
3D Marketing Artist at Spyke Games (Istanbul, Turkey)
Spyke Games· Istanbul, Turkey·
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Job description
About Spyke Games
We are a leading mobile gaming company founded by gaming veterans who have built and scaled massive gaming businesses for the past decade.
We want to build the next generation of mobile game franchises to be played by millions of people around the globe for years. We are bringing together the smartest, the most talented and ‘fun to work with’ group of people united around this single mission. Fostered with team spirit and collaboration, we strive to create a passionate, energetic and eager to learn “geek” culture focused on games.
We’re looking for a talented 3D Marketing Animator, responsible for creating realistic and highly stylized animations to help us develop cutting-edge visual elements for our games and to dream up new ideas that will reach millions around the world. In this role, you will be working in a fast-paced, hyper-growth environment with some of the most creative minds in the industry. As a 3D Marketing Animator, you will act as the driving creative force for our products, participating in the design execution from concept to completion. Alongside our games, you will be growing as an artist and as a team.
Responsibilities
- Create eye-catching 3D animations for marketing campaigns
- Brainstorming new creative concepts to improve user acquisition and engagement
- Optimize 3D assets and animations for different platforms and screen sizes while maintaining visual quality and performance
- Researching and understanding marketing trends from games and app industries
- Working with the UA team to analyze creative performance data to improve in new iterations
- Work closely with game developers and designers to understand game mechanics, characters, environments, and convert them into effective marketing visuals
- Providing design feedback to internal and 3rd party collaborators
- Familiarity with editing animated assets within Unity
Requirements
- Proficiency in Maya, Cinema 4D, Redshift
- Experienced in Lighting/Shading
- Experienced in character rigging
- Proficiency in optimizing render settings and assessing outcomes
- Competent in 3D Animation fundamentals and color theory
- Good knowledge of digital visualization tools (i.e., After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator)
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Why work at Spyke Games
- Culture: Emphasizes creativity, innovation, and freedom to operate. Co-founders are hands-on and focused on replicating the successful culture of Peak Games.
- Work model: Mix of on-site (Istanbul HQ) and remote roles (e.g., Performance Marketing Specialist, Product Manager, Game Developer) – check specific job postings.
- Engineering & tech stack: Unity, C#, Python, Java, Spring Boot, PostgreSQL, Redis, Google Cloud Platform, Firebase, Tableau, Looker, and more. Strong backend and data science teams.
- Growth trajectory: Rapidly scaling company with aggressive revenue targets through 2027.
- Perks: Not extensively documented, but the company invests in employee development and local talent. Office located in Şişli, Istanbul.
- Considerations: Employee rating of 2.9/5 (based on 7 reviews) – work-life balance rated 2.4, culture 2.5; may reflect growing pains of a fast-scaling startup.