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About the Role
As a VFX Artist (PvE), you’ll be responsible for creating high-quality, real-time visual effects that bring Albion Online’s world and combat encounters to life. You’ll design and implement effects that enhance gameplay clarity, emphasize combat impact, and enrich the atmosphere of the game’s diverse PvE environments. This role blends artistic creativity with strong technical understanding, requiring close collaboration with designers, artists, and engineers to deliver optimized, visually cohesive effects that support readability and performance across platforms.
Responsibilities
- Create and implement real-time VFX for PvE elements such as spells, creature abilities, boss attacks, and world events
- Design environmental and ambient effects to enhance atmosphere and immersion
- Iterate on effects to improve impact, mood, and gameplay clarity
- Work with Design, Art, and Engineering teams to ensure VFX support gameplay and visual consistency
- Optimize effects for performance across PC and mobile platforms
- Maintain efficient VFX workflows and pipelines
- Stay current with tools, trends, and best practices in real-time VFX
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience as a VFX Artist in game development, preferably on MMO or action titles
- Proficiency in Unity and familiarity with real-time particle systems, shaders, and materials
- Skilled with art tools such as Photoshop, After Effects, Houdini, or EmberGen
- Strong understanding of timing, color, and motion to create clear, dynamic visual feedback
- Experience optimizing VFX for real-time performance on multiple platforms
- Excellent communication skills (presentation, verbal and written) in English
- Experience designing VFX for PvE combat systems, such as spells, creature attacks, or boss mechanics
- Familiarity with Albion Online or similar sandbox MMOs
- Knowledge of C# scripting or shader development
- Passion for crafting stylized, gameplay-focused visual effects that enhance player immersion
Skills
- Unity
- Real-time particle systems
- Shaders
- Materials
- Photoshop
- After Effects
- Houdini
- EmberGen
- C# scripting
- Shader development
Location
- Berlin
Work Type
- Hybrid Work model
Experience Level
- 3+ years of experience
Benefits
- BVG corporate ticket
- Personal Development opportunities
- Company-sponsored training and language courses
- Company-sponsored tickets for Gamescom Dev & other game conferences
- Discounted membership to Urban Sport Club
- Access to nilo health for confidential mental health support, coaching, and wellbeing resources
- Extra vacation days awarded based on years of service (up to 30 days annually)
- Free drinks and snacks in the office
- Team events, breakfast weeks, summer and winter parties
About the Company
- Sandbox Interactive is the ambitious game development studio behind the award-winning game Albion Online, the first true cross-platform MMO.
- The company started as a small independent group of experienced gaming professionals in 2012 and now employs an international team of more than 100 people.
- Since 2020, Sandbox Interactive has been part of the Stillfront Group.
- The team is passionate about making Albion Online the best game it can be.
- The company is on a continued growth path.
- The company has a gaming-driven culture.
- The company has a global reach, shaping a game enjoyed by hundreds of thousands worldwide.