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About the Role
The New Games team is seeking a Senior VFX & Animation Generalist to design, build, and polish the visual effects and motion language of games, taking ownership of the pipeline for dynamic, satisfying VFX and interactions in casual puzzle games.
Responsibilities
- Own, build, and optimize the VFX and animation pipeline, establishing efficient workflows for dynamic and rewarding interactions in casual puzzle games.
- Create high-quality VFX and animations from ideation through to final implementation in Unity.
- Design and implement 'juicy' interactions and celebratory effects for a tactile and satisfying player experience.
- Contribute creative ideas to make game elements feel alive and responsive.
- Work hands-on with modern Unity workflows, including Animation timeline, Particle System, Shader Graph, URP, custom materials, and animation-driven effects.
- Translate concepts and ideas into polished in-engine effects and motion.
- Optimize VFX and animations for mobile, balancing visual ambition with performance, memory, readability, and production constraints.
- Identify and propose solutions for visual, technical, and workflow bottlenecks.
- Collaborate with tech art and engineering on shaders, tools, profiling, and runtime performance.
Requirements
- Significant experience (Senior, Lead, or Principal level) creating real-time VFX and animations for casual puzzle games or highly polished free-to-play titles.
- Proven experience owning, building, or significantly contributing to a VFX and animation pipeline for mobile.
- Strong grasp of fundamental animation principles applied to gameplay elements, UI, and effects.
- Strong hands-on experience creating VFX and animations directly in Unity.
- A strong portfolio showcasing high-quality in-game VFX and motion design from idea to final implementation, highlighting 'juicy' and satisfying visual feedback.
- Ability to create assets from early ideation to polished in-engine results.
- Strong understanding of mobile performance constraints and optimization techniques.
- Ability to troubleshoot visual bugs, sorting issues, and performance problems.
- Strong collaboration skills across art, design, technical art, engineering, and production.
- A proactive, organized, and self-driven approach to work.
Skills
- Unity
- Animation timeline
- Particle System
- Shader Graph
- URP
- Custom materials
- Animation-driven effects
Location
- North America
- Europe
- Asia
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
- Lead
- Principal
Salary/Compensations
- Highly competitive salary
Benefits
- Private medical care
- Company bonus scheme
- Awesome onsite chef serving breakfast, lunch, and lots of treats
- Life insurance
- Favorable pension scheme
- Healthcare cash plan including dental and optical coverage
- Amazing tech to work with and consoles to play and relax with
About the Company
- Zynga brings people together through the power of play as a global leader in interactive entertainment and a label of Take-Two Interactive.
- Our games have been downloaded over 6 billion times, connecting players in 175+ countries.
- Our diverse game portfolio includes FarmVille™, Words With Friends™, Zynga Poker™, and many more.
- Founded in 2007 and headquartered in California, our teams span North America, Europe, and Asia.
Equal Opportunity
- We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds.
- Employment is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic, not on protected characteristics.
- We are committed to providing necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments.
- Please contact accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request accommodations or for support related to your application.