VFX Artist

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

We are looking for a VFX Artist to join our team in Shanghai and help bring The Sims to life. You will work within proprietary tools and systems, including visual scripting workflows, to create stylized, whimsical, and readable real-time visual effects that support gameplay, character expression, player feedback, and the overall tone of The Sims.

Responsibilities:

• Create stylized interpretations of real-world visual effects that fit The Sims' tone, visual language, gameplay needs, and performance targets.
• Produce real-time VFX for a wide range of content, including character interactions, social and emotional feedback, life simulation behaviors, environmental ambience, UI/UX, build/buy features, object interactions, and DLC / Live Service content.
• Work within proprietary tools and systems to create, implement, test, debug, and polish in-game VFX.
• Use particles, animated textures, meshes, materials, lights, shaders, and visual scripting workflows to build high-quality real-time effects.
• Collaborate with the VFX team, Art Direction, Design, Animation, Engineering, Technical Art, Production, Audio, and other cross-discipline partners to achieve the project's aesthetic and gameplay goals.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience as a VFX Artist in the game industry.
• Experience contributing to game production using real-time VFX workflows; shipped title or Live Service experience is preferred.
• Experience creating real-time visual effects using particles, static and animated textures, lights, materials, meshes, shaders, and related workflows.
• Experience working in game engines or proprietary tools; experience with visual scripting environments is preferred.
• Strong working knowledge of Maya, Photoshop, After Effects, and shader graph or material node workflows.
• Understanding of stylized VFX, timing, color, composition, shape language, visual hierarchy, and gameplay readability.
• Ability to create effects that support player feedback, character expression, emotional tone, and interaction clarity.
• Working knowledge of real-time performance considerations such as memory, overdraw, material complexity, texture usage, particle count, and platform constraints.
• Good communication skills and ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams such as Design, Production, Engineering, Art, Modeling, Animation, Technical Art, Audio, and overseas studio partners.
• Good English communication skills for meetings, written updates, documentation, and feedback discussions.
• A mindset focused on quality, collaboration, learning, accountability, and continuous improvement.