Lead VFX Artist | Unity and Unreal | Real Time

Title : Lead VFX Artist (Remote – Unity & Unreal)

Location : Spain, Chile, Argentina & Mexico

1518 Studios is expanding our Global Art Team

The Lead VFX Artist will lead and motivate a team of talented VFX Artists to deliver AAA quality assets. This role involves significant responsibility and the opportunity to develop a strong team, requiring artistic, technical, and managerial expertise. You will plan, organize, follow-up, and evaluate your team’s work to ensure production objectives in terms of time and quality are met. The role also involves anticipating challenges and providing solutions to deliver stunning visual experiences.

The ideal candidate is an experienced VFX Artist with a portfolio demonstrating real-time FX work, including at least one shipped AAA game. A passion for VFX across gameplay, combat, environmental atmospherics, and destruction is essential.

You will supervise the design and implementation of high-quality AAA VFX, ensuring they support gameplay and art direction. Responsibilities include creating and optimizing VFX within performance constraints, collaborating with art, animation, design, and programming teams, translating references into prototypes, and maintaining best practices documentation.

What you’ll be doing

• Create high-quality particle effects and textures.
• Collaborate with Art, Gameplay, Design, and Animation teams to develop in-game VFX, from concept to final implementation.
• Use engine tools, Maya, Houdini, Substance, and other software to create VFX assets.
• Implement VFX content, including in-world placement and scripting behaviors.
• Work with teams to solve artistic challenges.
• Create effects supporting the art direction.
• Optimize effects for performance and manage memory and costs.
• Establish visual effects benchmarks with minimal supervision.
• Storyboard VFX concepts.
• Maintain documentation of best practices.

Requirements

What we’re looking for

Good to Have

What we offer

Who we are

35+ Studios | 26+ Years of Experience | 1000+ Products | 60+ Awards | 8500+ Employees

PTW supports game developers with outsourced production services. Over 25 years, we’ve worked on over 1500 titles across genres and platforms, including many Game of the Year winners.

Our global presence includes 35 sites, with brands like SIDE, 1518, and Orange Rock. SIDE provides audio services, Orange Rock develops games, and 1518 offers top-tier art services.

1518

Our in-house art team creates high-quality assets, from concept to 3D animation, across all platforms. We are a diverse group of experts building immersive worlds, working with clients like EA, Google, Disney, and Warner Bros. Let’s create stunning worlds together!

Our Values

We uphold integrity, respect, and transparency. Our goal is to advance our clients’ businesses and ensure customer satisfaction through innovative solutions. We value speed, agility, passion, loyalty, and our unique culture.

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