VFX Artist II (Apex Legends)

Respawn Entertainment, founded in 2010, is an Academy Award-winning studio behind Apex Legends, Titanfall, and Star Wars™ Jedi titles. They are seeking a VFX Artist II to support the Apex Legends content creation team.

The successful candidate will create and implement real-time effects that bring Legends, weapons, and seasonal moments to life. This involves collaborating with Art, Design, Animation, and Engineering to deliver polished, performant VFX across Apex's live service.

Key responsibilities:

• Create and implement real-time VFX for legend abilities, weapons, seasonal content, environmental moments, and gameplay events.
• Elevate seasonal content drops with impactful effects that bring energy and visual identity to new characters and limited-time events.
• Use timing, shape, motion, and color to develop effects that support gameplay clarity and reinforce the Apex visual language.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure VFX match the quality bar and vision for each content area.
• Solve VFX-related problems, fix bugs, and contribute to the continuous evolution of Apex Legends' visual language.

Requirements:

• 2+ years of professional experience as a real-time VFX artist in the games industry.
• Portfolio of shipped in-game work.
• Proficiency with relevant DCC tools such as Maya, Houdini, Photoshop, or Substance Designer.
• Experience implementing work within a game engine or proprietary toolset.
• Passion for making and playing games, especially first-person shooters, battle royale, or competitive multiplayer games.
• Live-service or seasonal content cycle experience.
• Shipped AAA game credit.

The compensation package includes:

• Salary ranges: $92,900 - $129,200 CAD (British Columbia), $104,400 - $157,400 USD (California)
• Benefits: paid time off, sick time, company holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, 401(k) or retirement plan, and more