Senior VFX Artist
Stormind GamesSicily, Italy
Posted November 11, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Stormind Games is an independent Italian studio that creates original PC and console titles while partnering with AAA IP holders to develop new games. The studio specializes in narrative-driven experiences, delivering intense stories, deep gameplay mechanics, and richly detailed worlds that lend themselves to transmedia expansion. Its distinctive visual style ensures instant brand recognition across its portfolio, which includes the survival-horror saga Remothered, the action-RPG Batora: Lost Haven, and the first-person horror adventure A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead. Stormind also contributes to established franchises such as Mafia: The Old Country, bringing its expertise in immersive storytelling and polished production values. The company's culture emphasizes creative freedom, technical excellence, and a collaborative approach that empowers both internal teams and external partners.
Job Description
We are looking for a talented and experienced Senior VFX Artist to join Stormind Games and contribute to the creation of high-quality real-time visual effects across our projects.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a VFX Artist in video game development
- Previous experience in a Senior VFX role
- Strong expertise in real-time VFX creation using modern game engines (e.g. Unreal Engine, Unity)
- Solid understanding of shaders, particles, materials, and real-time rendering pipelines
- Strong proficiency with Houdini for procedural VFX, simulations, and real-time asset creation, including integration into game engines
- Proven experience optimizing VFX for performance on multiple platforms
- Ability to balance artistic quality with technical constraints
- Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams in a production environment
- Strong communication skills
- Fluency in English, both written and spoken
