VFX Artist 2 — Apex Legends

Respawn Entertainment is seeking a VFX Artist to support the Apex Legends content creation team. In this role, you will create and implement real-time effects that bring Legends, weapons, and seasonal moments to life , reporting to the VFX Director and collaborating closely with Art, Design, Animation, and Engineering to deliver polished, performant VFX across the full breadth of Apex's live service.

Responsibilities:

• Create and implement real-time VFX for legend abilities, weapons, seasonal content, environmental moments, and gameplay events across the Apex Legends live service.
• Elevate seasonal content drops with effects that bring energy, impact, and visual identity to new characters, weapon releases, and limited-time events.
• Coordinate with Art, Design, Animation, and Engineering throughout development to ensure VFX match the quality bar and vision for each content area.
• Solve VFX-related problems and help fix bugs, including performance and memory budget issues, as they arise across the content pipeline.
• Help improve VFX pipelines, tools, and creation techniques to support the quality and pace demands of a live service game.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of professional experience as a real-time VFX artist in the games industry.
• Demonstrable ability to create high-quality real-time VFX for games, with a portfolio of shipped in-game work.
• Proficiency with relevant DCC tools such as Maya, Houdini, Photoshop, or Substance Designer, and experience implementing your own work within a game engine or proprietary toolset.
• Strong cross-discipline communication and collaboration skills with a proactive approach to feedback and problem-solving.
• Passion for making and playing games.
• Experience with first-person or competitive multiplayer games in a live-service context is a plus.
• Shipped AAA game credit is a plus.

Pay Transparency - North America: The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits.

Pay Ranges:

• British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) $92,900 - $129,200 CAD
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) $104,400 - $157,400 USD