Game Artist
iGaming:
If it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. At Light & Wonder, It’s all about the games, and our digital team leads the global iGaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers.
iGaming:If it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. At Light & Wonder, It’s all about the games, and our digital team leads the global iGaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers.
Position SummaryLight & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment. The company brings together 5,000 employees from six continents to connect content between land-based and digital channels with unmatched technology and distribution. Guided by a culture that values daring teamwork and creativity, Light & Wonder builds new worlds of play, developing game experiences loved by players around the globe.
We create our own award-winning games and also partner with premium licensees such as Netflix, Warner Bros and others to bring franchises like Squid Game, Willy Wonka and The Wizard of Oz to life in online gaming products. The company’s Infinity platform powers the largest digital-gaming network in the industry. Light & Wonder is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices.
The Game Artist plays a key role in ensuring visual assets are production-ready, technically optimized, and aligned with artistic direction. Applying their expertise, the Game Artist contributes to all visual aspects of projects and games, including:
- Character design, poses, expressions, and illustrations (realistic or stylized)
- Environments, backgrounds, matte paintings, and textures
- UI elements, symbols, logos, menus, and other game assets
- Mock-ups, visual explorations, and concept development
- Promotional and presentation artwork
The Game Artist must be versatile and capable of creating artwork in a range of visual styles. Artistic sensibilities and an understanding of the target market will be leveraged regularly to refine and adapt artwork to meet project objectives.
The successful candidate will ensure intellectual property and copyright guidelines are followed and production deadlines are met. A good understanding of casino gaming, casino game art, and gameplay mechanics is expected.
Strong conceptual and technical art skills are required to develop visual ideas and efficiently produce high-quality, production-ready assets. The successful candidate will be fully conversant with current industry-standard tools and workflows, while demonstrating solid artistic fundamentals and technical proficiency.
Familiarity with asset optimization for HTML5 and online gaming products is essential. This includes a working knowledge of image formats such as WebP, PNG, and JPEG, as well as experience with Texture Packer and similar optimization tools and workflows.
Qualifications- 3-5 years of experience creating 2D game art with a portfolio demonstrating a range of artistic styles and production-quality work
- Strong working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Creative Cloud applications
- Ability to create polished game-ready assets from concept through final production
- Strong drawing, sketching, and illustration skills for ideation and concept development
- Solid understanding of anatomy, color theory, composition, perspective, lighting, and visual storytelling
- Ability to visually communicate concepts and ideas through sketches, mock-ups, and finished artwork
- Hands-on knowledge of asset optimization techniques for HTML5 and online game delivery
- Working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator
- Familiarity with Adobe Firefly and…
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