Lead VFX Artist

Millions of people play it every day to enjoy the stunning graphics and top-notch visual effects.  

We believe the sky’s the limit. That’s why the Fishdom team is looking for an experienced VFX Artist to become a team leader and drive a new vision for the look and quality of the project’s effects. We want a seasoned expert ready to take on the production of the project’s visual effects and find new artistic solutions. You will choose from a range of challenging tasks and independently make key decisions that will affect the development of the project. 

This role requires relocation from Russia and Belarus to one of our offices in Cyprus, Serbia, Montenegro, Armenia, Kazakhstan, or remote work from other countries.

Tasks

• Forming the dynamics and style of the project’s effects
• Creating and integrating effects of different levels of complexity
• Demonstrating leadership in the development of the projects’ VFX teams
• Developing the company’s internal tools.

Requirements

• Portfolio and 3+ years of experience developing effects for mobile games
• Skills in creating effects in Unity, Unreal, and proprietary game engines, as well as their implementation in games 
• Expert skills in working with graphic editors
• Good sense of dynamics, shape, color, and composition
• Knowledge of the mobile market and its trends
• Ability to work with attention management and flow in the game
• Experience with shaders 
• Fluency in Russian and proficiency in written English

Preferred

• Knowledge of how related areas operate: programming, game design, technical design, animation
• Experience working on mobile projects of similar styles 
• Experience creating and texturing 3D models
• Drawing skills, art education/training.

Our Perks

• Flexibility. Work wherever you like: your home, one of our many offices, or a hybrid combination. Wherever you are in the world, we’ll make it work.
• Healthcare. We reimburse online sessions with a psychologist and offer you and your children healthcare, including dental insurance and treatment for COVID-19. 
• Work-life balance. We offer a generous amount of paid vacation days and sick leave. In special circumstances, additional days off can be requested.
• Professional development and education. We reimburse participation in relevant conferences and courses, and regularly conduct internal bootcamps. We also provide access to discounted English language courses.
• Entertainment and merch. Every year we hold hundreds of events around the world, including contests, sports challenges, parties, hackathons, and offline events for individual teams.
• Fitness. We support leading a healthy lifestyle and offer reimbursement for gym memberships, or fitness app subscriptions.
• Community involvement. We launch charity projects and support the initiatives of employees through our grant competition.