FX Artist – Real‑time Visual Effects

About the role

AGBO is looking for a talented FX Artist to join its Visual Effects team and create high‑quality real‑time effects for upcoming projects in Unreal Engine. This is an Expression of Interest position that may lead to further work.

Key responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Lead Artist and other departments to deliver spectacular visual effects.
• Set up, integrate, and troubleshoot performant FX in real‑time pipelines.
• Paint FX textures from scratch and combine hand‑crafted art techniques with next‑gen shaders and materials.
• Use sprite‑based particle systems, pixel and vertex shaders, and tools such as Maya, Houdini, and proprietary pipelines.
• Write script code to sequence effects and resolve artistic, technical, and performance issues.

Required profile

• 3+ years professional experience as an FX artist or art lead.
• Strong understanding of real‑time and offline simulation, color, shape, timing, and readability of effects.
• Self‑sufficient, reliable, and able to handle large tasks with an eye for polish.

Required skills

• Maya
• Photoshop
• Houdini
• Substance
• EmberGen
• After Effects
• Unreal Engine (Niagara)
• Scripting for effect sequencing