Animation Full-Time Remote

Senior VFX Artist

Senior VFX Artist at Eleventh Hour Games

Job Overview

Eleventh Hour Games is seeking a highly skilled Senior VFX Artist to create immersive, high-quality real-time visual effects for gameplay, environments, and cinematics in Last Epoch. This remote opportunity is ideal for experienced VFX professionals who combine strong artistic vision with technical expertise in modern game engines such as Unity or Unreal Engine.

Key Responsibilities

  • Create and implement high-quality real-time particle effects using 2D and 3D assets.
  • Design and author textures including emissive, normal, specular, ambient occlusion, and height maps.
  • Build simple geometry and UV layouts for visual effects production.
  • Place and fine-tune VFX across gameplay encounters, environments, and cinematics.
  • Help establish artistic direction and technical workflows for VFX pipelines.
  • Create layered VFX events with believable timing, blending, and impact.
  • Develop gameplay simulations including elemental effects, destruction, and environmental ambience.
  • Optimize effects for performance, memory usage, and frame rate stability.
  • Collaborate closely with art, design, and engineering teams to support gameplay clarity and artistic goals.
  • Maintain visual consistency while pushing innovation and creative excellence.

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional experience creating VFX for real-time game engines.
  • Strong expertise in Unity, Unreal Engine, or similar real-time technologies.
  • Proficiency with particle systems, shader creation, and VFX development tools.
  • Excellent understanding of animation timing, motion, and visual impact.
  • Ability to translate references into polished real-time visual effects.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Experience working independently while contributing to overall team direction.
  • Familiarity with ARPG gameplay systems and live-service development pipelines.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience creating cinematic visual effects and narrative-driven sequences.
  • Knowledge of advanced VFX storytelling techniques.
  • Passion for action RPG games and immersive combat experiences.
  • Experience collaborating within large-scale game development teams.

Eleventh Hour Games is committed to equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive environment for all employees and applicants. Join the team behind Last Epoch and help create visually stunning experiences for players worldwide.

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