VFX Artist II (Apex Legends)

• Location: Los Angeles - Chatsworth
• State: California
• Country: United States of America

• Location: Madison
• State: Wisconsin
• Country: United States of America

Description & Requirements

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Job Title: VFX Artist 2 — Apex Legends

Location: Vancouver, BC · Los Angeles, CA · Madison, WI

Work Model: Hybrid

Respawn Entertainment

Founded in 2010, Respawn was created with the philosophy that when talented people have creative freedom, they'll make extraordinary games that achieve the unexpected. Respawn Entertainment is the Academy Award-winning studio behind Apex Legends, Titanfall, and Star Wars™ Jedi titles. Join us to help shape the future of one of the world's leading live service franchises.

Respawn Entertainment is looking for 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. You will apply your understanding of timing, shape, motion, and color to help build the Apex universe while maintaining our readability.

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.
• Use timing, shape, motion, and color to develop effects that support gameplay clarity and reinforce the Apex visual language.
• 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.
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of Apex Legends' visual language by delivering consistent, polished, game-ready effects season over season.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of professional experience as a real-time VFX artist in the games industry.
• 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 work within a game engine or proprietary toolset.
• Passion for making and playing games. Background in first-person shooters, battle royale, or competitive multiplayer games.
• Live-service or seasonal content cycle experience.
• Shipped AAA game credit.

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