Senior VFX Artist - Real-Time Mobile (Unity)

Festybay

United Kingdom

On-site

GBP 50,000 - 70,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Festybay is seeking a Principal VFX Artist for their New Games Studio, playing a critical role in shaping visual effects for a next-generation mobile title. The ideal candidate will merge elite artistic judgment with production-proven technical expertise in Unity, ensuring high-quality VFX implementation.

This role demands leadership in VFX design, optimization for mobile platforms, and collaboration with various teams. Candidates should have a profound understanding of the mobile gaming landscape and possess an impressive portfolio demonstrating their ability to create engaging visual experiences.

Qualifications

  • Significant experience delivering elite real-time VFX for commercial video games.
  • Deep expertise in Unity engine environment for effect authoring.
  • Ability to translate concepts into dynamic, elegant in-engine assets.

Responsibilities

  • Author high-fidelity visual effects from concept to implementation.
  • Conceptualize and deploy gameplay and UI effects.
  • Optimize systems for mobile platforms.

Skills

Real-time VFX Design
Unity Particle System
Mobile Performance Optimization
Shader Graph
Creative Authorship

Education

Proven Industry Tenure
Advanced Unity Literacy

Tools

Unity Engine
VFX Graph
Custom Materials

Job description

Festybay is seeking a Principal VFX Artist for their New Games Studio, playing a critical role in shaping visual effects for a next-generation mobile title. The ideal candidate will merge elite artistic judgment with production-proven technical expertise in Unity, ensuring high-quality VFX implementation.

This role demands leadership in VFX design, optimization for mobile platforms, and collaboration with various teams. Candidates should have a profound understanding of the mobile gaming landscape and possess an impressive portfolio demonstrating their ability to create engaging visual experiences.

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