VFX Artist - Agency Contract

Playground Games is looking for a VFX Artist to work alongside their talented Forza Horizon team in Leamington Spa on an agency contract.

As a VFX Artist, you will create high-quality effects, elevate the visuals of Forza Horizon, and deliver strong creative ideas while communicating and collaborating with the wider team.

You should have an appreciation of a broad range of art styles, and the ability to emulate this through artwork in real-time engine or offline rendering using your grasp of the principles of animation, dynamics and lighting.

Responsibilities:

• Create and implement exceptional, realistic real-time VFX that bring the world, gameplay and features to life
• Collaborate with Art, Design and Engineering teams to deliver memorable player experiences
• Push visual quality through technical problem solving and the exploration of new workflows and technologies

Requirements:

• Great understanding of art fundamentals with a strong interest in realistic visuals
• Experience with PopcornFX, Niagra or Houdini Particle simulations
• Experience in HLSL, GLSL, Python or similar
• Experience on shipped AAA game projects
• A genuine passion for games

This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a world-class game while working alongside an established, talented, and collaborative team at one of the industry's most exciting first-party game studios.