[Full-time] VFX Artist in Gear Inc - Chance to relocate to Vietnam

We’re looking for passionate Game FX artists to join our team at one of our three offices in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. You will work closely with the Art Director and other Lead Artists in creating cutting-edge visual effects for our mobile games in Unity. We are looking for someone with a strong technical Art background who has a passion for game effects.

You’ll have the opportunity to work on UI animation and particles effect for items and character skills.
You’ll work on top-grossing games with people who are friendly and fun and aim to be pioneers in high-quality animation in the mobile game industry.

You will work together with an international creative team to:

  • Ensure timely completion of UI, item, and character effects at the desired quality bar;
  • Handle the whole animation/effect pipeline, from prototyping to preparing the final package in Unity;
  • Work closely with artists, designers and programmers to ensure that effects are in line with the game concept and the overall game experience;
  • Research visual effect creation processes;
  • Establish animation reference libraries.

Requirements

  • Strong understanding of Animation theories and techniques;
  • Fundamental art skills and aesthetic sense;
  • Very good technical skills and understanding of the content creation; pipeline from design to implementation in Unity;
  • Knowledge of optimisation and best practices for mobile game art;
  • Able to paint stylised FX textures from scratch, matching an established style.

Preferable Requirement (not compulsory)

  • Experience in the mobile game industry;
  • Experience creating new shaders, systems, pipelines, etc.;
  • Good English oral/written communication skills;
  • Skill in one or more related disciplines illustration, modelling, animation, or technical art.

Required Application Materials

  • Resume;
  • Portfolio (website, blog, online album, Dropbox, etc.) demonstrating your technical skills and aesthetic sense.

BENEFITS

1. Salary and Benefits

  • Attractive salary and benefits (Competitive Basic Salary, Lunch allowance, 13th Salary, Additional Bonus, Profit Sharing) and annual salary review;
  • Full package: 100% salary in probation, 100% compulsory insurance covered by the company after the probation;
  • Premium Healthcare and Mental Health Care service for you, 100% covered by the company;
  • Extra bonus per personal events (Wedding, Funeral, Hospitalization, Newborn baby) and a very cute baby box for staff who are going to welcome a new baby angel to the world;
  • Annual health check, annual flu vaccination;
  • Annual company trip, monthly fantastic internal events;
  • Summer vacation (Paid days off and bonus);
  • Paid leave (12 days/year).

2. Working Environment

  • Flexible working hours, we work 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday);
  • International, fun and professional working environment: Working closely with both experienced Vietnamese and foreign experts;
  • Standing desks if you like, Modern hardware, No dress code, Free drinks (coffee, tea, etc.);
  • English working environment: Work closely with foreign colleagues on big game development projects;
  • Internal English/Vietnamese Class fully sponsored by the Company with a native teacher during working time;
  • Training and career development opportunities;
  • Pet-friendly working space (we have 4 cats and dogs;
  • Free in-house gym and game room for everyone. We love board games, video games, PS5, ping pong, football tables, and VR games;
  • Company support for work permits and resident cards for foreign staff.

Working Location

  • 125D Minh Khai, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi
  • 52 Nguyen Van Linh, Hai Chau District, Danang
  • 561 Dien Bien Phu, Binh Thanh District, HCM City
  • Remote Work is accepted

Your application (including resume and portfolio) should be sent to recruiting@gearinc.com