Game Artist

We're looking for a Game Artist to join our Las Vegas studio. This is a hands-on creative role focused on producing high-quality art assets for our slot games. You will collaborate closely with developers, designers, and other artists to bring engaging visuals to life, contributing to the signature look and feel of our products.

You will contribute to all visual aspects of our projects, including

• Character design, poses and expressions (realistic or cartoon).

• 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.

You'll be expected to deliver polished, visually consistent artwork that aligns with project goals and brand guidelines. This role requires strong artistic sensibilities, attention to detail, and the ability to adapt to different visual styles.

While this role does not involve people management, we are looking for someone who can coach and mentor junior artists, sharing knowledge and elevating the overall quality of the team's output.

This role is hybrid, with 3 days a week on-site reporting to our office based in Las Vegas, NV.

What You Bring

4+ years of experience in Slots game art with a strong portfolio.

The ideal candidate will have a strong Illustration background that has some 3D experience.

Looking for an artist that uses 3D tools to enhance their 2D illustrations.

Mastery of Adobe Photoshop.

Basic 3D knowledge, in software of your choice, Blender, Maya, Zbrush or other.

Ability to create compelling visual concepts in a variety of styles.

Strong drawing and sketching skills for ideation and concept development.

Understanding of color theory, composition, and visual storytelling.

Experience optimizing assets.

Familiarity with Adobe After Effects and Illustrator.

Knowledge of game development pipelines and tools.

Ability to work efficiently and meet production deadlines.

Curiosity, creativity, and a passion for visual storytelling.

Nice to Have

Experience with Unity.

Familiarity with 3D tools and workflows.

Background in casino gaming or interactive entertainment.

Familiarity with AI-powered art tools such as Layer.ai.

Additional Information

This is a hybrid role based in our Las Vegas studio. Team members are expected to be in the office 3 days a week to support collaboration and studio culture.

Physical Requirement

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.

Work Conditions

The work conditions are representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations.

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming businesses. As a result, certain L&W employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts.

In order to ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition to hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

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