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Respawn Entertainment, founded in 2010, operates on the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games. As the Academy Award-winning studio behind Apex Legends, Titanfall, and Star Wars Jedi titles, Respawn Entertainment is seeking a Senior VFX Artist passionate about growing people and creating great effects.
In this role, you will create and implement high-quality real-time VFX that bring Legends, weapons, and seasonal moments to life, reporting to the Senior VFX Director and collaborating closely with Art, Design, Animation, and Engineering teams. You will also mentor, guide, and support the career development of the VFX team, helping build an environment where artists do their best work.
Responsibilities:
- Create and implement high-quality real-time VFX for legend abilities, weapons, seasonal content, and gameplay moments that feel impactful, polished, and competitive.
- Help define and maintain the visual quality bar for VFX across seasonal updates, weapon releases, character abilities, and gameplay moments.
- Actively mentor and guide VFX artists on the team, investing in their growth, helping them develop their craft, and supporting their long-term career goals.
- Lead career development conversations, including goal-setting, performance feedback, and identifying opportunities for artists to stretch and grow.
- Lead VFX problem-solving for complex content, including visual polish, performance constraints, and technical issues across the content pipeline.
- Collaborate closely with Art, Design, Animation, and Engineering to develop effects that support gameplay, improve clarity, and strengthen the visual identity of Apex Legends.
- Contribute to visual direction and help evolve Apex's real-time VFX language, supporting production planning to ensure work is scoped and delivered effectively.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of professional experience as a real-time VFX artist in the games industry.
- Strong portfolio of shipped in-game real-time VFX work; bombastic, gritty combat and VFX-driven player intensity are a strong plus.
- Genuine passion for mentoring and guiding other artists; someone who finds satisfaction in a teammate's breakthrough as in their own shipped work.
- People management experience, including supporting career growth, providing regular feedback, and leading team members through development goals, is a plus.
- Proficiency with relevant DCC tools such as Maya, Houdini, Photoshop, or Substance Designer, and experience implementing your own work within a game engine or proprietary toolset.
- Strong cross-discipline communication and collaboration skills with a proactive approach to feedback and problem-solving.
- Passion for making and playing games.
- Experience with first-person games, sci-fi art direction, or live-service seasonal content is a plus.
- Shipped AAA game credit is a plus.
Benefits: Electronic Arts offers a comprehensive benefits package, emphasising physical, emotional, financial, and collective well-being. Benefits may include healthcare coverage, mental health support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leave, free games, and more.
