About this role
About the Role As the VFX Lead on the Teamfight Tactics Cosmetics Team, you will set the visual direction for real-time VFX, mentor a growing team, and partner with the Associate Art Director to ensure a VFX style that supports game design and player delight. You will balance creative exploration with production realities to deliver sleek, dynamic visuals that enhance gameplay. What You'll Do
- Oversee the quality of the team's VFX work and set the bar for excellence.
- Provide craft direction and hands-on support across the VFX pipeline (setup, production, troubleshooting).
- Balance visual satisfaction with gameplay clarity; mentor and develop artists; push for growth; expand and support external teams; set high expectations.
- Build and maintain a world-class VFX team by sourcing and developing artists (China) and growing their craft and soft skills through training and feedback.
- Establish vision, provide feedback, build trust; maintain engaged culture; run craft review sessions.
- Collaborate with Rioters in Singapore and worldwide; ensure product goals and working practices.
- Resolve craft disagreements; prioritize craft health; support emergent tasks for Associate Art Director.
- Work with Product Leads, Delivery Leads, Stakeholders, and Associate Art Director to stay aligned on vision and priorities.
- Run healthy craft reviews; mediate disagreements; manage cross-team collaboration with other Teamfight Tactics VFX Leads to maintain cohesive style. What We're Looking For
- 5+ years professional experience in the video games industry as VFX.
- 2+ years of management experience leading/mentoring teams.
- Advanced skills in 3D/2D Software - Maya, 3DS Max, Photoshop.
- Experience creating high-quality, stylized real-time VFX.
- Expertise in handpainted stylized VFX.
- Shipped titles as a Senior or Lead VFX Artist.
- High proficiency in VFX development, including timing, shape language, composition, design, shader and color theory.
- A clear understanding of the Teamfight Tactics art style. Nice to Have
- AAA Feature/Game experience.
- Teamfight Tactics community connections/knowledge.
- Experience giving direction and delivering clear, constructive feedback to vendors.
- Past leadership or management experience.
- Development experience creating materials and PBR assets within modern game engines (Unreal, Unity, etc).
- Broad experience collaborating with other art disciplines, working production end to end.
- Well-versed in VFX design for themed and cosmetic content across a variety of game titles.
- Tools experience: have worked in several tools, pipelines, and game engines.
- Fluent in Mandarin Chinese and English, with the ability to communicate effectively in multilingual, cross-cultural treatments.
- Experience managing distributed teams across time zones and in remote work environments. Compensation & Benefits
- Relocation support: Full relocation support.
- Full health insurance for you, your spouse and children.
- Open paid time off.
- Retirement benefits with company matching.
- Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability.
- Play Fund to broaden and deepen knowledge of players and community through games.
- We will double down on donations of time and money to non-profits.