Senior VFX Artist (Apex Legends)

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Job Title: Senior VFX Artist — Apex Legends

Locations: Vancouver, BC; Los Angeles, CA; Madison, WI

Work Model: Hybrid

Company: Respawn Entertainment, an Electronic Arts studio known for Apex Legends, Titanfall, and Star Wars® Jedi titles. The studio seeks a senior artist to lead real‑time VFX creation for the Apex Legends live‑service franchise.

Responsibilities

Create and implement high‑quality real‑time VFX for legend abilities, weapons, seasonal content, and gameplay moments, focusing on visceral, impactful effects.

Help define and maintain the visual quality bar for VFX across seasonal updates, weapon releases, character abilities, and gameplay moments.

Lead VFX problem‑solving for complex content, including visual polish, performance constraints, and technical issues across the content pipeline.

Collaborate closely with Art, Design, Animation, and Engineering to develop effects that support gameplay, improve clarity, and strengthen the visual identity of Apex Legends.

Provide feedback, mentorship, and craft guidance to other VFX artists, raising the quality and consistency of the team’s work.

Contribute to visual direction and help evolve Apex’s real‑time VFX language, supporting production planning to ensure work is scoped and delivered effectively.

Qualifications

5+ years of professional experience as a real‑time VFX artist in the games industry.

Strong portfolio of shipped in‑game real‑time VFX work; examples showcasing bombastic, gritty combat and VFX‑driven player intensity are a strong plus.

Proficiency with DCC tools such as Maya, Houdini, Photoshop, or Substance Designer, and experience implementing work within a game engine or proprietary toolset.

Experience mentoring, reviewing work, or guiding other artists, with strong communication and collaboration skills across disciplines.

Passion for making and playing games.

Experience creating VFX for visceral, intense combat games is a plus.

Experience with first‑person games, sci‑fi art direction, or live‑service seasonal content is a plus.

Shipped AAA game credit is a plus.

Compensation and Benefits
Pay ranges for this role are as follows, based on location:

British Columbia (e.g., Vancouver vs. Victoria): $114,300 – $156,200 CAD

California (e.g., Los Angeles vs. San Francisco): $127,700 – $190,600 USD

Benefits packages include paid time off, sick leave, holidays, health/dental/vision insurance, life and disability insurance, and 401(k) for full‑time employees. Eligible roles may also receive bonus and equity.

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