Senior VFX Artist

6 Months ago • 3 Years + • 2D Art

Job Summary

Job Description

Playrix, a top mobile game developer, seeks a Senior VFX Artist to create impactful visual effects for their high-grossing games. Must have expert skills in Unity, Unreal, and effects optimization, with strong experience in mobile game development. This is an opportunity to shape visual styles and create innovative effects while growing your portfolio.
Must have:
  • Mobile game VFX
  • Unity/Unreal Engine
  • Effects Optimization
  • 3+ years experience
Good to have:
  • Shader knowledge
  • Animation principles
  • Game design knowledge
  • Technical design
Perks:
  • Flexible schedule
  • Health insurance

Job Details

Senior VFX Artist

About the company

Playrix is ​​one of the most successful mobile game development companies 
in the world. In terms of mobile application revenue, we rank first in Europe 
and are in the top 3 worldwide. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (that's a third of the world's population!) and more than 30 million people around the world play them every day.

Team, about the role

Now our flagships are experiencing a new phase in the development of  quality. We're looking for an experienced VFX Artist ready to make independent artistic decisions with full creative freedom. You'll have the opportunity to influence the creation of visual effects for one of the highest-grossing mobile games in the world, all while growing an impressive portfolio.

This role requires relocation from Russia and Belarus to one of our offices or remote work from other countries (except Russia and Belarus).  Find out more 

Tasks

  • Forming the dynamics and style of the project's effects

  • Creating and integrating effects of different levels of complexity, including those that are most challenging and innovative

  • Working in Playrix's own effects editor, developing the company's internal tools

  • Interacting with other VFX artists, game designers, and programmers to reach new levels of explosive visual quality

Requirements

  • Knowledge of the mobile project market and its trends

  • Excellent skills in composition, color, timing, and dynamics

  • Portfolio and 3+ years of experience developing effects for mobile games

  • Expert skills in creating and optimizing effects in Unity, Unreal, and other game engines 

  • Expert skills in working with graphic editors

  • Knowledge of and skills in applying animation principles

  • Experience with shaders

  • Fluency in Russian and proficiency in written English

Preferred

  • Knowledge of how related areas operate: programming, game design, technical design, animation

  • Experience working in stylistically similar mobile projects

  • Experience creating and texturing 3D models

Our Perks

Flexibility at work

  • For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). You can do your work however and wherever you like — we only evaluate your results.

Caring for health and well-being
  • We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist.
  • We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
  • We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions.
Professional development and education
  • We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
  • We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates.
Events and merch
  • We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
  • We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
  • We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities.

Work Format

Remote or from one of the company’s offices

Similar Jobs

Windranger Labs - Head of Community

Windranger Labs

El Paso, Texas, United States (Remote)
4 Weeks ago
Playrix - Principal VFX Artist

Playrix

Almaty, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan (Remote)
6 Months ago
Limit Break - Unity Level Integrator (Japan)

Limit Break

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Magic Media - Game UX Designer

Magic Media

Kyiv, Kyiv City, Ukraine (Remote)
4 Weeks ago
NVIDIA - Senior Solutions Architect, Networking - Cloud Service Providers

NVIDIA

California, United States (Hybrid)
3 Weeks ago
Playrix - Game Designer Playables

Playrix

Serbia (Remote)
1 Week ago
Playrix - Game Director

Playrix

Ukraine (Remote)
6 Months ago
Push Gaming - Senior 2D Animator

Push Gaming

Spain (Hybrid)
3 Weeks ago
Playrix - Principal VFX Artist

Playrix

Cyprus (Remote)
6 Months ago
Playrix - Director of Engineering

Playrix

Montenegro (Remote)
6 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Sawhorse Productions - Senior Roblox Developer

Sawhorse Productions

Los Angeles, California, United States (Remote)
4 Weeks ago
Nordcurrent - Gameplay Programmer

Nordcurrent

Vilnius, Vilnius County, Lithuania (On-Site)
5 Months ago
lowpixel studios - Game Programmer  (Remote)

lowpixel studios

(Remote)
4 Months ago
UNIVRSE - Senior Unity Developer

UNIVRSE

Catalonia, Spain (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Limit Break - Sound Designer

Limit Break

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
2 Months ago
ByteDance - Site Reliability Engineer

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Epic Games - Tech Animation Artist

Epic Games

Shanghai, Shanghai, China (On-Site)
2 Days ago
Sandsoft Games - 3D Marketing Animator

Sandsoft Games

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Good Job Games - Animator - Marketing/Studio

Good Job Games

İstanbul, Türkiye (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Google - Imaging Systems Engineer

Google

Mountain View, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Armenia

Playrix - Middle C++ Software Engineer (Gameplay)

Playrix

Armenia (Remote)
6 Months ago
Playrix - Lead QA Automation Engineer (Mobile)

Playrix

Armenia (Remote)
6 Months ago
Keywords Studios - Senior Business Development Manager

Keywords Studios

Armenia (Remote)
1 Day ago
Sperasoft - Lead Environment Artist

Sperasoft

Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia (On-Site)
1 Day ago
Playrix - Senior HR Generalist

Playrix

Armenia (Remote)
6 Months ago
Evolution - Game Presenter - Afternoon Shift

Evolution

Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Playrix - Communications Director

Playrix

Armenia (Remote)
4 Months ago
Playrix - Lead Location Designer

Playrix

Armenia (Remote)
6 Months ago
Sperasoft - Lead Concept Artist

Sperasoft

Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia (Hybrid)
4 Weeks ago
Playrix - Principal VFX Artist

Playrix

Armenia (Remote)
6 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

2D Art Jobs

GameDuell - Game UI Artist (Unity 2D)

GameDuell

Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Hybrid)
3 Weeks ago
GameDuell - Game UI Artist (Unity 2D)

GameDuell

Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Playrix - Game Director

Playrix

Ireland (Remote)
6 Months ago
Playrix - Senior Technical Designer

Playrix

Almaty, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan (Remote)
6 Months ago
Playrix - Generative AI Engineer

Playrix

Ireland (Remote)
1 Month ago
Playrix - Senior 2D Artist (Illustrations)

Playrix

Ireland (Remote)
6 Months ago
Playrix - Senior Node.js Developer (Server)

Playrix

Ireland (Remote)
3 Months ago
Betsoft Gaming - Visual FX / Post Production Artist

Betsoft Gaming

(Remote)
5 Months ago
Playrix - Principal 2D Artist

Playrix

Almaty, Almaty Region, Kazakhstan (Remote)
6 Months ago
Playrix - Senior VFX Artist

Playrix

Ireland (Remote)
6 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded