Senior VFX Artist & Animation Generalist

About the role

The New Games team is looking for a highly skilled Senior VFX & Animation Generalist to take visual effects and motion design from ideation to final in-game implementation. You will design, build, and polish the VFX and motion language of the game while working closely with art, design, tech art, engineering, and production. This role requires taking full ownership of the pipeline that drives dynamic and satisfying VFX and interactions in top-tier casual puzzle games.

Responsibilities

• Own, build, and optimize the VFX and animation pipeline, establishing efficient workflows tailored to producing the highly dynamic and rewarding interactions expected in top-tier casual puzzle games.
• Create high-quality VFX and animations from ideation, concept, and visual exploration through to final implementation in Unity.
• Design and implement "juicy" interactions and celebratory effects that make every player interaction feel incredibly tactile and satisfying.
• Bring your own creative ideas to the table to make the puzzle pieces, UI, environments, and effects feel alive and responsive.
• Work hands-on with modern Unity workflows, including the Animation timeline, Particle System, Shader Graph, URP, custom materials, and animation-driven effects.
• Translate concepts, prototypes, gameplay needs, and rough ideas into clear, polished in-engine effects and motion.
• Optimize VFX and animations for mobile, balancing visual ambition with performance, memory, readability, and production constraints.
• Identify visual, technical, and workflow bottlenecks in the pipeline, and propose practical solutions.
• Collaborate with tech art and engineering on shaders, tools, profiling, and runtime performance.

Required skills

• Unity
• VFX
• Animation
• Motion design
• Mobile optimization
• Shader Graph
• URP
• Particle System

Benefits

• Private medical care
• Company bonus scheme
• Onsite chef
• Life insurance
• Pension scheme
• Healthcare cash plan

About the Company

Gram Games is a studio behind popular titles like 1010!, Six!, Merge Dragons!, and Merge Magic!, and is part of the Zynga & Take-Two Interactive family. The studio operates in small self-managing teams that prioritize ownership, autonomy, and impact.