Technical VFX Artist, Pokémon GO

Location: JP - Tokyo, Japan ​​Pokémon GO is the global gaming sensation that has been downloaded over 1 billion times and named “Best Mobile Game” by the Game Developers Choice Awards and “Best App of the Year” by TechCrunch. Pokémon GO follows Scopely Explore’s mission of encouraging outdoor exploration, exercise, and significant social interactions, and has grossed over $6B in revenue since its debut in 2016. In order to delight our millions of players across the globe, the Pokémon GO team requires motivated and skilled individuals to develop new features and look for creative ways to optimize a continually growing game. We are seeking a Technical VFX Artist with creative and technical expertise to help across a variety of live-game challenges and features. This is a hybrid role, with three days per week on-site at our Tokyo studio. You will work with cross-functional partners and bridge technical and creative aspects of game development. You will leverage your curiosity and passion for mobile games to develop best in class game features. Responsibilities Create performant VFX in Unity while maintaining intended artistic direction. Collaborate with art, design, engineering, and product teams to build features and solve creative problems. Build rapid prototypes of experimental features using Unity 3D or other mobile platform tools. Iterate on Unity 3D scene implementation to finalize product and creative requirements. Create performant graphics shaders for beautiful visuals. Facilitate communication and collaboration between art and engineering. Leverage AI to accelerate prototyping, content creation, and problem-solving while maintaining quality and sound judgment. Qualifications 3+ years as a Technical Artist or similar role creating VFX Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. Experience in Python, C#, HLSL, or similar scripting languages. Experience in modern 3D game engines such as Unity 3D. Knowledge of optimization and performance profiling of real-time 3D content, VFX, and pipelines for mobile platforms. Knowledge of generative AI tools and utilization in Tech Art workflows such as prototyping and tooling. Familiarity across multiple areas of Tech Art such as animation, graphics, pipelines and tooling, scripting gameplay, etc. Experience in agentic AI workflows that amplify your Technical Art skills, with the ability to read, debug, and explain AI-generated work. Professional-level English for daily verbal and written communication. Plus If... BS or MS degree in design, games-related or technical field. Solid artistic skills (color, shape, light, motion). Experience collaborating within a multi-person game studio. Experience writing shaders (HLSL or GLSL). Experience developing tools for artists or designers. Fluency in Japanese. About Scopely Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company, home to many of the world’s most beloved and enduring experiences, including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time “MONOPOLY GO!” and “Pokémon GO,” along with “Stumble Guys,” “Star Trek™ Fleet Command,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” “WWE Champions,” the Scrabble® franchise, “Yahtzee® With Buddies,” and many others. Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry — bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play. Founded in 2011, Scopely is powered by its exceptional team — including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe, a distinctive tenet-driven culture, and its proprietary technology platform, Playgami. 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