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

Our flagship project Gardenscapes is entering a new era of visual quality. We're looking for a talented and experienced Principal VFX Artist to help us achieve our ambitious goals and maintain our leadership in the casual game genre.

The team includes the strongest specialists in all fields, UI, 2D, VFX, and animation. We work in short iterations and regularly synchronize with external producers, which allows us to quickly test ideas and implement changes. You'll have the opportunity to participate in creating new features, directly influence the product, develop approaches and pipelines, and exchange experience with leading industry experts.

Tasks

• Development of complex UI effects for features
• Redesign of legacy UI effects
• Integration of developed effects into the game
• Optimization and creation of new universal effects for the design system
• Creation of documentation for key effects
• Distribution of solutions and technologies across teams
• Formation of a vision for effects in the UI layer of the project and close collaboration with the project producer

Requirements

• A portfolio in a casual style and 5+ years of experience as an effects artist or animator, preferably in mobile projects
• An understanding of the full cycle of VFX development for UI (strong preference for experience in the match-3 genre)
• The ability to make a quick and complex search for new VFX solutions, as well as use ready-made solutions from the top products on the market as references
• Artistic taste and strong hard skills in creating effects without long searches and iterations The main emphasis is on quality and speed
• A deep understanding of the technical side of game effects (atlases, batching, effects mechanics)
• Product thinking and full immersion in the top products in the market
• Fluent in Russian

You'll love working with us because

• For us, an artist is a full-fledged partner whose opinion is especially important. We value informed feedback, encourage openness, and expect each artist to actively influence the product as a whole. We meet regularly with producers to find the best art solutions together.
• We strive for continuous development and innovation to improve products, teams, and processes. We were among the first in game development to introduce neural networks, creating unique AI pipelines and opening up new opportunities for optimization and creativity.
• We offer opportunities for development: you can grow towards team management or expertly set the vision of art at the product level.

Our Perks

• Flexibility at work
  • For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world. 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 cover foreign language courses.
• 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. This role requires relocation from Russia and Belarus to one of our offices or remote work from other countries (except Russia and Belarus).