[MEP Team] Senior 2D Game Artist (Hybrid)

15 Minutes ago • 2 Years +

2D Art

Job Description

As a Senior 2D Game Artist, you will lead the visual direction of our games, collaborating with designers, developers, and product owners to create appealing art assets. Your work will enhance player experience and elevate the team's artistic quality. We are a fast-growing studio passionate about building high-quality, fun, and creative experiences across music and non-music games for players worldwide.

Good To Have:

Ability to leverage AI-powered tools (e.g., for concept exploration, asset iteration, or workflow optimization).
Additional skills such as 3D modeling, animation, or particle effects.
Passion for games, with bonus points for love of rhythm/music games.

Must Have:

Research references, analyze requirements, and define the overall visual style and art direction for each project.
Create characters that align with gameplay needs and are visually engaging.
Design and illustrate immersive environments such as backgrounds, stages, and dynamic visual elements.
Design icons, buttons, layouts, and menus that ensure clear and intuitive player interaction.
Work closely with game designers, developers, and product managers to set the visual direction of projects.
Minimum 2 years of experience as a 2D artist in the gaming industry.
Solid understanding of color, composition, visual storytelling, and user experience in games.
Proficiency with industry-standard tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Spine or similar animation tools).
Ability to work with technical constraints and collaborate with developers.
Strong communication skills and a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
Strong creative thinking, problem-solving, and ability to adapt to different art styles.

Perks:

Competitive salary and benefit packages, twice-yearly performance bonuses.
Personal learning and well-being budget.
Team-building budget.
Lunch, teatime, monthly team dinner and parking allowance.
Minimum 12 days of paid annual leave, plus 10 days of paid sick leave.
12 days working from home per year.
Annual trips to countries where we achieve the most success (next stop: Japan).
Opportunity to work on exciting mobile game projects.
Collaborative and supportive team environment.
Continuous learning and growth opportunities.

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real-time-vfx

communication

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concept-development

character-design

visual-storytelling

3d-modeling

environment-design

game-texts

storytelling

composition

user-experience-ux

2d-art

spine

photoshop

We are a fast-growing game studio passionate about building high-quality, fun, and creative experiences. Our team is working on a portfolio of both music and non-music games, aiming to bring unique gameplay and strong visual identity to players worldwide.

ABOUT THE JOB

As a Senior 2D Game Artist, you will take the lead in shaping the visual direction of our games. You’ll work closely with game designers, developers, and product owners to create appealing art assets that enhance player experience and contribute to raising the overall artistic quality of the team’s output.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Concept Development: Research references, analyze requirements, and define the overall visual style and art direction for each project.
Character Design: Create characters that align with gameplay needs and are visually engaging.
Environment Design: Design and illustrate immersive environments such as backgrounds, stages, and dynamic visual elements that support the gaming experience
UI/UX Design: Design icons, buttons, layouts, and menus that ensure clear and intuitive player interaction.
Creative Collaboration: Work closely with game designers, developers, and product managers to set the visual direction of projects.
Visual Effects: Contribute to VFX when necessary, in collaboration with the technical team.

QUALIFICATIONS

Min 2+ years of experience as a 2D artist in the gaming industry (casual game experience preferred).
Ability to leverage AI-powered tools (e.g., for concept exploration, asset iteration, or workflow optimization) is a big plus.
Additional skills such as 3D modeling, animation, or particle effects are a plus.
Solid understanding of color, composition, visual storytelling, and user experience in games.
Proficiency with industry-standard tools (Photoshop, Illustrator, Spine or similar animation tools).
Ability to work with technical constraints and collaborate with developers.
Strong communication skills and a proactive, problem-solving mindset.
Strong creative thinking, problem-solving, and ability to adapt to different art styles.
Passion for games, with bonus points for love of rhythm/music games.

WHAT WE OFFER

Competitive salary and benefit packages, twice-yearly performance bonuses.
Personal learning and well-being budget.
Team-building budget.
Lunch, teatime, monthly team dinner and parking allowance.
Minimum 12 days of paid annual leave, plus 10 days of paid sick leave.
12 days working from home per year.
Annual trips to countries where we achieve the most success (next stop: Japan looking for teammates to go with us).
Opportunity to work on exciting mobile game projects.
Collaborative and supportive team environment.
Continuous learning and growth opportunities.