12 Film VFX Artist Jobs in Irvine, CA

Updated daily. Most recent posting: October 6, 2026.

2D Effects Artist (Temporary/Freelance)

Skydance Animation is hiring a 2D Effects Animator to create magical and elemental effects for an upcoming feature film. The role involves collaborating with the visual development team to establish the film's visual language and ensuring high-quality animation that integrates seamlessly with charac...

Los Angeles, California Skydance
Senior VFX Artist - Unpublished R&D Product

The Senior VFX Artist will design and implement dynamic visual effects for a real-time game project. This role involves creating high-quality assets, establishing best practices for the VFX team, and collaborating with cross-functional partners to ensure gameplay clarity and visual impact....

Los Angeles, California Riot Games, Inc.
Sr. VFX Artist

The Senior VFX Artist will create real-time visual effects for a new interactive game experience within the Disney ecosystem. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement atmospheric and gameplay effects using Unreal Engine 5 and Niagara....

Remote (Los Angeles, California) The Walt Disney Company
Unreal Cinematic Pipeline Engineer

The Unreal Cinematic Pipeline Engineer will develop custom tools, plugins, and automation to optimize workflows between Unreal Engine and cinematic production pipelines. This role focuses on enhancing artist productivity and maintaining complex rendering pipelines for high-quality visual experiences...

Los Angeles, California Magnopus
Adjunct Professor of Film and Television Production - VIRTUAL PRODUCTION

The University of Southern California is seeking an experienced industry professional to teach Virtual Production and Unreal Engine courses within their film and television production division. This adjunct faculty position requires significant professional experience to instruct students on the tec...

Los Angeles, California University of Southern California (USC)
Open Rank Professor of the Practice of Cinematic Arts - John C. Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts

The University of Southern California is seeking an experienced animation professional for a full-time non-tenure track faculty position. The role involves teaching foundational and intermediate animation courses to students within a simulated studio environment....

Los Angeles, California University of Southern California (USC)
Unreal Cinematic Visualization Artist

The Unreal Cinematic Visualization Artist is responsible for bridging real-time technology with traditional cinematography by managing virtual camera rigs and lighting within Unreal Engine. This role involves creating high-fidelity previsualization and techvisualization sequences while ensuring seam...

Los Angeles, California Magnopus
Senior Artist (Virtual Art Department)

The Senior Artist will work within the Virtual Art Department to create photorealistic, real-time environments for in-camera visual effects and LED volumes. This role involves collaborating with production designers, mentoring junior staff, and establishing best practices for virtual production work...

Los Angeles, California Magnopus
Senior 3D/VFX Artist, Small Business

This role involves creating high-quality 3D, VFX, and edited content for product marketing and social media campaigns. The artist will work across the entire production pipeline, including concept development, 3D simulation, compositing, and final delivery....

Irvine, Maryland Autodesk
Technical Artist (Virtual Art Department)

The Technical Artist will support the Virtual Art Department by optimizing workflows and performance for high-fidelity Unreal Engine projects. This role involves collaborating with artists to implement technical solutions and ensuring assets meet real-time performance requirements for virtual produc...

Los Angeles, California Magnopus
Virtual Art Department Supervisor

The Virtual Art Department Supervisor leads a team of artists and engineers to create photorealistic real-time environments for in-camera visual effects. This role acts as a primary creative liaison between the production team and the technical crew to ensure high-quality visual output for LED volum...

Los Angeles, California Magnopus
Film Faculty Associate

The Sidney Poitier New American Film School is seeking part-time Faculty Associates to teach undergraduate courses in various film production disciplines. Successful candidates will be responsible for preparing course materials, instructing students in person or online, and evaluating student work....

Los Angeles, California Arizona State University