Senior VFX/Animator

Summary

Join Voodoo's new Match-3 game studio as a Senior VFX/Animator and be a key player in creating the next billion-dollar mobile game. As an early hire, you'll have the unique opportunity to shape the VFX/animation style and pipeline from the ground up. You will collaborate with a talented team, design and implement stunning visual effects, and ensure seamless integration with gameplay. This fully remote position, based within +/- 2 hours of Barcelona, offers the chance to work on a globally renowned game and contribute to a successful hybrid publisher. The role requires extensive experience in game art and VFX/animation for mobile games, particularly in Unity. Competitive compensation and other benefits are offered.

Requirements

• 5+ Years of Experience. Strong background as a Game Artist or VFX/Animation Artist in mobile games (preferably casual)
• Expert ability to create, modify, and optimise 2D/3D assets for Match-3 gameplay
• Unity Expertise: Skilled in integrating artwork, optimising performance, and understanding relevant animation pipelines for mobile platforms
• Comfortable with rigging, keyframe animation, and in-engine setup to bring characters and effects to life
• Familiarity with shader creation and real-time effects to add extra polish and dynamism to the game
• Experience working with tools like Git or Perforce to manage and track art assets efficiently
• Strong communication skills to provide and receive feedback, and a collaborative mindset

Responsibilities

• Design and implement vibrant, eye-catching effects for match-3 interactions, power-ups, explosions, characters animations, and more. All aligned with the overall art direction
• Work closely with the Art Director, designers, and 3D artists to ensure that VFX integrate seamlessly with characters, environments, and gameplay mechanics
• From concept to in-engine integration, define best practices for effect creation, optimisation, and workflow, maintaining quality and performance standards
• Stay on top of industry trends, new particle simulation techniques, trendy animations, and emerging tools to push the boundaries of what’s possible in mobile game VFX
• Provide feedback and guidance to keep the visual style cohesive across all VFX elements, animation and contributing to the overall art bible

Benefits

• Best-in-class compensation
• Other benefits according to the country you reside