Freelance VFX Artist - Gear Fight
Role Overview
This mid-level freelance VFX Artist role involves creating 2D visual effects and motion graphics for the mobile game Gear Fight using Unity, focusing on gameplay and UI to enhance player engagement. You will collaborate closely with the Art Director, concept artists, and game designers within a newly established internal studio, impacting the game's evolution from prototype to market-ready title. Responsibilities include asset setup, performance optimization for mobile devices, and staying updated with VFX techniques and workflows.
Perks & Benefits
This is a fully remote position with best-in-class compensation and benefits tailored to your country of residence, offering flexibility in work location. You'll join a dynamic, agile team environment that values collaboration and autonomy, providing opportunities for creative input and career growth through exposure to innovative prototyping and game development. While time zone expectations are not specified, remote work typically allows for some flexibility, and the role encourages mastering new tools like generative workflows to expand creative potential.
Full Job Description
About Voodoo
Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.
Team
You will be an integral part of a newly established internal studio, a dynamic and focused team dedicated to elevating some of the most promising game concepts emerging from our innovative prototyping teams. This studio is specifically chartered to take high-potential prototypes and evolve them into successful, market-ready titles.
In this exciting role, your focus will be on Gear Fight, a game that has already demonstrated significant promise and captured our attention with its compelling core mechanics and engaging gameplay. This is a unique chance to join a project with established momentum while still having a significant impact on its future direction within a dedicated and agile studio environment..
Role
Support the Art director in the ideation and execution of the game’s vision.
Work closely with concept artists and game designers to create top-tier effects and motion for core gameplay and UI.
Set up and build 2D VFX assets in Unity ensuring optimal performance on mobile devices.
Stay up-to-date with the latest VFX art techniques, production tools and workflows.
Propose creative ideas to boost player engagement and improve the user experience.
Profile
Proven experience as a 2D VFX Artist on shipped titles.
Deep knowledge of Unity’s VFX tools and techniques.
Excellent understanding of VFX and motion graphics fundamentals.
Versatility to work within a range of stylised 2D art styles.
Interest in mastering generative workflows to expand your work’s creative potential.
Ability to creatively deconstruct and learn from success cases.
Strong interpersonal skills and a collaborative mindset
Autonomous and proactive work style
Bonus: knowledge of animation principles and techniques .
Bonus: keen eye for game feel.
Benefits
Best-in-class compensation
Other benefits according to the country you reside
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