Senior VFX Artist & Animation Generalist (Unity)

Location: London, UK; onsite role.

Company

hirify.global is a mobile game studio behind titles including 1010!, Six!, Merge Dragons!, and Merge Magic!, and is part of the Zynga and Take-Two Interactive family.

What you will do

• Own, build, and optimize the VFX and animation pipeline for polished mobile casual puzzle games.
• Create VFX and animations from ideation and visual exploration through final implementation in Unity.
• Design tactile interactions, celebratory effects, and responsive motion for puzzle pieces, UI, environments, and gameplay.
• Use Unity Animation Timeline, Particle System, Shader Graph, URP, custom materials, and animation-driven effects.
• Translate concepts, prototypes, gameplay needs, and rough direction into polished in-engine results.
• Collaborate with art, design, technical art, engineering, and production on shaders, tools, profiling, and runtime performance.

Requirements

• Senior-, Lead-, or Principal-level experience creating real-time VFX and animations for games, especially casual puzzle or polished free-to-play titles.
• Experience owning, building, or significantly contributing to a mobile VFX and animation pipeline.
• Strong hands-on Unity experience and a solid understanding of animation principles for gameplay elements, UI, and effects.
• A portfolio demonstrating high-quality in-game VFX and motion design from ideation through final implementation.
• Understanding of mobile performance constraints, optimization techniques, visual debugging, sorting issues, and performance troubleshooting.
• Strong collaboration skills and a proactive, organized, self-driven approach.

Culture & Benefits

• Small, self-managing teams with significant ownership, autonomy, and impact.
• Private medical care, life insurance, a favorable pension scheme, and a healthcare cash plan with dental and optical coverage.
• Company bonus scheme and competitive salary.
• Onsite chef serving breakfast, lunch, and treats.
• Access to modern technology and consoles.
• Commitment to equal opportunity, diversity, and reasonable accommodations during hiring.