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Junior Licensing Artist (Fixed-Term Contract)

Sports Interactive

England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)

Junior Licensing Artist (Fixed-Term Contract)

2 Months ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

Sports Interactive, the gaming studio behind Football Manager, is seeking a passionate and detail-focused Junior Licensing Artist for a 3-month fixed-term contract. This role offers an excellent opportunity for recent graduates or self-taught digital artists to gain industry experience. You will work with experienced artists to create high-quality 2D and 3D licensed assets, including kits, club logos, and advertising hoardings, for the Football Manager series. A strong interest in football and exceptional attention to detail are essential. Responsibilities include assisting in asset creation and implementation, working with reference materials for accuracy, maintaining asset tracking, and refining artwork based on feedback. The role is fully remote and contributes to the visual consistency of licensed assets.

Must have:

Digital artwork portfolio (2D/3D)
Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop
Strong interest in football
Great attention to detail
Good communication and time management
Enthusiasm to learn and take feedback

Good to have:

Adobe Illustrator proficiency
Adobe After Effects proficiency

Perks:

Fully remote option
Opportunity to build portfolio
Gain industry experience
Contribute to a beloved franchise
Flexible working culture
Work/life balance support
London Living Wage employer
Award-winning 'Best Places to Work'
Equal opportunities employer
Disability Confident Committed employer

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Job Details

Description

Job Title: Junior Licensing Artist (Fixed-Term Contract for 3 Months)
Team: Licensing
Reporting into: Licensing Producer
Hybrid working status: Fully remote available

Studio Overview

We are Sports Interactive 🎮

The gaming studio behind: ⚽ Football Manager.

Founded in 1994, Sports Interactive became a wholly owned subsidiary of SEGA Europe in 2006. Based at the Here East technology hub in Stratford, East London, the SI team continues to expand as we bring our titles to an ever-growing audience across an increasing variety of platforms.

To support our growth, we welcome the opportunity to connect with passionate people with the drive to match our ambitions and initiative to realise your individual potential.

Position Overview

We are looking for a passionate and detail-focused Junior Licensing Artist to support our Licensing Art team on a short-term basis. This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent university graduate or self-taught digital artist to gain hands-on experience in the games industry by contributing to the creation of authentic licensed assets for the Football Manager series.

You’ll work alongside our experienced Licensing Artists to help create high-quality 2D and 3D assets such as kits, club logos and advertising hoardings. A strong interest in football and an eye for detail are essential to make the most of this role.

This is an ideal opportunity to build your portfolio, gain industry experience, and contribute to one of the most beloved sports game franchises.

Key Responsibilities

Assist in the creation and implementation of licensed 2D and 3D assets including kits, club logos, trophies, balls, and advertising hoardings.
Work with provided reference material from clubs and licensors to create visually accurate representations of official assets.
Help maintain asset tracking spreadsheets and support the team with quality control tasks.
Take on feedback from team members and licensors to refine and improve artwork.
Contribute to visual consistency and quality across licensed assets.
Support the Licensing team with administrative or research tasks as required.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

A portfolio showcasing digital artwork – this could include 2D illustrations, logos, kit designs, or 3D models.
Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop (Illustrator and After Effects are a plus).
Strong interest in football – especially kits, logos, branding, and how they appear in games, sportswear, or broadcasting.
Great attention to detail, particularly when working with branding and real-Hworld references.
Good communication and time management skills.
Enthusiasm to learn, take feedback, and grow within a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

What is it like to work here?

We approach everything with passion, whether that is making our mark on the gaming and football industries or doing our bit for the world around us. We want to share that outlook with everyone who shows up to work here each day.

For us, talent wins games, but teamwork wins titles. Collaboration is the key to constantly topping our best. We believe everyone matters, no matter which part of the business you are in, so we encourage and support our people in driving your own growth and realising your full potential. But, more than anything else, we are a team. A team with a down-to-earth dynamic, that has a lot of fun doing what we do.

And whether that’s technical tweaks or fine-tuning our creative process, everything is geared at producing the best game possible for our players. To do that, we need to be tenacious and move quickly, and not be afraid of switching things up. It is these principles that have enabled us to produce a game that has defined year after year, and that will continue to push us for many more to come.

Our flexible working culture gives you the opportunity to optimise your workload, with in-office, hybrid, and remote working options dependent on role. So, if you want a work/life balance, we are behind you. Because while we live to create extraordinary games, we know that is not all you have got going on. You can trust that we always keep things in perspective, fostering an environment where work can be more than just a job.

We’re also a London Living Wage employer, boast one of the lowest staff turnover rates in the industry and are proud to have won the ‘Best Places to Work’ award by Gamesindustry.biz in large company category in 2023.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from any relevant candidate irrespective of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief.

SI is proudly a Disability Confident Committed employer, and we are dedicated to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. Our studio has disabled access and facilities but please ensure you advise us if you require any other reasonable adjustments to be made to support you during the recruitment process.

Our Values:

Keep collaborating: Teamwork wins titles - Here, ideas belong to everyone, whatever department you’re part of. Collaboration lets us score more as a team than we could individually.

Be flexible: We think fast and adapt faster. The football and entertainment worlds never stand still, so we keep progressing and switching things up to stay ahead.

Stay Tenacious: We don’t overlook the details. Everything we do is about producing the best game possible, in other words, never settle.

Show Ambition: Let your drive lead the way - Your individual outlook can give everyone the edge. Make the studio’s purpose personal and let your drive lead the way.

Bring the Passion: Have fun doing your thing - Don’t be fooled, what we do is not a game. Making our players’ passion come to life is our passion.

Consider the Bigger Picture: Keep things in perspective - We want our impact to be a positive one. From built-in work/life balance to initiatives covering the most important topics of today, we have what matters in focus.