Game Artist

Global Draw; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Light & Wonder is seeking a Core Illustrator for our Gaming team to create production-ready slot game art, including symbols, characters, environments, and UI assets. You will work independently while coordinating with designers, animators, developers, and senior artists to ensure consistency with the established art style and deadlines.

You should have 2–5 years in gaming, a strong portfolio, expert Photoshop skills, and a solid grasp of asset pipelines and game production constraints.

Qualifications

• 2 to 5 years of experience in gaming.
• Strong illustration and digital painting skills.
• Good understanding of composition, color theory, lighting, perspective, and visual storytelling.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and other relevant digital art tools.
• Ability to create clean, polished production-ready artwork.
• Strong understanding of asset creation workflows and game art pipelines.
• Good attention to detail and visual consistency.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of game production constraints, asset optimization, and implementation requirements.
• Ability to create visually engaging assets that support readability, player engagement, and game functionality.

Responsibilities

• Create high-quality illustrations for slot symbols, characters, backgrounds, feature screens, and UI elements.
• Develop visually appealing assets that align with game themes and creative briefs.
• Translate design requirements into polished production-ready artwork.
• Ensure consistency with established art styles and visual guidelines.
• Collaborate with designers, animators, developers, and production teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Create multiple design variations and iterate based on creative feedback.
• Prepare and organize assets for production and game integration.
• Maintain quality standards while meeting project deadlines.
• Contribute ideas during concept discussions and art reviews.
• Support associate artists through guidance and knowledge sharing when required.
• Take ownership of assigned assets from brief to final delivery and proactively communicate risks or challenges.
• Ensure assets meet both artistic quality standards and technical production requirements.

Skills

Portfolio with examples

Illustration skills

Digital painting

Composition & color theory

Lighting & perspective

Adobe Photoshop

Asset creation workflows

Game art pipelines

Attention to detail

Independent work

Communication & problem solving

Readability & player engagement

Tools

Adobe Photoshop

Digital art tools

Job description

Gaming:

Welcome to the world of land-based gaming. At Light & Wonder, it's all about the games, and our Gaming team builds cutting-edge technology, products, and content for the most iconic casinos and operators across the globe.

Position Summary

This role is responsible for creating high-quality illustrations for slot games, including symbols, characters, environments, feature assets, and UI elements. The ideal candidate should be capable of independently delivering production-ready artwork while maintaining visual consistency, quality standards, and project timelines. The Core Illustrator plays a key role in transforming game concepts into engaging visual experiences and works closely with designers, animators, developers, and senior artists throughout the development process.

Essential Job Functions

• Create high-quality illustrations for slot symbols, characters, backgrounds, feature screens, and UI elements.
• Develop visually appealing assets that align with game themes and creative briefs.
• Translate design requirements into polished production-ready artwork.
• Ensure consistency with established art styles and visual guidelines.
• Collaborate with designers, animators, developers, and production teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Create multiple design variations and iterate based on creative feedback.
• Prepare and organize assets for production and game integration.
• Maintain quality standards while meeting project deadlines.
• Contribute ideas during concept discussions and art reviews.
• Support associate artists through guidance and knowledge sharing when required.
• Take ownership of assigned assets from brief to final delivery and proactively communicate risks or challenges.
• Ensure assets meet both artistic quality standards and technical production requirements.

Qualifications

Education / Experience

• 2 to 5 years of experience in gaming

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• A portfolio with examples and detailed breakdowns, showcasing practical work.
• Strong illustration and digital painting skills.
• Good understanding of composition, color theory, lighting, perspective, and visual storytelling.
• Proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and other relevant digital art tools.
• Ability to create clean, polished production-ready artwork.
• Strong understanding of asset creation workflows and game art pipelines.
• Good attention to detail and visual consistency.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of game production constraints, asset optimization, and implementation requirements.
• Ability to create visually engaging assets that support readability, player engagement, and game functionality.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, use hands, operate a computer, and have specific vision abilities to include close and distance vision, and ability to adjust focus working with computer and business equipment.

Work Conditions

• The work conditions are representative and typical of similar jobs in comparable organizations

Light & Wonder and its affiliates (collectively, L&W) are engaged in highly regulated gaming businesses. As a result, certain L&W employees may, among other things, be required to obtain a gaming or other license(s), undergo background investigations or security checks, or meet certain standards dictated by law, regulation or contracts. To ensure L&W complies with its regulatory and contractual commitments, as a condition of hiring and continuing to employ its employees, L&W requires all of its employees to meet those requirements that are necessary to fulfill their individual roles. As a prerequisite to employment with L&W (to the extent permitted by law), you shall be asked to consent to L&W conducting a due diligence/background investigation on you.

This job description should not be interpreted as all-inclusive; it is intended to identify major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The employee in this position may be requested to perform other job-related tasks and responsibilities than those stated above.

L&W is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Why Join Us?

• Exceptional Talent: Join forces with some of the brightest minds in the industry and unleash your full potential.
• Global Impact: Be part of a truly global team and make your mark on the gaming landscape worldwide.
• Innovative Culture: Innovation is in our DNA. Join a team that thrives on pushing b