Game Illustrator
IGT is hiring a Game Illustrator to create high-quality, production-ready artwork for mobile slot games, from early visual exploration through final in-game assets. The role combines strong illustration skills with an understanding of gameplay hierarchy, symbol readability, composition, and visual storytelling.
The Game Illustrator will develop visual concepts and art styles for mobile slot games, create polished symbols, characters, backgrounds, logos, feature assets, and supporting UI artwork. They will design clear and recognisable symbols that remain readable at small mobile screen sizes and build strong visual hierarchy across reels, backgrounds, features, characters, and jackpot elements. The role also involves adapting artwork for different screen formats, resolutions, and mobile devices, working across a variety of themes and styles, and preparing layered, production-ready assets for animation and implementation. Collaboration with Game Design, Animation, Development, Math, and Audio teams is essential, as is iterating efficiently based on feedback, gameplay requirements, testing, and product needs, while maintaining visual consistency and quality throughout the full game production cycle.
- Develop visual concepts and art styles for mobile slot games, from early sketches and mood exploration to final production artwork.
- Create polished symbols, characters, backgrounds, logos, feature assets, and supporting UI artwork.
- Design clear and recognisable symbols that remain readable at small mobile screen sizes.
- Build strong visual hierarchy across reels, backgrounds, features, characters, and jackpot elements.
- Adapt artwork for different screen formats, resolutions, and mobile devices.
- Work across a variety of themes and styles, from stylized cartoon artwork to polished premium casino visuals.
- Collaborate closely with Game Design, Animation, Development, Math, and Audio teams throughout production.
- Prepare layered, production-ready assets for animation and implementation.
- Iterate efficiently based on feedback, gameplay requirements, testing, and product needs.
- Maintain visual consistency and quality throughout the full game production cycle.
- Professional experience creating illustrations and visual assets for games. (required)
- Strong portfolio demonstrating high-quality game illustration and a solid understanding of shape, colour, lighting, composition, and visual hierarchy. (required)
- Experience creating artwork for mobile games. (required)
- Slot or casino game experience. (preferred)
- Strong understanding of symbol readability and visual clarity at small screen sizes. (required)
- Ability to work across different visual styles and adapt to the art direction of each game. (required)
- Advanced knowledge of Adobe Photoshop. (required)
- Experience with Illustrator or similar tools. (nice-to-have)
- Good understanding of preparing layered artwork for animation and game implementation. (required)
- Ability to take a concept from initial sketch through to polished final artwork. (required)
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced production environment and responding constructively to feedback. (required)
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. (required)
- Previous experience working on released slot or casino games. (nice-to-have)
- Experience collaborating with Spine or other animation pipelines. (nice-to-have)
- Understanding of game engines, implementation workflows, or asset optimisation for mobile. (nice-to-have)
- Candidates must be fully eligible to work full-time under a local employment contract in Serbia. (required)
- Permanent employment contract and a competitive salary.
- Private health insurance for you and your family.
- Flexible working hours and a hybrid work model.
- Initiatives supporting wellbeing and work-life balance.
- Opportunities for continuous learning through collaboration, knowledge sharing, and e-learning platforms.
- Clear career development opportunities within an international game development environment.
- A creative and collaborative workplace.
International Game Technology (IGT) is a global gaming company best known for designing and manufacturing slot machines, casino systems and digital gaming content. Founded in 1975 and long headquartered in Las Vegas, with major operations in Rome and Providence, it has been one of the largest gaming-machine and lottery suppliers in the world. In 2025 the group's lottery business was renamed Brightstar Lottery, while IGT's gaming and digital division was acquired by Apollo Global Management and combined with Everi, continuing to trade under the IGT brand. The company supplies land-based and online casino games to operators across the globe.
