VFX Artist [Far Cry]

As a VFX Artist at Ubisoft Montréal, you will create impactful environmental and gameplay effects that enhance immersion and support moment-to-moment player experience. From smoke, fire, explosions, weather, and water interactions, your work as a Visual Effects (VFX) Artist will help bring the Far Cry world to life.

You will combine creativity and technical expertise to design high quality, real-time effects. You will adapt to a range of tools while collaborating closely with other teams to integrate and refine gameplay-driven VFX within the game engine.

What you’ll do

• Collaborate with creative leadership to understand the gameplay vision and set VFX priorities
• Create environmental and gameplay effects using particle systems and original textures
• Partner with programming teams to assess needs and contribute to tool development
• Design effects within technical constraints while maintaining clarity and visual impact
• Integrate VFX into the game engine with a focus on gameplay readability
• Iterate on effects using playtest feedback, debugging and optimizing as needed
• Adjust effects based on cross-team feedback to improve player experience
• Respond to post-launch community feedback when applicable, balancing expectations and limitations

What you bring to the team

• Demonstrated skills in real-time visual effects creation for gameplay-driven experiences
• Hands-on experience with 3D workflows, including modeling, texturing, lighting, or image processing
• Working knowledge of 2D art tools, compositing software, 3D software, and game engines
• Understanding of art fundamentals such as lighting, composition, proportion, and color theory
• Familiarity with basic vector math applied to VFX systems
• Ability to receive feedback and adapt your work iteratively
• A creative and collaborative mindset with strong communication skills
• Experience with procedural tools, shader creation, or shader optimization, an asset

What to send our way

• Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experiences
• A demo reel or portfolio showcasing gameplay and environmental VFX, including a breakdown of your process