Rebellion is searching for a visionary, technically elite, and highly collaborative Lead VFX Artist to spearhead our growing real-time effects department on an upcoming, unannounced project. Positioned at the very inception of this new title’s development lifecycle, you will play a monumental role in charting the project’s creative vision, defining technical pipelines, and constructing scalable workflows within Rebellion’s powerful proprietary engine, Asura.
This leadership position spans multiple domains: you will be directly responsible for the technical deployment of particle systems, fluid simulations, screen post-processing, material alterations, mesh destruction models, and UI effects. Crucially, you will act as a foundational pillar for the team, offering empowering mentorship, setting clear performance benchmarks, and driving career growth across our expanding VFX department.
Job Overview : Lead VFX Artist
| Job Attribute | Details |
| Position | Lead VFX Artist |
| Company | Rebellion Game Studios |
| Locations | Oxford (HQ), Warwick, Runcorn, or UK Remote |
| Proprietary Tech | Asura Engine |
| Core Ecosystem | Particle, Screen Post, Material, Mesh Destruction, & UI Effects |
| Leadership Level | Lead (Vision Definition, Pipeline Architecture, & Team Mentorship) |
| Project Stage | Early-Stage Development (Unannounced Title) |
| Right to Work | Permanent UK Work Rights Required (No Visa Sponsorship) |
| Relocation | Full Package Available (Moving assistance, logistics, & temporary housing) |
Introduction: #JoinTheRebellion
For three decades, Rebellion has stood as a fiercely independent bastion of creativity, technological innovation, and high-octane entertainment. Founded by Jason and Chris Kingsley, we have grown from a passionate core team into a multi-studio phenomenon that refuses to be boxed into a single category. While Rebellion is globally renowned for developing and publishing critically acclaimed, chart-topping video games, our ecosystem stretches far beyond the digital realm.
We own and operate our own state-of-the-art film and motion-capture studios. We craft immersive board games that bring people together around physical tables. We publish gripping novels and non-fiction books. Furthermore, as the custodians of the legendary 2000 AD brand, Rebellion is the proud curator, publisher, and steward of some of the world’s most iconic comics and graphic novels—including the dystopian masterpiece, Judge Dredd.
When you join Rebellion, you are not just taking a job at a studio; you are becoming an integral part of an expansive, multi-media creative empire. As a massive independent developer, we maintain complete creative freedom over our titles, allowing us to work on an incredible variety of projects across all major current-generation platforms. We love what we do, we have fun doing it, and we want you to bring your passion to our ranks.
The Opportunity & Studio Impact
This is an unmissable opportunity to inject your distinct artistic DNA into a clean slate. Joining an unannounced title at its early development stage means your decisions will directly formulate the core construction, tool requests, and pipeline requirements for the studio’s real-time effects.
The VFX team at Rebellion holds a broad, powerful remit. Unlike workflows that restrict effects artists solely to particle spawners, our team designs the holistic sensory layer of the experience. You will oversee everything from foundational environmental particles to screen post-effects, complex shader-based material animations, physics-driven structural destruction, and bespoke UI interactions inside our proprietary Asura engine. If you want a role where your technical decisions scale across an entire multi-discipline production, this is your stage.
Core Roles & Responsibilities
As the Lead VFX Artist on this project, your time will be balanced between high-level aesthetic curation, systems architecture, and empathetic team leadership. Your daily responsibilities will include:
Creative Vision & Technical Stewardship
- Aesthetic Direction: Establish, communicate, and preserve the creative vision and real-time visual effects style guide across the entirety of the project.
- Proprietary Pipeline Architecture: Design, optimize, and maintain highly scalable workflows and engine tools within the Asura engine to protect performance across all targeted platforms.
- Holistic FX Delivery: Supervise and deliver top-tier content across multiple sub-disciplines, tracking particle systems, fluid dynamics, post-processing filters, material behaviors, mesh fracturing, and UI animations.
Cross-Discipline Collaboration & Leadership
- Executive Alignment: Partner alongside art, engineering, and design leadership to ensure real-time effects align organically with core gameplay mechanics and narrative themes.
- Stakeholder Communication: Pitch stylistic iterations and technical asset budgets clearly to key project stakeholders, responding fluidly to direction changes.
- Resource & Planning Balance: Manage project tracking schedules, source control systems, and asset documentation to ensure the VFX department operates cleanly within broader production loops.
Team Cultivation & Mentorship
- Empathetic Mentorship: Guide, inspire, and act as a reliable professional anchor for our growing team of VFX artists, providing constructive, iterative portfolio feedback.
- Career Progression Tracking: Conduct reviews, map out individual career advancement, and maintain a collaborative, high-morale team atmosphere centered on creative expression.
Candidate Requirements & Qualifications
We are looking for an industry expert who displays a pristine balance between high-concept real-time artistry and advanced software engineering principles.
Professional Experience
- Shipped AAA Pedigree: Extensive professional experience producing real-time VFX, backed by a strong portfolio showcasing an exceptional eye for color theory, timing, scale, and performance constraints.
- Proven Leadership History: Practical experience managing and guiding lines of VFX artists, setting studio standards, and resolving complex personnel or scheduling bottlenecks.
- Cross-Discipline Alignment: Demonstrated capability operating at the intersection of code, art, and design to resolve complex visual implementation puzzles.
Software & Technical Expertise
- DCC Tool Proficiency: Deep knowledge of modern industry-standard creation suites, specifically Blender, Photoshop, Substance, After Effects, Houdini, and Embergen.
- Simulation Mastery: Advanced understanding of particle physics, volume generation, dynamic simulations, real-world texture sheets, and vector fields.
- Optimisation Literacy: Mastery over current-gen performance profiling, shader complexities, fill-rate overdraw limitations, and hardware resource boundaries.
Work-Life Balance & Hybrid Flexibility
While Rebellion heavily champions the creative energy and organic problem-solving generated by face-to-face collaboration at our Oxford headquarters, we know that top talent demands flexibility.
For UK-based applicants, we are entirely open to discussing robust remote working arrangements adapted to your personal needs. For those looking to work on-site or transition to our physical locations, we provide a premium, comprehensive relocation package that includes full logistics support, moving assistance, and temporary studio accommodation to guarantee a stress-free transition.
Comprehensive Benefits Package
At Rebellion, we build stability. Our extensive benefits package is structured to protect your long-term mental, physical, and financial well-being:
- Generous Paid Time Off: 22 days of annual leave, plus a dedicated Christmas studio closure (typically 4 days), alongside all standard UK Bank Holidays. Your holiday allowance increases with service after 5 years by one day each year, up to a maximum of 31 days.
- Health & Wellness: Premium Private Medical Insurance and a comprehensive healthcare cash plan that includes dental and vision coverage.
- Financial Protection: Robust Life Assurance, Income Protection, and Critical Illness Cover to give you and your loved ones total peace of mind.
- Family Support: Enhanced Family Leave policies to support you through life’s major milestones.
- Financial Flexibility: Access to interest-free, tax-free loans for travel or personal needs, alongside an Enhanced Pension Scheme.
- Mental Health Support: A dedicated Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing a wide array of mental health, wellness, and counseling resources.
- Perks & Lifestyle: A massive selection of retail discounts, lifestyle freebies (including full access to the Rebellion gaming and comic catalog), and regular, subsidised studio social events.
Diversity, Inclusion, and Right to Work
Our Commitment to Progress
At Rebellion, we foster an inclusive culture where you are actively encouraged to be your authentic self. We believe that a representative, diverse team creates richer, deeper, and ultimately better entertainment products. We are actively recruiting a diverse workforce and continue to expand our culture of personal growth and systemic inclusion. Rebellion celebrates all demographics of culture, gender identity, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, and beyond. Innovation thrives when varied perspectives collide.
Right to Work Statement
Please Note: This specific position is strictly open to applicants who already possess the permanent right to work within the United Kingdom. Rebellion is unable to provide, sponsor, or take over visa sponsorship for this role, either now or at any point in the future. All applicants must be capable of demonstrating their ongoing, independent eligibility to work in the UK during the application phase.
If you are a talented VFX leader looking to take the next major step in your career with an independent studio that values your balance, your health, and your creative voice, we want to hear from you.
Apply today and help Rebellion build the future of interactive entertainment!
