Unity Real-Time VFX Artist & Technical Artist

Bitus Labs; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Bitus Labs is looking for a talented Technical Artist / VFX Artist to join our game development team. This role blends artistic vision with technical execution to create high-quality real-time VFX and optimize art production pipelines in Unity.

You will design and implement VFX for casino-style games and other projects, build production-ready Prefabs, and collaborate with artists, animators, and engineers to maintain a high visual standard.

Qualifications

• Professional experience as Technical Artist or VFX Artist in game development.
• Strong Unity real-time VFX skills and implementation.
• Experience with Unity Particle System and shader/material creation.
• Experience with AI-assisted art tools is preferred.
• Fluent Mandarin is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and create high-quality real-time VFX for Slot, Fishing, Casual, and other game projects.
• Create gameplay effects including win effects, rewards, jackpots, explosions, glows, particles, trails, transitions, UI effects, and environmental effects.
• Create and optimize Unity Particle Systems, shaders, materials, textures, and animated effects.
• Implement VFX, animations, and art assets directly into Unity and deliver production-ready Prefabs.
• Develop reusable VFX, shader, and animation templates to improve production efficiency.
• Support and improve the workflow between art, animation, and engineering.
• Work with Spine animation pipelines and integrate animation assets into Unity.
• Optimize shaders, VFX, animations, and other visual assets for real-time performance.
• Troubleshoot technical art issues and help reduce unnecessary back-and-forth between artists and developers.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers, animators, artists, and engineers to maintain visual quality.
• Explore and apply AI-assisted creative tools to improve concept development and production efficiency.

Skills

VFX artistry

Unity integration

Animation integration

Shader programming

Asset optimization

Team collaboration

AI-assisted tools

Tools

Unity

Spine

Photoshop

After Effects

Shaders

AI-assisted art tools

Job description

Bitus Labs is looking for a talented Technical Artist / VFX Artist to join our game development team. This role blends artistic vision with technical execution to create high-quality real-time VFX and optimize art production pipelines in Unity.

You will design and implement VFX for casino-style games and other projects, build production-ready Prefabs, and collaborate with artists, animators, and engineers to maintain a high visual standard.