VFX Intern

Description & Requirements
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.

Description & Requirements
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.

Description & Requirements
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.
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.
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.
As a VFX Intern on the Apex Legends team, you will learn what it takes to create high-quality, real-time VFX for one of the world's premier live-service shooters. You will report into the VFX Director.
Under The Guidance Of Our Senior Artists, You Will

• Support VFX Creation:
  Help create and implement real-time VFX for character, weapons, environmental elements, and seasonal content that fit the intense sci‑fi aesthetic of Apex Legends.
• Collaborate Across Disciplines:
  Partner with Art, Design, Animation, and Engineering to ensure your VFX support gameplay clarity and integrate smoothly into the game.
• Learn Engine Implementation:
  Work directly within our game engine and proprietary tools to prototype, implement, and iterate on VFX assets.
• Optimize and Profile:
  Learn to balance visual quality with performance constraints, assisting with basic performance profiling and optimization.
• Review and Iterate:
  Actively participate in art reviews, gather feedback from leads, and iterate on your work to meet the studio's quality bar.

• Academic Endeavors:
  Working towards a bachelors degree in Real Time VFX, Game Art, Animation, Computer Graphics, or a related academic program.
• Foundational Art
  
  Skills:
  
  A strong sense of aesthetics, composition, color theory, and timing as they apply to VFX.
• Tool Familiarity:
  Basic hands‑on experience or familiarity with relevant DCC tools (such as Maya, Houdini, Photoshop, etc).
• Game Engine Exposure:
  Some experience implementing assets or working with particle systems (like Niagara or Cascade) in game engines like Unreal Engine, Unity, or proprietary editors.
• Collaborative Mindset:
  Comfort receiving feedback, iterating on your work, and working alongside artists, designers, and engineers in a collaborative environment.
• Problem‑Solving Spirit: A curious, analytical approach to troubleshooting VFX issues and working within the technology of our pipeline.
• Passionate Gamer: A genuine passion for playing and making games, with an interest in first‑person shooters and sci‑fi art styles.