Lead VFX Artist

We're not your typical game developers. We're passionate game enthusiasts turned creators, crafting worlds that'll blow your socks off! 

From "Hard Reset" to "Shadow Warrior" and "Evil West," we live for heart-pounding action and immersive experiences. But we're not stopping there!

At Flying Wild Hog, our passion for gaming drives everything we do. We are a team of dedicated people creating immersive experiences for a diverse gaming community, from gamers to gamers. 

If you’re a developer, whether you are deeply invested in gaming or enjoy it casually, we invite you to embark on an exhilarating journey with us. Join us in shaping unique gaming adventures that resonate with players everywhere.

“My goal is to make our games so enjoyable that you won't be able to put them down.”

Join Flying Wild Hog and help us shape gaming visuals! We're seeking an experienced and passionate Lead VFX Artist with AAA game development experience to help and manage our VFX Team on a new, ambitious AAA project featuring a world-famous IP in Unreal Engine 5.

As a Lead VFX Artist, you'll guide our team to craft breathtaking visual effects within real-time constraints, elevating both the artistic vision and gameplay experience. Dive into this exciting opportunity to leave your mark on a high-profile game and push your creative boundaries with us.

Help the VFX team grow and thrive, and support the Art Directors and Tech Art Director in building a cohesive team dynamic that meets our franchise’s VFX needs.

• Be a manager and provide leadership and mentorship to the VFX team, promoting their growth and yours.


• Be responsible for the quality output of the VFX team, delivering top-quality visual effects by focusing on key areas and maintaining high standards.


• Assisting the Direction team in reaching new goals, setting the team's vision, and respecting the artistic vision and gameplay needs.
  Identify and communicate effectively potential project risks to other leads, directors, and management.


• Stay updated with industry trends, guide R&D, and collaborate with technical teams to improve VFX pipelines and team output. 


• Help the team execute high-caliber visual effects that align with the artistic and technical vision of the game. 


• Apply advanced technical proficiency in Unreal Engine, Niagara, Houdini, and any other systems required to create and integrate impactful visual effects.


• Nurture robust relationships and proficiently manage workflows with external and internal collaborators.


• Document best practices and workflows for both internal and external teams.


• Help producers in scoping and prioritizing work for the team.


• Be a Go-To Expert and support in the visual effects area.


• Collaborate closely with other teams, leads, production, and directors across multiple projects in establishing long-term feature roadmaps to help everyone succeed, making trade-offs when appropriate and needed.


• Supervise the documentation created by the team members, making sure its up to the required standards. 


• Perform employee performance reviews and assist with HR processes.


• Work with recruitment and HR to onboard new talent and develop current team members.

• Experience in Real-time, Game-Ready VFX for game engines.
  Proven success in AAA game development, having made significant contributions to at least one complete project cycle, with credited contributions.


• 5+ years of experience in game development, ideally in VFX or a related role.


• 2+ years of experience in a managerial role such as Lead. 


• Previous leadership experience.


• Excellent English communication skills, both written and spoken.


• Outstanding soft skills for effective mediation and to foster collaborative decision-making.


• Solid understanding of modern game production cycles and methodologies.


• Profound expertise in modern Game Engines, with a strong preference for candidates with in-depth knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 or Unreal Engine 4 for PC and Consoles, including an understanding of its technical limitations and complexities.


• Experience with modern VFX systems such as Niagara (scratchpad, grid2D) or other relevant to VFX.


• Familiarity with modern VFX production workflows and industry-standard Digital Content Creation tools (DCCs) and their scripting languages (At least one of 3DS Max, Maya, or Blender) for creating and integrating VFX.

• Working flexibility, you decide how you prefer, from the office, hybrid, or remote


• You can enjoy private medical care (fully financed by the employer) and a sports card (FitProfit card) if you move to Poland


• You can develop further by joining the Hogs Academy, our program for training courses and books with a yearly budget for it. 


• You can count on professional mental health support from our benefit platform


• You can benefit from language lessons (Polish and English)


• Freely plan your working hours within our core hours 11:00-16:00


• You will have a real impact on various aspects of the game. We create games together, and your opinion is important to us


• You can depend on team support and shared knowledge


• You will  join a strong, harmonious team and people with positive energy