFX for PC and console performance
  • Ability to identify workflow inefficiencies and implement improvements
  • Strong communication skills with ability to provide direct feedback
  • Comfort working independently in ambiguous environments
  • Familiarity with AI tools to accelerate VFX production workflows

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Art, Animation, Game Design, or a related field is preferred, or equivalent professional experience.

Benefits

  • Strong focus on work-life balance
  • Paid holidays, vacation, and separate sick leave
  • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company match

Note: This role may involve working with mature content, including themes related to combat, violence, and adult subject matter. Candidates should be comfortable engaging with such material in a professional environment.

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