VFX Artist at Snowprint Studios

Do you enjoy creating visual effects that enhance gameplay and bring game worlds to life?

As a VFX Artist in our Stockholm studio, you’ll join a small, talented, and supportive team dedicated to creating strategy games enjoyed by millions around the world. Our portfolio includes Legends of Solgard, Rivengard, and Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus, all built with the player experience at the center.

Your work will go beyond particles and shaders.

You’ll be shaping moments of wonder, clarity, and excitement for players. Moments that elevate gameplay and make each action feel meaningful. At Snowprint, we believe that kindness, collaboration, and self-leadership are the keys to making great games.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll conceptualize, design, and implement real-time visual effects for characters, environments, and UI in Unity. You’ll collaborate closely with designers, artists, and sound engineers to ensure that every effect not only impresses but also amplifies and refines gameplay. From dazzling attacks to subtle environmental details, you’ll use your artistic eye and technical know-how to create visuals that enhance the overall player experience.

We believe in ownership and trust, so you’ll have space to experiment, innovate, and push your craft forward. Whether you’re creating textures and flipbooks, authoring shaders, or fine-tuning timing and motion, your work will be key to making our worlds feel alive and immersive.

Is this you?

You’re an experienced VFX Artist who has highly contributed to at least one released game, ideally on mobile or handheld platforms. You know how to create compelling effects that balance style, clarity, and with performance always in regard. You’re fluently working in Unity and Maya, and bring a strong sense of timing, motion, and anticipation to your effects.

Beyond tools and techniques, you’re curious, collaborative, and open to feedback. You enjoy working closely with other disciplines, and you’re motivated by the idea of making effects that don’t just look cool, but truly augment gameplay. Above all, you’re kind, self-driven, and passionate about making great games.

You speak English at a professional level and are a good communicator. You are currently located in Stockholm, Sweden. We are unable to support relocation for this position.

Where you’ll work

Our Stockholm studio is in Södermalm, with a hybrid working model. We work from the office Tuesdays and Fridays, to allow for closer collaboration and socializing, other days it’s up to everyone where they feel most comfortable to work. We support hybrid work by supplying you with the right setup and tools.

About Snowprint Studios

Snowprint Studios believes great games are created by teams of talented, kind and creative individuals in a friendly, supportive and inspiring environment – while maintaining a sustainable life-work balance. For more information on Snowprint Studios go to snowprintstudios.com and follow us on Facebook.

At Snowprint Studios, we embrace diversity both in the worlds we create and in our workplace. Join us in shaping the future of gaming!

Pocket Gamer Awards 2022 winner ‘mobile game of the year’ and ‘best strategy game’Pocket Gamer Awards 2024 winner ‘best game we are still playing’ and finalist ‘best developer’ Pocket Gamer Awards 2025, finalist ‘best developer’

Good to know

We are an international company with many nationalities working here. Our company language is English and therefore your application should be in English.