Junior 2D Game Artist — Characters, Environments & UI

LNW Gaming Alberta Inc.; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Open and supportive environment

Interact with global teams

Flexible working practices

Job summary

Light & Wonder, Montreal office, is seeking an Associate Artist to produce 2D art assets for our games under guidance from the Art Lead. You will design characters, environments, UI elements, and textures, ensuring assets fit our brand guidelines and project goals.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of 2D game art experience, a portfolio, and working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop; Illustrator; and asset optimization for HTML5. English required, French a plus.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in 2D game art with a supporting portfolio.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and other Adobe products.
• Ability to draw simple game elements from scratch with guidance.
• Familiarity with AI-powered art tools (Firefly, Layer.ai, Copilot).
• Awareness of game development pipelines and tools.
• Background in casino gaming or interactive entertainment is a plus.
• Bilingual: English required; French would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Character design, poses, and expressions (realistic or cartoon styles).
• Environments, backgrounds, matte paintings, and textures.
• UI elements, symbols, logos, and menus.

Skills

2D game art

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

AI art tools

Tools

Texture Packer

Job description

Light & Wonder, Montreal office, is seeking an Associate Artist to produce 2D art assets for our games under guidance from the Art Lead. You will design characters, environments, UI elements, and textures, ensuring assets fit our brand guidelines and project goals.

The ideal candidate has 1–3 years of 2D game art experience, a portfolio, and working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop; Illustrator; and asset optimization for HTML5. English required, French a plus.