Lead VFX Artist Rebellion

Rebellion is searching for a visionary, technically elite, and highly collaborative Lead VFX Artist to spearhead our growing real‑time effects department on an upcoming, unannounced project. Positioned at the very inception of this new title’s development lifecycle, you will play a monumental role in charting the project’s creative vision, defining technical pipelines, and constructing scalable workflows within Rebellion’s powerful proprietary engine,
Asura
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This leadership position spans multiple domains: you will be directly responsible for the technical deployment of particle systems, fluid simulations, screen post‑processing, material alterations, mesh destruction models, and UI effects. Crucially, you will act as a foundational pillar for the team, offering empowering mentorship, setting clear performance benchmarks, and driving career growth across our expanding VFX department.

• Position Lead VFX Artist
• Company Rebellion Game Studios
• Locations Oxford (HQ), Warwick, Runcorn, or UK Remote
• Proprietary Tech Asura Engine
• Core Ecosystem Particle, Screen Post, Material, Mesh Destruction, & UI Effects
• Project Stage Early‑Stage Development (Unannounced Title)
• Right to Work Permanent UK Work Rights Required (No Visa Sponsorship)
• Relocation Full Package Available (Moving assistance, logistics, & temporary housing)

As the Lead VFX Artist on this project, your time will be balanced between high‑level aesthetic curation, systems architecture, and empathetic team leadership. Your daily responsibilities will include:

• Aesthetic Direction: Establish, communicate, and preserve the creative vision and real‑time visual effects style guide across the entirety of the project.
• Proprietary Pipeline Architecture: Design, optimize, and maintain highly scalable workflows and engine tools within the Asura engine to protect performance across all targeted platforms.
• Holistic FX Delivery: Supervise and deliver top‑tier content across multiple sub‑disciplines, tracking particle systems, fluid dynamics, post‑processing filters, material behaviors, mesh fracturing, and UI animations.
• Executive Alignment: Partner alongside art, engineering, and design leadership to ensure real‑time effects align organically with core gameplay mechanics and narrative themes.
• Stakeholder Communication: Pitch stylistic iterations and technical asset budgets clearly to key project stakeholders, responding fluidly to direction changes.
• Resource & Planning Balance: Manage project tracking schedules, source control systems, and asset documentation to ensure the VFX department operates cleanly within broader production loops.
• Empathetic Mentorship: Guide, inspire, and act as a reliable professional anchor for our growing team of VFX artists, providing constructive, iterative portfolio feedback.
• Career Progression Tracking: Conduct reviews, map out individual career advancement, and maintain a collaborative, high‑moral team atmosphere centered on creative expression.

We are looking for an industry expert who displays a pristine balance between high‑concept real‑time artistry and advanced software engineering principles.

• Shipped AAA Pedigree: Extensive professional experience producing real‑time VFX, backed by a strong portfolio showcasing an exceptional eye for color theory, timing, scale, and performance constraints.
• Proven Leadership History: Practical experience managing and guiding lines of VFX artists, setting studio standards, and resolving complex personnel or scheduling bottlenecks.
• Cross‑Discipline Alignment: Demonstrated capability operating at the intersection of code, art, and design to resolve complex visual implementation puzzles.

• DCC Tool Proficiency: Deep knowledge of modern industry‑standard creation suites, specifically Blender
  , Photoshop
  , Substance
  , After Effects
  , Houdini
  , and Embergen
  .
• Simulation Mastery: Advanced understanding of particle physics, volume generation, dynamic simulations, real‑world texture sheets, and vector fields.
• Optimisation Literacy: Mastery over…