2D Artist - Fixed Cover
Relax Gaming is looking for a talented and imaginative 2D Artist to help bring their ideas to life. This is a fixed-term parental leave cover, ideally starting in January 2027.
As a Game Artist, the role involves creating impactful artwork for games, including characters, environments, and visual game elements that stand out and capture the player’s attention. The 2D Artist will work closely with Art Directors, Game Producers, Animators, and Game Developers as part of a dedicated game development team. The environment is creative, collaborative, and fast-moving, with several projects running simultaneously. This means the artist will have the opportunity to work across a wide variety of projects and visual styles, contribute to both new and established IPs, develop concepts from early ideas through to final implementation, influence the visual direction and overall player experience, and collaborate closely with experienced colleagues across multiple disciplines.
- Producing concept art in a variety of art styles in the early stages of development.
- Create mood boards that can explain art styles and intentions behind your designs.
- Create mock-ups and reference materials that game developers can use as a goal when implementing designs.
- Create art assets, while keeping consistent visual language for a wide range of art styles.
- Produce highly detailed 2D/3D artwork for implementation in the game.
- Actively participate in collaboration with the studio’s art team.
- Participate in game progress reviews and give/take feedback about the designs and implementation process.
- Improve processes and best practices.
- Learn about the online gaming industry and stay up to date on current trends and what is popular with players.
- Strong understanding of shape, form, and visual storytelling (required).
- Strong understanding of colour theory and composition (required).
- Strong understanding of perspective, proportion, and scale (required).
- Strong understanding of concept development and design iteration (required).
- Experience creating detailed 2D and/or 3D artwork ready for implementation in a game (required).
- Ability to explore and iterate on ideas quickly while maintaining a high level of quality in final work (required).
- Strong portfolio demonstrating concept art skills (required).
- Strong portfolio demonstrating illustration across a variety of art styles (required).
- Strong portfolio demonstrating game asset creation (required).
- Strong portfolio demonstrating character and environment design (required).
- Strong portfolio demonstrating highly detailed final renders (required).
- Creativity, curiosity, and a genuine passion for making great games (required).
- Completed education, or have equivalent work experience, in visual arts (required).
- Excellent knowledge of lighting, perspective, and composition (required).
- Strong drawing and illustration skills, ability to visualize and design from abstract ideas (required).
- Excellent knowledge of game art asset creation, preparing deliverables for animation and in-game implementation (required).
- Skilled using industry-standard digital software, such as Photoshop, Maya, Blender (required).
- Eye for quality and detail (required).
- Ability to present ideas and to receive/address constructive feedback, a positive team player who gladly speaks their mind (required).
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team (required).
- Excellent communication skills, self-driven, ongoing professional development, willingness to learn (required).
- Skills and knowledge from game art development (nice-to-have).
- Passionate about games, with an interest in gameplay mechanics (nice-to-have).
- Interest in advanced trends in digital art (nice-to-have).
- Strong 3D-rendering skills (nice-to-have).
Relax Gaming is a business-to-business iGaming supplier and content aggregator, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Malta. It develops its own slots, poker and bingo products and distributes thousands of third-party casino games through its Silver Bullet and Powered By partner programmes. Owned by the Kindred Group (now part of FDJ United), the company runs game studios in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Malmö and Stockholm, with additional offices across Europe and Gibraltar. Relax Gaming supplies regulated online casino operators worldwide.