UE5 VFX Artist (Middle+/Senior)

UpForge.Games is looking for a Middle+/Senior UE5 VFX Artist to work on a hardcore co-op shooter. Remote, full-time. Requires 3+ years of experience in game VFX, proficiency in UE5 and Niagara.

UpForge.Games is a young game studio working on a hardcore cooperative shooter in a popular universe, focusing on realism, intense gameplay, and atmosphere. Responsibilities: • Create realistic VFX in Unreal Engine 5 / Niagara • Work with weapons, characters, combat mechanics, and environment • Create effects from idea and references to final result • Work with materials, shaders, and textures • Optimize VFX for gameplay • Collaborate with Art, Game Design, Animation, and Development teams

• 3+ years of experience as a VFX Artist in the game industry • Confident proficiency in UE5 and Niagara • Knowledge of Materials, shaders, real-time VFX, and optimization • Strong portfolio / showreel • Understanding of scale, timing, dynamics, and readability of effects Nice to have: • Houdini, Blueprints, Lumen • Experience working on shooters and complex VFX systems

Remote work, full-time.