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Insomniac Games

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The Lead VFX Artist is responsible for managing and developing a visual effects team. Has the ... Substance Designer, Filter-Forge, After-Effects, etc). * Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Insomniac Games

Lead VFX Artist

$153K - $230K/yr

The Lead VFX Artist is responsible for managing and developing a visual effects team. Has the ... Substance Designer, Filter-Forge, After-Effects, etc). * Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

Ht Visions

VFX Artist

Houston, TX

$150K - $165K/yr

We are seeking an experienced and highly creative VFX Artist to produce high-quality visual effects ... Maya, Houdini, Nuke, After Effects, Cinema 4D • Experience with Unreal Engine preferred • ...

Bluberi

Technical Artist II

Austin, TX · On-site

$122K - $146K/yr

Bluberi is seeking a Technical Artist to create high-impact, real-time visual effects for Unity ... Proficiency with tools such as Spine, After Effects, and Adobe Creative Suite * Experience ...

Bluberi Gaming USA Inc

Technical Artist II

Austin, TX

$122K - $146K/yr

... After Effects, Adobe Creative Suite, and 3D tools including Houdini, Blender, or Maya.Optimize ... Technical Artists to implement effects within established pipelines and performance ...

Local SEO Tulsa

Vfx Artist

Tulsa, OK

$85K - $95K/yr

As a VFX Artist, you will play a crucial role in creating visually stunning effects for various ... Proficiency in VFX software such as Adobe After Effects, Nuke, or Blender. * Strong understanding ...

Filmless

Freelance Animator & GFX Artist

Manhattan, NY · Remote

... artists to help us create custom graphics/animations for our client's videos. You are a self ... of After Effects, Cinema 4D, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop Must own a Mac or Windows based PC or ...

Filmless

Freelance Animator & GFX Artist

Manhattan, NY · On-site +1

... artists to help us create custom graphics/animations for our client's videos. You are a self ... After Effects, Cinema 4D, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop • Must own a Mac or Windows based PC or ...

Eastport Holdings

Production Artist

Columbus, OH · On-site

Production Artist Columbus, Ohio (in office) Summary At 500, Production Artists play a critical ... Experience with Adobe After Effects is highly preferred. What You'll Do * Prepare and finalize ...

Apple

Technical Artist Engineer

Culver City, CA · On-site

$139K - $166K/yr

Join Apple, as a Technical Artist Engineer, and help us leave the world better than we found it ... After Effects, Nuke, etc.)Experience with Swift and SwiftUIA sharp eye for UI and interaction ...

Eastport Holdings

Production Artist

Columbus, OH · On-site

Production Artist Columbus, Ohio (in office) Summary At 500°, Production Artists play a critical ... Experience with Adobe After Effects is highly preferred. What You'll Do * Prepare and finalize ...

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As of Jun 9, 2026, the average hourly pay for after effects artist in the United States is $29.11, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $24.76 and $32.93 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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As an After Effects Artist, your typical day involves designing and animating motion graphics, compositing visual elements, and revising animations based on feedback from clients or creative directors. You will often collaborate closely with video editors, graphic designers, and producers to align your work with the overall vision of the project. Communication and adaptability are key, as you may need to adjust designs quickly to meet tight deadlines or last-minute changes. In many studios or agencies, After Effects Artists are integral members of creative teams and have the opportunity to contribute ideas and techniques that enhance the final product.

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To thrive as an After Effects Artist, you need a solid grasp of motion graphics, animation fundamentals, and visual storytelling, usually supported by experience or education in digital media or design. Proficiency in Adobe After Effects, and often familiarity with Photoshop, Illustrator, and related plugins, is essential, and professional certifications can be advantageous. Strong creative problem-solving, attention to detail, and effective communication skills help artists collaborate and bring ideas to life. Mastery of these skills enables the creation of compelling animations that meet client and project demands in fast-paced production environments.

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An After Effects Artist is a motion graphics designer who creates animations, visual effects, and compositing for videos, films, advertisements, and digital content. They use Adobe After Effects to enhance footage, add special effects, and animate text or graphics. Their work is often used in commercials, social media content, television, and movies. They collaborate with filmmakers, editors, and designers to bring creative visions to life with dynamic visuals.

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Lead VFX Artist

Lead VFX Artist

Insomniac Games

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Posted 13 days ago

Job description

Insomniac Games is searching for a Lead Visual Effects Artist. The Lead VFX Artist is responsible for managing and developing a visual effects team. Has the knowledge and experience of creating art assets and sets an example for the team by demonstrating a mastery of industry standards and tools, proprietary technology, and departmental production workflows. Has a proven understanding of production schedules and project goals, along with game performance, and technical considerations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Balance hands-on VFX asset creation with day-to-day team leadership and management of the VFX team.

  • Partner closely with Principal VFX Artist to plan, create and test content creation and pipelines before deploying to the development team

  • Oversee and support external VFX partners, ensuring they are properly onboarded to style and technical standards and that their deliveries meet quality expectations.

  • Collaborate with Production Management to scope and estimate work, build schedules, assign tasks and track progress for VFX deliverables.

  • Works closely with Art Directors to develop visual targets, maintain a cohesive visual style and consistent quality bar across all aspects in VFX.

  • Review VFX artists' work to ensure VFX content is performant aesthetically and technically that is aligned with Art Direction.  

  • Collaborate with multiple disciplines to support gameplay, characters, cinematics, environments with VFX requirements. 

  • Coordinate with cross-disciplinary teams to ensure VFX assets are delivered on time and integrated smoothly into the game.

  • Works closely with the Tool and Engine team to aid in the ongoing evolution and enhancements of proprietary tools and engine to improve and enhance VFX fidelity.

  • Champion and implement new production methods, best practices, and optimizations to improve efficiency and in-game performance.

  • Ensures that all complaints and concerns related to inappropriate or unprofessional conduct in the workplace are addressed immediately to foster a safe work environment.

  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of VFX artists, including consistent quality bar, goalsetting and performance reviews.

  • Other duties may apply

Supervisory Duties:

  • This job has supervisory responsibilities

Supervisory Responsibilities:

  • Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws

  • Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

Computer Skills:

  • Advanced level in Houdini and Maya: expert understanding of these DCC visual effects packages, competent working with joints and locators, animation/keyframing, rigid-body and fluid simulations, materials, shaders, lighting and rendering.

  • 3d modeling and procedural modeling/UV'ing skills are a must.

  • Strong knowledge and experience with modern game engines/editors such as Unreal, Unity, proprietary, etc.

  • Proficient with real-time particle-editors and VFX systems such as Unreal's Niagara, PopcornFX, etc.

  • Advance understanding of complex node-based shader networks such as those used in Unreal, Unity, etc.

  • Familiarity with game scripting and/or node-based systems (e.g. Unreal Blueprint, etc).

  • Have strong grasp of technical scripting, programming and expressions pertaining to DCC and graphics: e.g. MEL, Python, Houdini VEX, HLSL Shaders, etc.

  • Proficient in Photoshop for painting and editing textures.

  • Strong knowledge of procedural texture generation software (e.g. Substance Designer, Filter-Forge, After-Effects, etc).

  • Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

  • Knowledge of other visual effects or CG software a plus (e.g. Blender, Nuke, etc).

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