VFX Artist Far Cry Job Montréal area,Montreal Province de Québec Canada,Entertainment & Gaming

Position: VFX Artist [Far Cry]
Location: Montreal

Job Description

As a VFX Artist at Ubisoft Montréal
, you will create impactful environmental and gameplay effects that enhance immersion and support moment-to-moment player experience. From smoke, fire, explosions, weather, and water interactions, your work as a Visual Effects (VFX) Artist will help bring the Far Cry world to life.

You will combine creativity and technical expertise to design high quality, real-time effects. You will adapt to a range of tools while collaborating closely with other teams to integrate and refine gameplay-driven VFX within the game engine.

What you’ll do

Collaborate with creative leadership to understand the gameplay vision and set VFX priorities

Create environmental and gameplay effects using particle systems and original textures

Partner with programming teams to assess needs and contribute to tool development

Design effects within technical constraints while maintaining clarity and visual impact

Integrate VFX into the game engine with a focus on gameplay readability

Iterate on effects using playtest feedback
, debugging and optimizing as needed

Adjust effects based on cross-team feedback to improve player experience

Respond to post-launch community feedback when applicable, balancing expectations and limitations

Qualifications

What you bring to the team

Demonstrated skills in real-time visual effects creation for gameplay-driven experiences

Hands-on experience with 3D workflows
, including modeling, texturing, lighting, or image processing

Working knowledge of 2D art tools
, compositing software
, 3D software
, and game engines

Understanding of art fundamentals such as lighting, composition, proportion, and color theory

Familiarity with basic vector math applied to VFX systems

Ability to receive feedback and adapt your work iteratively

A creative and collaborative mindset with strong communication skills

Experience with procedural tools
, shader creation
, or shader optimization
, an asset

What to send our way

Your CV highlighting relevant skills and experiences

A demo reel or portfolio showcasing gameplay and environmental VFX, including a breakdown of your process


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