VFX Artist — Games

Flecks Labs · India

Location: Remote

Experience: 2+ years

Type: Full-time

Immediate joiners strongly preferred

We’re a fast-growing startup building high-impact Roblox experiences for a global audience, and we’re looking for a VFX Artist who can create polished, performance-friendly real-time effects.

Roblox experience is a plus, but not required. If you’ve worked on Unity, Unreal, mobile games, casual games, AR/VR, animation, motion graphics, or real-time VFX , we’d love to talk.

About the Role

As a VFX Artist, you’ll be responsible for creating visually exciting and optimized effects that enhance gameplay, feedback, and overall player experience. You’ll work closely with designers, developers, and artists to bring game moments to life through effects such as explosions, magic, smoke, trails, impact effects, environmental effects, UI effects, and more.

What You’ll Do

• Create real-time VFX for gameplay, abilities, environments, UI, and player feedback
• Design effects such as fire, smoke, sparks, explosions, magic, trails, hits, rewards, and transitions
• Work closely with game designers and developers to make effects feel satisfying and readable
• Optimize VFX for performance across devices
• Create textures, sprite sheets, flipbooks, particles, and shader-based effects
• Iterate quickly based on gameplay needs and feedback
• Maintain a consistent visual style across the experience
• Support live updates, events, and new feature launches

Must Have

• 2+ years of experience as a VFX Artist, Game Artist, Motion Designer, or Real-Time Effects Artist
• Strong understanding of particles, timing, animation, composition, color, and visual readability
• Experience creating effects for games, mobile apps, interactive media, or real-time environments
• Ability to create stylized, clean, and performance-friendly effects
• Good understanding of optimization for real-time platforms
• Strong ownership mindset and ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment
• A portfolio/showreel demonstrating VFX work is required

Nice to Have

• Experience with Unity, Unreal, Roblox Studio, Godot, or similar game engines
• Experience with Unity VFX Graph, Shuriken, Unreal Niagara, or similar particle systems
• Knowledge of shaders, materials, sprite sheets, flipbooks, and texture creation
• Experience with stylized/casual/mobile game art
• Familiarity with tools like Blender, Maya, Houdini, After Effects, Photoshop, Substance Designer, or Spine
• Exposure to live games, events, monetization moments, reward animations, or multiplayer experiences

Who This Role Is Best For

This role is a strong fit for someone from a Unity VFX , Unreal VFX , mobile games , casual games , motion graphics , or real-time animation background who is excited to adapt their skills to Roblox-style experiences.

Why Join Us

Fast-paced startup environment with high ownership

Competitive compensation with performance-based bonuses

Opportunity to work on high-impact, scalable game experiences

Flexible work environment — Remote / Hybrid options available