Senior 2D Game Designer

Allwyn Lottery Solutions; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Growth opportunities

International environment

Onboarding experience

Competitive salary with bonus

Health and life insurance

Zusammenfassung

Allwyn Lottery Solutions in London is seeking a senior 2D Game Designer & Artist to create engaging iLottery concepts and deliver production-ready 2D artwork. You’ll own visuals from concept and UI layout through to polished assets and animation handover.

You must be highly proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, able to adapt to different visual styles and prepare layered assets for animation and development teams.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years of professional experience in 2D game design or game art.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop is essential.
• Proven experience developing game concepts, UI designs and complete game environments.
• Strong 2D illustration skills for characters, backgrounds, and UI assets.
• Strong understanding of visual design principles, composition, colour, typography and UI/UX.
• Experience preparing layered artwork and structured files for handover to animators.
• Ability to adapt between different art styles while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Strong portfolio showing creative game design and high-quality 2D artwork.
• Experience working across design, animation and development teams.

Aufgaben

• Develop creative game concepts, engaging visual themes, intuitive interfaces and player experiences.
• Design and produce high-quality game assets including characters, backgrounds, environments, and UI elements.
• Take designs from initial sketches through to polished production-ready artwork.
• Prepare layered artwork and structure files for animation handover.
• Manage design tasks independently, maintaining quality and deadlines.
• Collaborate with designers, animators, developers and stakeholders to deliver cohesive experiences.
• Maintain clean, structured Photoshop files and contribute to reusable asset libraries.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows and assets reuse.
• Mentor and provide feedback to other team members.

Kenntnisse

2D game design

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

UI/UX design

Spine

Tools

Spine

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries

Jobbeschreibung

Hybrid, London, England, United Kingdom | Experience & Design | Contract

What makes this role exciting and challenging

We're looking for a creative and versatile Senior 2D Game Designer & Artist to develop engaging iLottery game concepts and deliver high-quality, production-ready 2D artwork. You'll combine strong game design principles with specialist illustration and digital art skills, taking ownership of the visual design process from initial concepts and UI layouts through to polished assets and animation handover.

You'll be highly proficient in Adobe Photoshop, comfortable adapting to different visual styles, and experienced in preparing clean, structured assets for animation and development teams. We're looking for someone who is organised, collaborative and adaptable, with a growth mindset and a proactive approach to improving how we work. We work in cross-functional teams across Greece, London, Ireland and Chicago.

This role is offered as a 12-month contract position on a contractor basis.

As part of your everyday responsibilities, you will:

• Game Concepts & UI Design: Develop creative game concepts, engaging visual themes, intuitive interfaces and player experiences.
• 2D Art & Illustration: Design and produce high-quality game assets, including characters, backgrounds, environments, scene objects, symbols and UI elements.
• Visual Development: Take designs from initial sketches and concepts through to polished, production-ready artwork.
• Animation Handover: Prepare and structure layered artwork for animators, ensuring assets are correctly separated, organised and ready for animation.
• Creative Ownership: Manage design tasks independently, maintaining quality and meeting agreed deadlines.
• Collaboration: Work closely with designers, animators, developers and other stakeholders to deliver cohesive game experiences.
• Asset Management: Maintain clean, structured Photoshop files and contribute to reusable asset libraries and shared design standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve workflows, increase reusability and adopt new tools and techniques.
• Mentorship & Feedback: Share knowledge, provide constructive feedback and support the development of other team members.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional experience in 2D game design, game art or a related industry.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop is essential.
• Proven experience developing game concepts, UI designs and complete game environments.
• Strong 2D illustration skills, including creating characters, backgrounds, scene objects and polished game assets.
• Strong understanding of visual design principles, composition, colour, typography and UI/UX.
• Experience preparing layered artwork and structured files for handover to animators.
• Ability to adapt between different art styles while maintaining quality and consistency.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating both creative game design and high-quality 2D artwork.
• Experience working collaboratively across design, animation and development teams.

Minimum Experience

• Experience using Spine or other 2D animation software.
• Understanding of animation principles, asset rigging and animation production workflows.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries and reusable asset systems.
• Experience designing mobile or web-based games, particularly iLottery or casual games.

Required Competences

• Highly organised: Able to manage priorities, meet deadlines and maintain clean, structured working files.
• Growth mindset: Open to learning, constructive feedback and continuously improving skills and processes.
• Adaptable: Comfortable embracing new tools, evolving workflows and changing project requirements.
• Creative and proactive: Confident generating ideas, solving visual challenges and taking ownership of work.
• Collaborative: Communicates clearly and works effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Detail-focused: Maintains a high standard of visual quality and production readiness.
• Self-sufficient: Able to independently manage tasks while knowing when to seek feedback or support.

Benefits

At Allwyn Lottery Solutions, we know that great delivery starts with great people. Here's what we offer to support you and help you thrive:

• A dynamic team of experts who’ll support your growth and share your ambition
• A diverse, international environment full of opportunity and challenge
• A comprehensive onboarding experience to set you up for success
• Competitive salary with a performance-based bonus
• Health and life insurance for you and your family
• Well-being allowance
• Extensive leave policy to support work-life balance
• Unlimited training resources and tools to support your development
• 360 feedback framework to help you grow your impact
• Employee Assistance Programme with professional counselling support
• Flexible working options
• A modern tech setup including Apple equipment and best-in-class tools
• A stable, enjoyable working environment where delivery is valued

In accordance with the EU Pay Transparency Directive (EU) 2023/970, compensation details for this position will be communicated to candidates by our Talent Acquisition team at an appropriate stage before the interview process.