VFX Artist
$150k - $225kSuccess Matcher Recruitment
Visual Effects Artist Salary: $150,000 - $225,000 Base Salary + Competitive Equity Location: San Francisco, CA (Onsite) No Relocation No Visa Sponsorship About Our Client Our client operates at the high-growth intersection of gaming, fintech, and digital entertainment. Backed by top-tier venture capital firms ($65M+ raised) and currently growing over 10x year-over-year, they build category-defining real-money gaming and digital collectibles platforms. With a team featuring ex-quant traders, world-champion competitive gamers, and elite artists, they offer an environment with zero red tape, high autonomy, and massive upside. The Opportunity As a VFX Artist, you will own the end-to-end visual effects and animation experience for our client's flagship platform's reward and pack-opening mechanics ("rips"). You will be the first dedicated game artist at the company, setting the VFX standards, building out pipelines, and designing high-dopamine anticipation and payoff sequences across 50+ unique themes and seasonal drops. This role comes with zero design-by-committee creative friction and offers a clear, direct trajectory into a player-coach Lead VFX role, where you will eventually build and manage your own team. Key Responsibilities Own the Experience: Design, author, and animate high-impact "pack-opening" and reward VFX sequences- focusing on anticipation, escalation, and payoff. Establish Pipelines: Build the VFX standards, art pipelines, and workflows from the ground up as a founding artist. Drive Art Direction: Take complete creative ownership of in-game real-time visual effects without corporate micromanagement. Scale the Team: Act as an individual contributor initially, with a clear path to hire, mentor, and lead future VFX artists as the company expands. Rapid Execution: Ship initial key animations and establish robust processes within your first 90-180 days. Candidate Qualifications Strong Portfolio: An active portfolio (ArtStation link strongly preferred) showcasing exceptional real-time mobile visual effects, reward reveals, and "game feel". Engine Mastery: Deep proficiency in Unity (experience with Cocos Creator is a strong plus). VFX Toolchain: Hands-on experience with 3D/VFX creation tools such as Houdini, Blender, and Photoshop. Mobile Experience: Strong background in mobile-first game art direction (studio experience at companies like Supercell, Niantic, Gameloft, or similar is highly valued). Growth Mindset: Ability to balance elite individual contribution with a desire to step into a leadership role as a player-coach. #J-18808-Ljbffr
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