Senior Art Designer

Konami Gaming is looking for a Senior Art Designer to join our team! This onsite position is responsible for researching, designing, and developing illustration and animation for casino slot games, including game theme, characters, UI and symbols. This includes determining and implementing the style, technique and medium best suited to produce desired effect while conforming to production requirements. Mentors and trains other art staff.

Is a specialist in at least one artistic area. This position works directly with the Game Design and Software Engineering teams and works with direction and guidance from Art Design Management. This position also requires the flexibility to act autonomously at all times while adhering to overall department and company policies and procedures.

• Creates and/or enhances drawings, illustrations, game themes, characters, symbols, and effects.
• Creates computer-generated animation of UI, symbols, effects, and/or characters.
• Using strong graphic design skill, provides 2D and/or 3D user interface screens and information/instruction graphics for incorporation into final games. Provides high-resolution art assets for print teams’ utilization.
• Collaborates with Game Designer and Manager to finalize artwork for each project. Provides artwork for review at appropriate stages, and applies feedback accordingly with quick turnaround.
• Prepares data for in-game implementation, working within production requirements in collaboration with other artists, tech artists, and engineers. Modifies game art under tight deadlines. Understands full range of game types products, and platforms. Can complete complex data setup of complex game art parts, and use new techniques, products, and platforms.
• Follows company art direction and production pipeline. Directly contributes to improving both.
• Highly proficient in development process for game art development, and can initiate process improvements. Can handle large projects in relatively short timeframe.
• Aligns each game’s art creation with the functional spec/graphic proposal, including conceptual art and storyboards. Creates graphics visually reinforcing game rule and game flow. Identifies and executives cost effective, effort maximizing use of tools/techniques.
• Analyzes Konami and competitor products and field performance in the field from a player’s perspective to find industry trends, consider players in art design, and discern which art approaches are most effective to appeal to gamblers. Expert in art and game rule of many competitors’ and Konami’s hit titles, and what makes successful/unsuccessful game art that supports game rule. Understands and applies industry art design standards and art requirements.
  
  Can project future trends, and drive Konami’s art to lead the way. Initiates and leads individual and group field research. This involves the following:
  • Attending field research trips to casinos monthly or as required. Researching via online methods (e.g., You Tube) to build familiarity with the industry. Attends and provides input on follow-up team analysis discussions.
  • Attend G2E and other trade shows or conferences as needed.
• Motivates, guides, and trains other art designers in fine art, technique, and industry knowledge building. Can avoid direction leading to repeat trial and error. Supports others’ problem-solving.
• Reports to Manager any discrepancies or problems requiring resolution.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Competitive Wages
• Great 401(k) plan with company match
• Comprehensive health benefits package
• Generous Company paid Holidays and Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Tuition reimbursement program

For Players. For Operators. For Each Other.

Konami Gaming, Inc. entered the US gaming market in the 2000s and we have spent the last two decades moving the industry forward with breakthrough games, head turning cabinets, and a casino management system that brings it all together. Over that time, we have garnered our share of awards and established a corporate culture of success and innovation. A world leader in systems and game development, Konami can offer you the best of both worlds -…