VFX Artist (Unity – Real-Time)

Role: VFX Artist (Unity – Real-Time)

Location: UK- Remote

Duration: Contract until 31st December 2026

We are looking for an experienced Real-Time VFX Artist to join an expanding game development team working on immersive interactive experiences.

This is a fantastic opportunity to bring menus and gameplay moments to life through rich, dynamic visual effects within a high-performance real-time environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design, implement and optimise high-quality UI and gameplay VFX
• Create original textures, meshes, sprite sheets and shaders
• Build effects using Unity’s VFX Graph, Particle Systems, Timeline and Animation tools
• Collaborate closely with UI designers, engineers and technical artists
• Ensure effects are performant across mobile and VR platforms
• Contribute to rendering pipeline improvements and technical tooling

Required Experience

• 5+ years’ experience creating real-time VFX for games
• 2+ years of professional experience using Unity
• This role requires a gaming background.
• A portfolio link is required with all applications.
• Strong shader programming expertise (HLSL / Shader Graph)
• Deep understanding of rendering pipelines
• Extensive 2D & 3D asset creation experience
• Experience delivering both UI VFX and gameplay VFX
• Solid grasp of timing, motion, physics principles and colour theory
• Experience optimising effects for mobile and/or VR

Nice to Have

• Experience working on shipped mobile or VR titles
• Technical mindset with strong optimisation skills
• Experience building tools within the engine