Senior VFX Artist [Rainbow Six]

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• Your ability to meet our hybrid working requirement of 3 days per week in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne including relocation/commute (if applicable)

As a Senior VFX Artist on the Rainbow Six brand youll bring passion excitement atmosphere and explosivity to a game through the creation of stunning effects. Alongside your eye for detail youll enjoy mentoring knowledge sharing and taking ownership of features and systems. You will deliver visually impressive moments that positively enhance the player experience. Be it smoke fire an explosion falling snow or a waterfall every one of your effects will accent the immersive game world and often will have people wondering How did you do that 

As a tech-savvy artist youll combine technology and creativity to make the magic happen. Youll be able to adapt to a variety of tools while relying on your core talent to create and integrate impactful high-quality real-time visual effects. Youll enjoy collaborating with art programming and design teams to understand key features and elements where the addition of visual effects will add life to the games our players know and love.

As a Senior VFX Artist youll work closely with other artists offering guidance and support as well as supporting your lead and relevant teams to establish pipelines processes and workflows. As a natural collaborator and communicator youll help motivate the team and take pride in knowing your work plays a key part in the Rainbow Six legacy.

What youll bring

At Ubisoft we aim to be a destination of choice for the best talent. We want people like you who will be instrumental in driving our studios to success.

• A photo-realistic portfolio/showreel of your best work consisting of real-time VFX elements.
• Experience of modelling texturing and image processing.
• Working knowledge of Photoshop.
• Proficient in 3D software such as Maya or 3DS Max.
• Ability to give receive and apply feedback constructively.
• Understanding of basic vector math and art fundamentals (e.g. lighting composition colour theory).
• Desirable experience with proprietary/in-house engines. 

Joining Ubisoft youll be part of an inclusive global brand. With us you will build upon your ongoing success and place your stamp on the production of our games and the development of our people. Youll have the prestige of developing and producing exciting world-class AAA games and help showcase our studio as a market leader within our industry.

With us you will find your future in one of the strongest knowledge bases in the games industry coupled with brilliant opportunities for career progression on a critically acclaimed brand portfolio.

Whatwell provide 

We put our people first through nurturing their creativity and wellbeing and the reason we continue to create engaging and compelling AAA titles that are loved across the world. We also value the art of collaboration and a sense of belonging which is why weve embraced a hybrid working model that requires our team members to be on-site for an average of 3 days per week fostering a vibrant and creative work environment that unites us in pursuing our shared goals.

• Everything you need to keep your life in balance - hybrid working flexible core hours 25 days of annual leave Christmas shutdown and a plan that will enable you to work from anywhere in the EU for up to four weeks per year
• Life insurance income insurance private healthcare an annual well-being allowance and more
• Generous resources committed to your perpetual personal and professional development
• Investment in our community - with paid volunteering days
• Fun and entertainment - with free games activities and celebrations
• Generous relocation support - should you need it

Positive mental health and wellbeing at work are priorities for us. We are a Gold Employer in the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index and partners of Safe in Our World. We run an inclusive Wellbeing Champions programme and provide a wide range of training and resources to support all of our people to proactively discuss and manage their own mental health as well as support their team members.

Ready to Apply

We aim to build the worlds most distinctive and diverse gaming studio; therefore we strongly encourage you to apply. Wed love to hear about you and your background.

Find out more about Ubisoft Reflections by contacting Luke Murtagh our Talent Acquisition Partner managing this vacancy:

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Senior VFX Artist (Updated Nov 2025)

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time