Senior Technical Artist - Mob Control

Employment Type: Full-Time Location Type: Remote (CET ±2h or Barcelona-based)

About Voodoo

Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company dedicated to creating mobile games and apps with the mission to entertain the world. With 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo stands as the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads, following Google and Meta. Our portfolio features chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.

Team

Our Gaming team comprises experts in hybrid-casual, casual, and mid-core game development. The 'Core' games team supports internal and external studios globally in creating, developing, and launching new hit games. The 'Live' games team focuses on enhancing engagement for our existing and successful games.

Joining our Live games team means collaborating with industry experts on globally renowned, enduring games while embracing exciting new entrepreneurial ventures. As the world's largest and most successful hybrid publisher, we boast over seven billion downloads worldwide and a portfolio of more than 10 resilient hybrid games, each generating over $20 million annually.

You will be joining one of our Live Studios, contributing to the development of Mob Control. We are committed to building an iconic game that players will never forget. We are a small, high-caliber team responsible for all aspects from ideation to testing, and we aim to grow while upholding our high standards.

Role

We are embarking on a significant advancement to elevate Mob Control to its next level, and you could be instrumental in this journey. You will play a pivotal role in the upcoming evolution of Mob Control, a mobile game with over 400 million downloads.

As a Senior Technical Artist, you will bridge the gap between art and engineering. Your responsibilities will include designing scalable UI/UX systems, building stylized shaders, and resolving creative challenges that directly impact gameplay and player experience. We are seeking a hybrid professional with strong artistic fundamentals and sufficient technical expertise to bring modular, visually stunning systems to life in Unity. You will collaborate closely with game designers, developers, and artists in a fast-paced LiveOps environment, contributing to one of the world’s most played mobile games.

What you’ll do:

• Design and implement modular and reusable UI/UX systems (e.g., cards, popups, banners, upgrades).
• Create custom shaders and materials (2D/3D) for characters, environments, and UI elements.
• Build tween-based animation systems and shader-based responsive feedback FX.
• Support gameplay teams with technical visual solutions and FX that enhance readability and impact.
• Develop and integrate screen-space FX and postprocessing effects for menus and gameplay.
• Contribute to VFX design for in-game actions, events, and player feedback.
• Prototype and maintain tools to streamline art production and optimize pipelines.
• Create basic 3D models or animations as placeholder content when needed.

Profile

• Experience: 6+ years of experience in game development, ideally in mobile or stylized GaaS titles.
• Production Cycles: Proven track record across full production cycles, from pre-production to LiveOps.
• Visual Design: Strong grasp of visual design principles, including color, form, contrast, timing, and motion.
• Unity Proficiency: Solid experience with Unity, including uGUI, Shader Graph or Amplify, Animation, and Timeline systems.
• Shaders: Experience creating stylized shaders for VFX and gameplay.
• Tools: Familiarity with Unity editor tools and custom inspectors.
• 3D/2D Software: Proficiency in 2D/3D tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender, or Maya.

Nice to have:

• Experience in high-volume LiveOps pipelines with frequent content updates.
• A strong portfolio showcasing stylized UI/UX, VFX, or technical art systems.
• Passion for solving creative problems through smart, scalable technical workflows.

Benefits

• Best-in-class compensation
• Other benefits according to the country you reside