Playrix is hiring Senior VFX Artist

🎮 About Playrix

Playrix is one of the world’s leading mobile game development studios — and a pioneer in creating games that are loved by millions. We rank #1 in Europe and consistently place among the top 3 mobile game developers globally in terms of revenue.

Our games have been downloaded over 2.3 billion times — that’s nearly one-third of the world’s population! Every day, more than 30 million players around the globe enjoy our hit titles like Gardenscapes, Homescapes, Fishdom, and Township.

At Playrix, we combine creativity, technology, and innovation to build experiences that bring joy to players worldwide. We are passionate about pushing the limits of what’s possible in mobile gaming, and we’re always on the lookout for talented people who share that passion.

🌟 About the Role

We’re searching for a talented and experienced Senior VFX Artist who can craft stunning, high-quality effects that elevate gameplay and enhance player experience.

In this role, you’ll have the creative freedom to make artistic decisions, experiment with ideas, and help define the visual language of one of the world’s most successful mobile games. Working closely with designers, animators, and programmers, you’ll ensure every effect feels dynamic, polished, and emotionally engaging.

If you’re passionate about art, animation, and real-time effects — and love bringing worlds to life — this is your opportunity to make an impact on a global scale.

Job Summary : Senior VFX Artist

🎨 Your Responsibilities

As a Senior VFX Artist at Playrix, you will:

• 🌈 Design and implement visually stunning effects for gameplay, features, and UI interactions.
• 🔥 Develop and visualize complex linear VFX tasks in collaboration with feature teams.
• ✨ Create textures, sequences, and animations that enhance gameplay feedback and the player experience.
• ⚙️ Optimize and refine effects to ensure performance without compromising visual quality.
• 🎮 Animate and design interactive elements for UI and core gameplay — ensuring smooth, impactful player interactions.
• 🤝 Collaborate with VFX artists, designers, and programmers to maintain a cohesive and high-quality visual style.

• 🧠 Contribute creatively to brainstorming sessions, proposing innovative visual ideas that enrich the overall product experience.

🧰 What You’ll Need

• 🎨 A strong portfolio showcasing casual-style effects — ideally from mobile games.
• 💼 3+ years of professional experience as a VFX Artist or Animator, preferably in mobile game development.
• 🧩 Excellent sense of composition, color, timing, and motion — with a sharp artistic eye.
• ⚡ Proficiency in creating and optimizing real-time effects using Unity, Unreal Engine, or similar tools.
• 🎬 Solid understanding of animation principles and their application to VFX.
• 💬 Fluent in Russian (required for team communication).

🌈 Preferred Qualifications

• 💥 Interest in 2D visual effects and their application in casual mobile titles.
• 🧠 Deep understanding of the technical aspects of effects, including atlases, batching, and particle mechanics.
• 🔧 Familiarity with shader creation for VFX.
• 🧱 Basic low-poly modeling skills to support effects design.
• 🎮 Experience working on stylistically similar casual or match-3 mobile projects.

💚 Why You’ll Love Working With Us

At Playrix, we believe that artists are partners, not just contributors. Your ideas, opinions, and creativity directly shape our games and influence the experience of millions of players worldwide.

Here’s what makes Playrix an exceptional place to grow your craft:

• 🤝 Creative Collaboration: We value open communication and teamwork. You’ll regularly collaborate with producers, designers, and other artists to find the best creative solutions together.
• 🧠 Innovation Culture: Playrix is among the first studios in the world to integrate AI and neural networks into the creative pipeline — unlocking new ways to experiment, optimize, and produce art.
• 🚀 Career Growth: Whether you aim to become a team lead or a creative expert defining product-level art direction, we support multiple growth paths.

• 💬 Voice & Impact: Your artistic vision matters. You’ll have the space to experiment, give feedback, and see your ideas come to life in front of millions of players.

🎁 Perks & Benefits

💼 Flexible Work Setup:
Choose where and how you work — remotely from anywhere (except Russia and Belarus) or from one of our offices. We focus on results, not location.

❤️ Health & Wellness:

• Comprehensive health insurance for you and your children.
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• Additional paid days off when needed.
• Reimbursement for psychologist sessions and mental well-being programs.
• Fitness perks — from gym memberships to fitness app subscriptions.

🎓 Learning & Growth:

• Paid participation in specialized courses, workshops, and conferences.
• Internal professional development programs and Playrix’s own art conferences.
• Discounts on English and local language courses.

🎉 Culture & Community:

• Regular team meetups, creative parties, and global company events.
• Fun competitions, hackathons, and challenges that foster team spirit.
• An internal Playrix merch store — earn points for achievements and redeem them for exclusive gifts!

🌍 Work Format

This position is remote or office-based, depending on your preference.
📦 Candidates currently located in Russia or Belarus must relocate to one of Playrix’s international offices or work remotely from another eligible country.

🌟 Join Playrix and bring your creativity to life.

Your visual effects will be seen — and loved — by millions of players around the world every day. 💚