Senior Game Artist (Generalist)
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Role in brief
IGT seeks a Senior Game Artist (Generalist) to create high-quality visual assets for real-money slot games in a hybrid role. Candidates with extensive experience in game art and strong portfolios should apply.
About the role
As a Senior Game Artist at IGT, you will be responsible for the visual development of slot games, creating assets from initial concepts to final production. Your work will involve designing symbols, characters, backgrounds, and UI elements, ensuring they meet high standards of quality and optimization for both mobile and web platforms.
You will collaborate with various teams, including Game Design and Development, to ensure that all assets align with technical specifications and production workflows. Success in this role means delivering visually compelling and technically sound game assets that enhance player engagement and contribute to the overall gaming experience.
Skills that matter here
- Adobe Photoshop: This role requires expert knowledge in Photoshop for creating high-quality illustrations and UI elements.
- Adobe Illustrator: Illustrator skills are essential for developing symbols and other graphic assets.
- Spine 2D: Professional experience with Spine 2D is necessary for animating game assets.
- Adobe After Effects: You will need a good working knowledge of After Effects for creating animations.
- Unity: Experience with Unity is preferred for asset implementation in game engines.
- Blender: Familiarity with Blender is beneficial for creating blockouts and reference renders.
Who this role suits
- Candidates should have a strong portfolio showcasing casino-quality art and a deep understanding of game art pipelines.
- A collaborative spirit is essential, as you'll work closely with multidisciplinary teams.
- The ideal person balances creativity with technical constraints and production efficiency.
- Experience mentoring other artists and contributing to visual quality standards is a plus.
From the employer
What You'll Do
- Own the visual development of slot games from early concepts and moodboards through final production assets.
- Create high-quality symbols, characters, backgrounds, logos, UI elements, feature artwork, and promotional key art.
- Produce visually compelling, casino-grade assets optimized for mobile and web performance.
- Create highly readable symbols with strong silhouette, contrast, hierarchy, and visual clarity.
- Animate game assets using Spine 2D and Adobe After Effects, delivering implementation-ready animations.
- Prepare layered PSDs, sprite sheets, atlases, exports, and animation-ready assets following studio standards.
- Collaborate closely with Game Design, Mathematics, Development, Audio, Producers, and Technical Artists.
- Ensure assets meet technical specifications, memory budgets, optimization targets, and implementation requirements.
- Contribute to visual direction, style consistency, and continuous quality improvements.
- Support production planning by estimating work accurately and delivering assets on schedule.
About You
- Extensive experience creating art for released real-money slot games.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating casino-quality illustration, UI, symbols, characters, and environments.
- Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
- Professional experience with Spine 2D animation.
- Good working knowledge of Adobe After Effects.
- Strong understanding of game art pipelines, optimization, asset organization, and production workflows.
- Experience preparing implementation-ready assets for game engines.
- Excellent understanding of casino realism including metals, gems, gold, glass, lighting, and VFX.
- Ability to balance creativity, readability, technical constraints, and production efficiency.
- Excellent communication skills and experience collaborating within multidisciplinary teams.
What We'd Prefer
- Experience with Unity and game asset implementation.
- Experience with Blender, Maya, or 3ds Max for blockouts, lighting, and reference renders.
- Experience using AI tools to accelerate concept exploration and ideation (not as a replacement for final production art).
- Understanding of VFX pipelines and animation principles.
- Knowledge of texture optimization, sprite atlases, compression, and performance optimization.
- Experience mentoring artists and contributing to art direction and visual quality standards.
Benefits and Culture
- Vibrant and stimulating work environment within Class-A office space.
- Opportunity to learn and further improve your skills.
- Opportunity to develop a career within a stable environment.
- Full-time/permanent employment and competitive salary.
- Private health insurance for you and your family.
- Flexible working hours.
Questions about this role
What is the remote work policy?
This position is hybrid, allowing for a mix of in-office and remote work.
What level of experience is required?
This role is for senior candidates with extensive experience in game art for real-money slot games.
How do I apply for this position?
Interested candidates can apply through the IGT careers page.
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