Unity VFX Artist / Technical Artist for Digital Card Game Showdown
Showdown, a digital card game inspired by poker is backed by MitonC and is alumni of prestigious accelerator MegaMafia.
We’re looking for a VFX Artist / Technical Artist who can make every card action feel premium and satisfying. You’ll own the full VFX stack - from ideation and sprite-sheet generation to Unity Animator state machines and VFX Graph simulations - bringing polished, high-impact feedback to our game board and UI. If you can keep GPU cost low while making sparks fly, we want to talk.
Responsibilities
- Craft stylised VFX for card plays, triggers, board events, and UI pop‑ups.
- Build effects with Unity Particle System & Shader Graph, balancing look vs. cost.
- Create Animator / Timeline clips for card flips, transitions, and camera bumps.
- Wire VFX to gameplay events with engineers (C# delegates, ScriptableObjects).
- Maintain a clean prefab library with consistent naming and sorting conventions.
- Optimise to ≤ 3 ms GPU on mid‑tier mobile and 1080p PC.
- Iterate quickly on playtest feedback while staying on‑brand.
Requirements
- 2 + years shipping real‑time VFX in Unity URP.
- Mastery of Particle System & Shader Graph; able to make simple meshes/flipbooks.
- Strong with Animator, Timeline, and state machines.
- Sharp eye for timing, colour, and readability in a card‑centric UI.
- Fluent with Frame Debugger, RenderDoc, or similar for optimisation.
- Ability to work independently and iteratively
Nice‑to‑Have
- Experience on collectible card, board, or tactics games.
- Knowledge of addressables and multi‑resolution UI.
- Unity VFX Graph proficiency.
- Custom HLSL / shader‑variant tuning.
- After Effects or Spine for sprite‑sheet exports.
What we Offer:
- Hybrid (office in Karlín) cooperation with remote option;
Learn from experienced entrepreneurs building their next venture;
Gain valuable Web3 gaming experience in a rapidly growing sector;
Work alongside founders who understand both competitive gaming and business strategy (Stan - Hearthstone #1 World Player, Ondřej - Magic: The Gathering #1 Player, Filip - General Partner at MitonC)
Plenty of space for creativity and impact on the final look of the game early on.
Your input reaches decision-makers who've competed at world championship levels
Compensation includes shares.
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