Senior Game Artist
Light & Wonder is looking for a Senior Artist to join its Montreal office. This is a hands-on creative role focused on producing high-quality 2D art assets for games. The successful candidate will collaborate closely with developers, designers, and other artists to bring engaging visuals to life, contributing 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, Spine-based animations, and promotional assets. The Senior Artist will be expected to deliver polished, visually consistent artwork that aligns with project goals and brand guidelines. This position requires strong artistic sensibilities, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to different visual styles. The Senior Artist must have great knowledge of assets optimisation for HTML 5/Online game purposes, including experience with Webp and tools like Texture Packer.
The Senior Artist will be a key creative contributor and a go-to expert for artistic quality and animation. While this role does not involve people management, the candidate will be expected to coach and mentor junior artists, sharing knowledge and elevating the overall quality of the team's output.
- Contribute to all visual aspects of projects, including character design, poses, and expressions (realistic or cartoon styles).
- Develop environments, backgrounds, matte paintings, and textures.
- Design UI elements, symbols, logos, and menus.
- Produce Spine-based animations for characters, objects, and effects.
- Create 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, utilising tools like Texture Packer.
- Coach and mentor junior artists, sharing knowledge and elevating the overall quality of the team's output.
- 7+ 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)
- Understanding of colour theory, composition, and visual storytelling (required)
- Experience optimising assets for online and mobile delivery (required)
- Familiarity with Adobe After Effects and Illustrator (required)
- Great 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)
- Solid understanding of animation principles and rigging (nice-to-have)
- Experience with Unity or Unreal Engine (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
- Tangible and genuine development opportunities
- Stunning work location
- Flexible working practices
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.