Lead VFX Artist

Responsibilities

• Analyze the original game to understand its visual effects, style, and gameplay dynamics.
• Define the overall VFX plan, creating clear tasks and building the VFX backlog for the production team.
• Work closely with art direction and design to propose and conceptualize new effects that enhance and expand upon the original experience.
• Once the planning phase is complete, take on a hands-on lead role, supervising daily work from artists, reviewing assets, giving feedback, and ensuring visual consistency and quality across the project.
• Collaborate with technical artists and programmers to guarantee optimal performance and integration of effects in-engine.
• Maintain strong communication with production to ensure schedules and milestones are met.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a VFX Lead or Senior VFX Artist in shipped titles (preferably AAA or high-quality indie).
• Solid understanding of real-time VFX pipelines and tools (Unreal Engine preferred).
• Strong artistic eye for composition, color, motion, and impact.
• Ability to analyze and reinterpret existing visuals while proposing creative improvements.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Passion for games and respect for the source material when working on remakes.

About Us
Founded in 2004, Virtuos is one of the largest independent video game development companies. We are headquartered in Singapore with offices in Asia, Europe, and North America. Specializing in full-cycle game development and art production, we have delivered high-quality content for more than 1,500 console, PC, and mobile games. Our clients include 23 of the top 25 gaming companies worldwide.

About Our Team
Volmi - A Virtuos Studio is an outsourcing company that specializes in game development and game content creation. Over the past 9 years, we have successfully completed over a thousand different projects and have gained considerable experience in creating 2D and 3D art, as well as developing turnkey games. Since 2022, we have been a part of Virtuos, the world's leading game developer, and have become the first Virtuos studio in Eastern Europe.

In particular, we have contributed to the development of popular games such as Diablo 2: Resurrected, Metro Exodus, Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts 2, Smite, Paladins, Gwent: The Witcher Card Game, and Marvel Snap. Therefore our team creates high-end gaming content and games for various Mobile, PC, Console, and VR projects.

What We Offer

• VOLMI collaborates with leading global studios and publishers, allowing you to work on diverse and innovative game projects;
• The company provides opportunities for professional advancement, including access to training, workshops, and other learning programs, helping employees develop their skills and knowledge;
• Clear and transparent employee growth assessment system with regular feedback for your career development;
• As part of Virtuos, VOLMI offers access to an international network of studios, opening up opportunities to work on global projects and with teams from around the world;
• The VOLMI environment values creativity and innovation, allowing employees to realize their ideas and participate in exciting creative processes;
• The modern office is located in the heart of Kyiv — on Podil, one of the most atmospheric districts of the city;
• Medical insurance;
• Support for employees during blackouts to ensure uninterrupted work both in the office and remotely for employees outside the Kyiv region;
• The possibility of remote work and flexible schedule on corporate equipment;
• A transparent system for employment types and interaction with employees, as the company is a resident of Diia.City;
• Opportunities to engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects.