Playrix is a global gaming powerhouse and one of the most successful mobile game development companies in history, consistently ranking among the top three mobile game developers worldwide. Our hit titles have surpassed a monumental milestone of 2.3 billion installations globally—meaning our games have been downloaded by a segment equal to nearly one-third of the earth’s population!
Every single day, more than 30 million active users log in to play our games. We achieve this massive global footprint by blending world-class engineering, vibrant stylized art, and meticulously polished game mechanics. Our studio thrives on a culture of high-speed decision-making, where technical expertise fuels creative magic, and bureaucratic friction is systematically removed.
Job Overview : Junior VFX Artist
| Operational Details | Position Information |
| Company | Playrix |
| Global Industry Rank | Top 3 Mobile Game Developer Worldwide |
| Daily Active Users (DAU) | 30,000,000+ Players |
| Industry Sector | Mobile Gaming / Free-to-Play (F2P) |
| Work Location | 100% Remote (Work from anywhere globally) |
| Employment Type | Full-Time |
| Schedule Framework | Highly Flexible / Result-Oriented |
| Experience Level | Junior (1+ Years of Experience) |
| Core Engine Environment | Unity Engine Architecture (or equivalent real-time engines) |
| Core Focus Areas | 2D Stylized Art, UI Animation, and Asset Optimization |
The Opportunity & Department Culture
We are looking for a passionate, driven Junior VFX Artist who wants to establish a long-term career in the game development industry and author dazzling real-time visual effects for one of the world’s top-grossing mobile portfolios.
At Playrix, we look at visual effects through a psychological lens. We understand that a great effect does not just sit on a screen; it amplifies player emotions, breathes life into flat user interfaces, reinforces the gameplay loop, and elevates the user experience.
As a junior member of our VFX department, you will not be relegated to administrative busywork or asset management. From day one, you will be given ownership of real production tasks and paired with experienced mentors.
You will work alongside a top-tier team of tech-focused artists, designers, and programmers, rapidly leveling up your skills to become an expert who understands how the absolute best effects in the modern gaming industry are designed, optimized, and deployed.
Scope of Work & Key Responsibilities
In this role, your daily tasks will bridge the gap between creative visual expression and mobile hardware optimization. Your core responsibilities include:
1. Multi-Disciplinary VFX Creation
- Gameplay & Feature FX: Concept and create eye-catching visual effects that support core game features, rewarding player milestones, and real-time mechanics.
- Dynamic UI Animation: Bring standard menu screens and static user interfaces to life by embedding subtle, expressive ambient effects and high-energy button interactions.
- Asset Asset Authoring: Handle the entire technical lifecycle of an effect—designing custom textures, keyframed sub-animations, and sprite sheets from an initial thumbnail concept up to final implementation in the live engine.
2. Mobile Engine Optimization
- Performance Audits: Profile and optimize your real-time visual effects to ensure they run flawlessly across a vast array of mobile hardware, strictly adhering to draw call, overdraw, and memory constraints without sacrificing visual pop.
- Pipeline Alignment: Maintain clean asset structures and file naming conventions to support high-performance mobile project requirements.
3. Cross-Functional Synchronization
- Collaborative Design: Work closely with senior VFX artists, game designers, and gameplay programmers to ensure your visual effects perfectly synchronize with corresponding audio, game physics, and user feedback loops.
Position Requirements VFX Artist
We want to talk to candidates who have a foundational understanding of the core principles of motion and a burning desire to master the technical side of real-time particle simulation.
Must-Have Qualifications
- Professional Longevity: 1+ years of proven experience authoring visual effects, 2D/3D animation, or working in a closely related digital art field.
- Artistic Foundation: An excellent, demonstrable sense of composition, color theory, value structure, timing, and physics-based dynamics.
- Animation Literacy: Advanced proficiency in traditional animation principles (squash and stretch, anticipation, staging, follow-through) and a proven ability to implement them practically in a digital toolset.
- Passion for the Discipline: A deep, self-motivated interest in real-time game visual effects and an understanding of their impact on casual player retention.
Preferred Technical Assets
- Engine Familiarity: Direct hands-on experience using Unity (Particle System / VFX Graph) or comparable real-time game creation engines.
- Stylized Art Focus: A keen interest in creating 2D hand-drawn or stylized vector-based visual effects that fit casual, vibrant mobile art aesthetics.
- Technical Art Aptitude: A solid foundational grasp of the technical mechanics under the hood of visual effects (e.g., blend modes, transparency limitations, basic vertex shaders).
- Mobile Experience: Prior experience working on live mobile projects utilizing similar casual or stylized art directions.
What We Offer & Corporate Perks
At Playrix, we build our compensation and benefits ecosystem around the belief that happy, healthy, and highly autonomous creators make the world’s most successful games.
Remote Work & Structural Freedom
- 100% Location Autonomy: We offer total geographic flexibility. Our employees have the freedom to work from absolutely anywhere in the world.
- Flexible Working Schedules: We operate on a purely result-oriented evaluation model. You have the autonomy to structure your working hours however and wherever you choose—we only evaluate the quality of your output.
- Bureaucracy-Free Environment: Experience high-speed decision-making frameworks. If you find a better, more efficient way to alter a production pipeline or process, you have the power to change it without navigating endless corporate approvals.
Health, Wellness & Peace of Mind
- Comprehensive Healthcare: Access to extensive voluntary health insurance coverage for employees and their dependent children.
- Mental Health Support: Full financial reimbursement for private, online therapy sessions with licensed professional psychologists.
- Paid Leave: Fully paid vacation days and comprehensive sick leave allocations, with allowances for extra emergency days off based on individual circumstances.
- Active Lifestyle Incentives: Financial reimbursement to cover the costs of local gym memberships, physical fitness clubs, or digital health application subscriptions.
Professional Development & Education
- Continuing Education: We fully fund employee participation in specialized international game-dev conferences, technical masterclasses, and specialized creative courses.
- Internal Knowledge Sharing: Regular access to our proprietary internal developer conferences, workshops, and cross-studio panels.
- Language Acquisition: Complete coverage for foreign language courses to help you connect with our global workforce.
Events, Community & Custom Merch
- Studio Gatherings: Regular real-world team-building events, international corporate retreats, and casual localized office parties.
- Internal Hackathons: Frequent access to creative competitions, game jams, quizzes, and online fitness challenges.
- Playrix Merch Economy: Access to our private, internal employee marketplace stocked with high-quality, unique gifts. Earn our custom internal currency automatically on significant life milestones or by participating in studio activities to purchase exclusive items.
Application Requirements
To be considered for this junior-level position, please ensure your submission includes:
1. An updated resume outlining your professional or educational background.
2. A link to an online portfolio or showreel highlighting your visual effects, timing experiments, or animation work.
Playrix is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, creative environment for all global teammates.
