Game Artist

4 Days ago • All levels • 2D Art

Job Summary

Job Description

Kwalee seeks a Senior Games Artist to create exceptional 2D and 3D artwork, ensuring a consistent high-quality visual style across their games. Responsibilities include producing art assets for prototyping and full production, presenting concepts, contributing to game designs, ensuring visual consistency, researching industry trends, archiving assets, sourcing external art, and mentoring junior artists. The role requires expertise in industry-standard tools like Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender, Maya, or Unity, a strong understanding of game art principles, and excellent communication and teamwork skills. This is a permanent, on-site position in Leamington Spa.
Must have:
  • High-quality 2D/3D artwork creation
  • Proficiency in industry-standard tools
  • Strong understanding of game art principles
  • Excellent communication & teamwork
  • F2P game experience (a plus)
Perks:
  • Comprehensive medical cover
  • Dental and optical care
  • Life assurance
  • Solid pension plan
  • 25 days holiday
  • Unlimited snacks and drinks
  • On-site gym
  • Free parking
  • Electric charging stations
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Seasonal events
  • Dog-friendly office

Job Details

At Kwalee, we foster an environment where creativity and collaboration come together. Specialising in both the development and publishing of casual and hybrid casual games, we also bring our creative touch to publishing PC & Console titles, ensuring a diverse and exciting gaming portfolio. 

By joining our talented team in Bangalore or Leamington Spa, you’ll be part of a space where ideas flow freely, innovation flourishes, and team spirit stays strong. We’ve found that when we’re all together, great things happen. With over 1 billion players already reached, your work will contribute to our shared mission of making the most fun games for the world's players. 

Join the team!

As we continue to grow, we are now looking for a Senior Games Artist to join our Art team.

As a Senior Games Artist, your overall goal is to make our games look outstanding. You will be responsible for creating exceptional 2D and 3D artwork while ensuring a consistent and high-quality visual style across our games. You will work closely with Lead Artists, Designers, and Developers, collaborating to create highly successful F2P games. Together, you will maximise our commercial success by delivering engaging and visually appealing experiences.

This is a permanent role based in our Leamington Spa studio, where our daily in-office collaboration fuels creativity and innovation. 

Responsibilities:

    • Create high-quality artwork, including sketches, concepts, 2D/3D graphics, animations, VFX, UI design, and layouts.
    • Produce and iterate on art assets suitable for prototyping and full production.
    • Present concepts and finalised ideas to the team.
    • Contribute to game designs to ensure our games are visually engaging and fun.
    • Ensure a consistent and polished visual style across all projects.
    • Research industry trends and emerging technologies to enhance game visuals.
    • Archive and organise art assets for efficient re-use.
    • Source art from external libraries when appropriate.
    • Provide mentorship and support to Junior and Mid-Level Games Artists.

Requirements:

    • Proven experience as a Games Artist, with a strong portfolio showcasing 2D and 3D artwork.
    • Expertise in industry-standard tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Blender, Maya, or Unity.
    • Strong understanding of game art principles, including UI/UX, VFX, and animation.
    • Ability to think creatively and develop new ideas for game visuals.
    • Experience working on F2P games is a plus.
    • Strong communication and teamwork skills to collaborate across disciplines.
    • Based in our office in Leamington Spa with 5 days per week on-site.
Why Kwalee?

We believe in more than just a job—we’re committed to helping you thrive with a fantastic work-life balance and a range of great benefits! You’ll enjoy comprehensive medical cover, including dental and optical care, life assurance, and a solid pension plan. Plus, you’ll have 25 days of holiday to recharge, along with unlimited snacks and drinks to keep you energised throughout the day.

Enjoy the benefits of an on-site gym, free parking, and convenient electric charging stations. We provide state-of-the-art equipment and plenty of career growth opportunities to set you up for success. And to keep things lively, we host seasonal events, regular townhalls, and share exclusive Kwalee merch. With our dog-friendly policy and a vibrant office atmosphere, there’s always something fun going on!

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At Kwalee, we take pride in being an equal opportunity employer, where we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to driving creativity. We are committed to creating a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment where everyone can thrive.

Our culture is built on celebrating the diverse voices of our team members, fuelling innovation and strengthening our connection to our players. We are dedicated to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion across all areas of life, including age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.

We recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, and well-being in retaining our talented team. At Kwalee, we celebrate individuality and encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work.

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