Job Description

Riot Games was founded on the principle that putting players first leads to the exceptional. In 2009, we released League of Legends-today, millions log in each month. As we expand our global content, we seek a VFX Lead based in Singapore to elevate our skins' visual effects and maintain alignment across Riot and partner studios.
We're looking for someone humble yet confident in their craft-passionate about impact, clarity, and visual effects that bring champions and their abilities to life. You'll bridge Riot's creative vision with partner studio execution, ensuring skin VFX meet a world-class standard through clear feedback, craft direction, and collaboration.
That's where you come in.
Responsibilities:

• Define and uphold the visual effects vision and standards for League of Legends skins produced in collaboration with partner studios.
• Lead, mentor, and grow the VFX craft in Singapore, ensuring it serves as a center of excellence for delivering feedback, aligning with partner studios, and upholding Riot's quality bar.
• Own the full lifecycle management of VFX team members-from selection and onboarding through performance development, feedback, and exits where necessary-ensuring the right people and skills are in place to deliver at Riot's quality bar.
• Set clear performance expectations for VFX staff and partner teams, providing regular feedback and managing performance effectively and empathetically.
• Provide clear, actionable feedback to partner studios to ensure all VFX work meets League's bar for readability, clarity, and champion fantasy.
• Partner closely with studios throughout the production process-from kickoff through delivery-to ensure alignment on creative direction, technical quality, and schedule.
• Build strong relationships with partner studios, creating an environment of trust, transparency, and shared pursuit of craft excellence.
• Review and evaluate VFX deliveries, providing guidance on timing, color, composition, and motion to ensure clarity and visual impact.
• Collaborate with the Associate Art Director, Technical Art, Animation, and Production teams in Singapore and LA to maintain consistency in style, workflow, and quality expectations.
• Identify and communicate risks or blockers early, partnering with production and partner studios to maintain sustainable delivery.
• Contribute to documentation, visual guides, and training materials that clarify VFX standards and expectations for partner teams.
• Occasionally provide hands-on guidance or paintovers to demonstrate desired motion, timing, or readability.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, openness, and continuous learning with partner studios, ensuring alignment with Riot's values and player-first mindset.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of professional experience creating visual effects for games, film, or real-time content.
• 3+ years in a lead or supervisory role providing feedback, mentorship, and direction to VFX artists.
• Deep mastery of VFX fundamentals-timing, color, composition, motion, and readability.
• Experience with game engines (Unreal, Unity, or proprietary) and VFX toolchains.
• Proven experience collaborating with and managing partner studios or external VFX teams.
• Strong communication skills-able to articulate feedback and creative intent clearly across cultures and disciplines.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills; able to work effectively with art, tech, and production partners.
• Passion for League of Legends and its champions, with player empathy to evaluate VFX for clarity, impact, and emotional resonance.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).

Desired Qualifications:

• AAA experience on stylized, character-focused games.
• Experience balancing visual impact and gameplay clarity for competitive titles.
• Familiarity with VFX tools such as Unreal's Niagara, Unity's VFX Graph, or proprietary systems.
• Experience improving workflows or optimizing performance for real-time VFX.
• Multilingual ability (Mandarin or other regional languages) to interface effectively with partner studios.

Our Perks:

• 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 so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of our players and community through games
• We will double down on your donations of time and money to non-profits

Don't forget to include a resume and cover letter. We receive a lot of applications, but we'll notice a fun, well-written intro that shows us you take play seriously.

Skills Required