Floaty is looking for a Technical Artist to own how our games feel. You'll build the VFX, shaders, and moment-to-moment polish that make an action land, the hit, the shake, the flash, the pause, and keep all of it running smoothly on mobile.

VFX

• Create real-time VFX for gameplay, characters, environments, and UI
• Build hit effects, impacts, explosions, abilities, and transitions
• Use effects to make actions readable and satisfying
• Keep effects light enough to run on mid-range phones

Shaders & Materials

• Write and set up shaders for characters, environments, and effects
• Build stylized looks: outlines, dissolves, glows, and flashes
• Create materials that hold one consistent look across a game
• Balance visual quality against mobile performance

Game Feel & Polish

• Own game feel: hit stop, screen shake, camera behavior, timing, and feedback
• Tune animation timing and transitions so actions feel responsive
• Add polish to UI: button feedback, reward moments, and transitions
• Work with sound so audio and visuals land together
• Prototype feel changes quickly and test them in the game

Performance & Pipeline

• Profile and optimize effects, shaders, and scenes for mobile
• Set budgets for effects and keep the game inside them
• Build small tools and setups that make art faster to get into the game
• Help keep the art pipeline clean and repeatable

Collaboration & Iteration

• Work closely with artists, game designers, and developers in Unity
• Turn design intent into something that reads and feels right on screen
• Iterate based on playtesting and feedback
• Contribute ideas that raise the overall quality bar

What we're looking for

• 3+ years as a technical artist or VFX artist in games, or a strong reel
• Strong real-time VFX skills in Unity, using particle systems or VFX Graph
• Comfortable writing shaders with Shader Graph or HLSL
• Strong understanding of game feel and why an action feels good or flat
• Solid understanding of mobile performance and optimization
• Comfortable working between art and code
• Good sense of timing, color, and visual quality
• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• Ability to take ownership and iterate quickly

Nice to have

• Basic C# scripting
• Experience with rigging or animation systems
• Experience with URP and render pipeline setup
• Experience building tools or editor scripts in Unity
• Motion graphics background
• A reel showing before-and-after polish work