Game Artist
Light & Wonder is looking for a Mid-Level Artist to join its new Sofia office. This creative role focuses on producing high-quality 2D art assets for games, where the successful candidate will collaborate with other artists to bring engaging visuals to life and contribute to the signature look and feel of the company's products.
The role involves contributing to all visual aspects of projects, including character design, environments, UI elements, and animations. The artist is expected to deliver polished, visually consistent artwork that aligns with project goals and brand guidelines while acting as a creative contributor and expert for artistic quality within the team.
- Contribute to all visual aspects of our projects, including: Character design, poses, and expressions (realistic or cartoon styles)
- Environments, backgrounds, matte paintings, and textures
- UI elements, symbols, logos, and menus
- Spine-based animations for characters, objects, and effects
- Promotional assets and motion graphics
- Deliver polished, visually consistent artwork that aligns with project goals and brand guidelines.
- Optimise assets for HTML 5/Online game purposes.
- Use Webp on a regular basis and be familiar with all the pros and cons vs jpeg, png 8 bits etc.
- Know how to use Texture Packer to a high level and/or other similar optimization tools.
- Share your knowledge and point of view with other artists and elevating the overall quality of the team’s output.
- 4+ years of experience in 2D game art with a strong portfolio (required)
- Mastery of Adobe Photoshop (required)
- Ability to create compelling visual concepts in a variety of styles (required)
- Strong drawing and sketching skills for ideation and concept development (required)
- Strong skills of anatomy and perspective (required)
- Understanding of color theory, composition, and visual storytelling (required)
- Experience optimising assets for online and mobile delivery (required)
- Familiarity with Adobe After Effects and Illustrator (required)
- Good knowledge of Adobe Firefly or Adobe Photoshop AI assistant (required)
- Knowledge of game development pipelines and tools (required)
- Ability to work efficiently and meet production deadlines (required)
- Curiosity, creativity, and a passion for visual storytelling (required)
- Excellent communication skills and teamwork mindset (required)
- Good understanding of animation principles and rigging (nice-to-have)
- Familiarity with 3D tools and workflows (nice-to-have)
- Background in casino gaming or interactive entertainment (nice-to-have)
- Familiarity with AI-powered art tools such as Layer.ai (nice-to-have)
- Competitive benefits
- Open and supportive environment
- Modern and exciting workplace
- Opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basis
- Possibility to switch teams and projects
- Exciting projects with opportunities for creating positive change to our game engineering ecosystem
- Stunning work location
- Flexible working
- Guidance and development skills you need to progress quickly and enhance your career
Light & Wonder, Inc. is a leading cross-platform gaming company headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Formerly known as Scientific Games, it rebranded in 2022 after divesting its lottery and sports-betting businesses to focus on gaming. The company operates across three segments - Gaming (slot machines, table games and casino systems under brands such as Bally, WMS and Shuffle Master), SciPlay (social casino games) and iGaming (online casino content). Listed in both the US and Australia, it supplies content and systems to casinos and online operators worldwide.