Technical Artist
About Nexters
Nexters is an international game development company that strives to introduce the joy of core gaming experiences to casual players. In 2021 we went public and listed on the NASDAQ (GDEV). Nexters is part of the GDEV holding, which also includes Cubic Games, Royal Ark and Game Gears studios. Our people work worldwide from offices in Cyprus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan or remotely. We want brilliant professionals who love building great games in a team with one of the best cultures.
About the role
We are looking for a Technical Artist to help us scale playable ads production and build a high-quality in-house creative pipeline.
You will be responsible for the visual side of playable creatives: assembling scenes, integrating animations and effects, optimizing assets for strict size and performance limitations, and ensuring the final result delivers both strong visual quality and technical efficiency.
The role combines technical expertise with artistic thinking and offers an opportunity to work at the intersection of game development, advertising technologies, and creative production.
What you'll do
- Assemble and polish playable scenes in Cocos Creator.
- Integrate and configure animations, visual effects and transitions.
- Optimize assets, scenes and effects to meet build size and performance requirements.
- Create and modify VFX and shaders for creatives and internal tools.
- Generate, adapt and improve visual assets for playable production.
- Maintain documentation for your implementations and setups.
- Collaborate closely with UA managers, creative producers, artists and developers.
- Participate in improving internal workflows and production pipelines for playable ads.
What we're looking for
- Experience with Cocos Creator, Unity or similar game engines.
- Hands-on experience with scene assembly, animations and particle systems.
- Understanding of shaders and rendering principles.
- Experience optimizing assets and improving performance in real production environments.
- Strong attention to visual quality, build size limitations and runtime performance.
- Experience working with Git.
Nice to have
- Experience with Cocos Creator in commercial projects.
- Knowledge of JavaScript or TypeScript.
- Experience with OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL).
- Experience working with Spine.
- Artistic background or experience creating and modifying visual assets.
- Experience using AI tools in creative or production workflows.
What we offer
Healthcare
Medical care program (including dental service) or medical care compensation are available for you wherever you wish to work. The medical care program is also available for your family members if you choose to work from our official locations – Cyprus, Armenia, and Kazakhstan.
Work, life, and balance
We offer a fair amount of paid vacation days and sick leave. You can work at one of our comfortable offices in official locations or from home.
Sports
You can choose various sports activities like yoga, football, and volleyball in our official locations.
Relocation support
A relocation package is available for you if you decide to join us in one of our official locations.
Skills improvement
Let's learn languages: you can visit online English language courses. Greek and Armenian language lessons are available for everyone who works in Cyprus or Armenia. Our company encourages people of Nexters to take part in game jams, hackathons, and relevant conferences and meetups as expert speakers.
Events
Our events are legendary – ask anyone who already works at Nexters. There are strategic sessions, workshops, parties, contests, and other activities every year.
Community & ESG
We are proud of our local communities and support employees’ social initiatives. Dream big, act big: Nexters contribute to gaming’s positive impact on the world, hold a sustainability strategy, and take part in charity projects all over the world.
Work format
In one of the company's offices in Cyprus, Armenia and Kazakhstan or remotely.
