Marketing Video Artist (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Marketing Video Artist (Unity/Gamedev): Creating high-performing vertical video ads for a new mobile 4X strategy game with an accent on in-engine scene building and fast iteration of hooks. Focus on capturing footage in Unity, compositing 3D assets, and optimizing the first three seconds of ads to drive installs.

Location: Remote (German time zone)

Company

A leading European mobile and live-service game studio known for data-driven development and successful strategy titles.

What you will do

• Produce 30-45 second vertical (9:16) video ads from brief to final delivery.
• Build lightweight scenes and minigames in Unity to stage and record original ad footage.
• Generate and iterate on hook variations, specifically optimizing the first three seconds for maximum impact.
• Import, stage, animate, and composite 3D character assets into the engine.
• Benchmark quality against the best-performing ads in the mobile strategy genre.

Requirements

• Hands-on experience using Unity for in-engine ad production.
• Strong skills in editing and motion graphics (After Effects, Premiere, or DaVinci Resolve).
• Knowledge of 3D pipelines (Blender, Maya, or similar) for asset animation and lighting.
• Must be able to work within the German time zone.
• Ability to work fast and self-directed, providing multiple creative options per brief.
• Portfolio or reel showcasing video ads or comparable performance creative.

Nice to have

• Experience producing performance marketing or social media video creative.
• Comfort using AI tools in the production workflow.

Culture & Benefits

• Full ownership of ads from concept through build to delivery.
• Opportunity to contribute to a new game heading into launch.
• Environment where AI tools are welcomed and encouraged without justification.
• Collaborative, international team atmosphere.

Hiring process

• Shortlisted candidates complete a three-task paid case study (game analysis, reference reverse-engineering, and ad production).
• Submission of a short creative concept write-up.