Lead VFX Artist
Confirmed live in the last 24 hours
Eleventh Hour Games
Job Description
Eleventh Hour Games is a fast growing studio, focused on a passion for top-down action RPGs. We value open communication, close-knit teamwork, and opportunity for ownership and growth! Our mission is to gather and empower the next generation of creators to forge extraordinary games. Extraordinary games build passionate communities, which create passionate people. Passionate people turn into next year's creators. With our breakout title Last Epoch, we are moving fast into the next round of adventure!
THE OPPORTUNITY
As a Lead VFX Artist at Eleventh Hour Games, you will be responsible for driving the vision, quality, and execution of visual effects that bring Last Epoch’s world and combat to life. You will oversee the creation of compelling, performant, and immersive VFX across gameplay, environments, and cinematics while leading and mentoring a growing team of VFX artists.
This role requires both technical expertise and creative direction. You’ll collaborate closely with art, design, and engineering to ensure effects reinforce gameplay clarity, narrative tone, and artistic goals. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of real-time VFX pipelines, strong leadership skills, and the ability to balance hands-on contributions with guiding others.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Create, design, and implement real-time particle effects using static textures and animated 2D/3D elements
- Author and paint particle, decal, and material textures, including color, normal, specular, ambient occlusion, height, and emissive maps
- Build simple geometry with proper UVs for VFX purposes
- Place and tune effects throughout environments, encounters, and cinematics to support gameplay, narrative, and visual clarity
- Orchestrate layered VFX events, managing timing and blending for believable impact
- Create simulations for gameplay elements such as destruction, elemental effects, and environmental ambience
- Optimize VFX for framerate and memory without sacrificing quality
- Collaborate with Art Direction, Design, and Engineering to align VFX with game vision and technical requirements
- Lead and mentor VFX team members, providing feedback, guidance, and professional development
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