Lead Game Artist

Kwalee is seeking a Lead Game Artist for its Hybrid Casual Games team in Bangalore. This permanent, on-site role involves leading a small art team to deliver high-quality 2D/3D art, UI, animations, and VFX. The Lead Game Artist will collaborate with designers and developers to shape the visual direction of hybrid-casual titles, ensuring a cohesive visual identity and engaging player experiences through rapid iteration and polished game worlds.

Must Have

• Lead and manage a small art team
• Create and implement art assets (2D/3D art, UI, VFX, animations)
• Produce Spine animations for characters and gameplay
• Maintain consistent visual style for hybrid-casual games
• Collaborate with designers and developers for asset integration in Unity
• Contribute to ideation and rapid prototyping
• Ensure art quality, performance, and clarity
• Report to the Art Director
• 5+ years experience in mobile game art
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Blender or Maya, and Unity tools
• Strong understanding of colour theory, lighting, composition, and shape language
• Experience creating stylized, clean, and polished hybrid-casual assets
• Solid understanding of hybrid-casual aesthetics, trends, and visual clarity principles
• On-site presence in Bangalore 5 days per week

Good to Have

• Hybrid-casual game art experience

Perks & Benefits

• Fantastic work-life balance
• Range of great benefits
• State-of-the-art equipment
• Career growth opportunities
• Seasonal events
• Regular townhalls
• Exclusive Kwalee merch
• Dog-friendly policy
• Vibrant office atmosphere

Join the team!

As we continue to grow, we are now looking for a Lead Game Artist to join our Hybrid Casual Games team.

The Lead Game Artist will be responsible for leading a small art team and delivering high-quality 2D/3D art, UI, animations, and VFX that elevate the player experience while maintaining a strong and cohesive visual identity. You will work closely with game designers, developers, and production teams. Together, you will shape the visual direction of our hybrid-casual titles and bring engaging, polished game worlds to life.

This is a permanent role based in our Bangalore Studio, where close collaboration helps us move fast, iterate often, and create exceptional player experiences.

Responsibilities :

• Own the creation, scheduling, and implementation of art assets across projects
• Lead and manage a small team of artists, providing guidance, feedback, and career development
• Create polished 2D/3D art, UI, VFX, and animations tailored for hybrid-casual games
• Produce Spine animations for characters and gameplay assets
• Develop and maintain a consistent visual style across features, levels, and live-ops content
• Collaborate closely with designers and developers to ensure smooth asset integration in Unity
• Contribute to ideation, rapid prototyping, and iteration during early development phases
• Ensure art quality, performance, and clarity meet hybrid-casual standards
• Report directly to the Art Director.

Requirements :

• 5+ years of experience in mobile game art (hybrid-casual experience preferred)
• Strong hands-on expertise in 2D art, 3D modelling, lighting, texturing, animation, VFX, and UI
• Experience creating Spine animations for characters and gameplay assets
• Proficiency with Photoshop, Blender or Maya, and Unity tools
• Ability to concept and ideate visuals quickly for fast-paced prototype phases
• Strong understanding of colour theory, lighting, composition, and shape language
• Experience creating stylised, clean, and polished hybrid-casual assets.
• Solid understanding of hybrid-casual aesthetics, trends, and visual clarity principles.
• Experience managing small art teams through production and reporting.
• Based in our Bangalore office 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! 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, fueling 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.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.