Principal Artist

🎨 Principal 2D Artist (Slot Games)
📍 Location: Philippines (Remote)
🕹 Company: Playnetic

We’re looking for an experienced and creative Principal Artist to join our Art Department and help shape the visual identity of our slot games. In this leadership role, you will work closely with the Art Director and act as their second-in-command to ensure consistent quality, direction, and excellence across all game visuals.

This is a remote full-time role, ideal for a seasoned game artist who thrives in collaborative, high-impact environments.

What You’ll Do

🎨 Concept & Design

• Collaborate with the Art Director, Game Designers, and Animators to develop engaging visual concepts
• Create stylized and functional characters, backgrounds, symbols, and UI that match each game’s theme and story

🎨 Asset Production

• Produce polished 2D assets ready for animation and development (symbols, UI, backgrounds)
• Organize layered files and ensure asset consistency across the board
• Provide art assets for both gameplay and marketing

🤝 Collaboration & Direction

• Help define the visual direction for each project
• Align and coordinate with cross-functional teams (developers, producers, marketing, etc.)
• Ensure all stakeholders have a clear visual understanding of project goals
• Provide feedback and iterate based on team input

👩‍🏫 Mentorship & Leadership

• Guide and support junior and mid-level artists
• Review and approve final assets for quality control
• Help improve the production pipeline and art documentation

What You Bring

✅ 4+ years as a Senior or Principal 2D Game Artist
✅ Strong leadership and mentoring skills
✅ Excellent portfolio showing character design, UI, symbols, backgrounds, and in-game assets
✅ Experience working on mobile or slot games preferred
✅ Strong knowledge of Photoshop and digital illustration tools
✅ Familiarity with preparing assets for animation pipelines
✅ Good understanding of storytelling and gameplay aesthetics
✅ Clear, confident communication skills

Bonus Points
➕ Spine or other animation tool experience
➕ Knowledge of Figma, Jira, or Unity
➕ Experience in mentoring remote art teams

📩 How to Apply
Send us your resume and portfolio — we’d love to see your strongest 2D game art pieces!