2D Artist for Video Slot

About the role

This role focuses on bringing a new video slot game, TAXI$, to life through 2D art and animation. The project is set in a night city theme, featuring a 16:9 desktop format with a 5x3 base game and a three-stage bonus round. The artist will be responsible for creating all visual elements, from game symbols to animated backgrounds and bonus stage designs, ensuring a consistent cartoon or cel-shaded aesthetic.

Key responsibilities include designing 11 game symbols (high, low, wild, scatter), developing a mascot with various reactions, and illustrating a five-scene Big-Win ladder. The artist will also create multiple game environments, including the base 5x3 grid, a 7x7 free spins layout, and an expanding city scene, all with animated background loops. The role requires designing intricate bonus stages with elements like neon clusters, coin targets, and moving collector cars.

The position offers creative freedom within a provided art brief, allowing the artist to propose alternative designs if they see a better approach. Success in this role means delivering high-quality, technically compliant assets (e.g., PNG with alpha, specific resolutions, kebab-case naming) that align with the game's theme and visual style, contributing significantly to the overall player experience.

Skills that matter here

• 2D art: This role requires creating all visual assets for a video slot game, including symbols, characters, environments, and bonus stage elements.
• animation: The artist will animate the game mascot, background loops, Big-Win scenes, and various elements within the bonus stages using frame-by-frame or sprite animation.
• illustration: The position involves illustrating detailed game components such as symbols, environments, and character designs, maintaining a consistent cartoon/cel-shaded style.
• sprite sheets: Animations must be delivered as sprite sheets, indicating a need for proficiency in this format for game development.
• JSON atlas: The artist is expected to deliver animation assets with a JSON atlas, demonstrating familiarity with common game asset packaging.
• color-blind-safe readability: Experience with color-blind-safe design for symbols is a plus, showing an understanding of accessibility in game art.

Who this role suits

• A junior artist who thrives on owning the visual development of an entire game project from start to finish.
• Someone who appreciates creative autonomy and is comfortable proposing design improvements within a project brief.
• An individual with a strong portfolio in cartoon or cel-shaded art and animation, capable of delivering technically precise assets.
• A self-starter who can manage their workflow independently without constant oversight.

From the employer

Responsibilities

• Create symbols (11 total): 4 high, 5 low, wild, scatter.
• Design mascot: idle + variations + win reaction.
• Develop Big-Win ladder: 5 scenes, panels, and morphs on the fly.
• Create environment and boards (base 5×3, free spins 7×7, city 8×8→11×11), animated background loops.
• Design bonus stages: neon ceiling clusters, coin targets, top-down moving collector cars, passengers.
• Create transitions between stages, screens (loading, paytable, results).

Requirements

• Confident cartoon/cel-shaded look, clean lines, color and light work.
• Frame-by-frame/sprite animation: sprite sheets + JSON atlas, seamless loops.
• Deliver in tech spec: design space 1920×1080, PNG with alpha, symbols 512×512, unified scale and light, kebab-case naming.
• Independence in composition, color, proportions, character, polish — no micromanagement.
• Plus: experience in slots/casual games, understanding of color-blind-safe readability of symbols.

Conditions

• Detailed art brief with asset list, priorities (P1/P2/P3), and clip volume assessment.
• Canon mechanics, AI references.
• Creative freedom - if you see a better way, you can redesign it your way.