Senior Game Illustrator

Light & Wonder; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Light & Wonder is seeking a Senior Game Illustrator to lead concept art for engaging slot games, guiding art direction and visual storytelling. The role focuses on creating characters, environments, and UI visuals that align with gameplay themes, while mentoring junior artists and collaborating across production teams.

The ideal candidate will have strong ideation skills, a robust portfolio, and proficiency in Photoshop/digital painting, with experience in game art pipelines.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in concept art for games.
• Excellent understanding of composition, colour, lighting, and storytelling.
• Strong proficiency in Photoshop and digital painting.
• Ability to create quick sketches and high-quality renders.
• Understanding of game art pipelines.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Create concept art for characters, environments, symbols, and UI elements.
• Develop mood boards, style frames, and visual directions.
• Explore multiple design variations and refine final direction.
• Ensure alignment with gameplay and theme.
• Define and maintain art style and visual consistency.
• Collaborate with designers, developers, and production teams.
• Mentor junior artists and provide feedback; iterate quickly.

Skills

Concept art

Photoshop

Digital painting

Art direction

Team mentoring

Communication

Tools

3D workflows

AI-assisted concept generation

Job description

iGaming:

If it’s iGaming, we know a thing or two. At Light & Wonder, It’s all about the games, and our digital team leads the global iGaming market, providing jaw-dropping content and innovative software that powers the world's most successful online gaming providers.

Position Summary

About Company

Light & Wonder is a global leader in game experiences. We create content, hardware and systems that connect iconic titles across any place or channel. By turning games into expansive entertainment, we keep thrilling players with characters and stories they can’t get enough of.

Light & Wonder, Inc. is the leading cross-platform global games company. Through our three unique, yet highly complementary business segments, we deliver unforgettable experiences by combining the exceptional talents of our 7,500+ member team, with a deep understanding of our customers and players. We create immersive content that forges lasting connections with players, wherever they choose to engage. At Light & Wonder, it’s all about the games. The Company is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices. To learn more visit www.lnw.com.

We are committed to offering very competitive benefits that are aligned with our values and inspire employees to drive innovation and contribute to the organization’s performance. Employees are the most valued resource, and we always look to improve their well-being with a wide range of benefits befitting every individual. Not limited to monetary benefits, we have robust learning and development opportunities that help them to grow professionally.

Our Values

• Dare to be bold: We combine diverse talent to look at the familiar in unfamiliar ways.
• Celebrate perspectives - We combine diverse talent to look at the familiar in unfamiliar ways
• Never settle: We relentlessly push forward to create the extraordinary in every detail.
• Uphold integrity: We promote accountability and respect to raise the bar for ourselves and the industry.
• Win as a team: We bring out the best in each other to share collective success.

Senior Game Illustrator

• Job Location: Commerzone IT Tech Park, Yerwada - Pune.
• Required Experience: 5 - 8 Years

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly creative and experienced Senior Concept Artist to join our game art team. This role will focus on visual development of slot games, including themes, characters, environments, and key design directions. The ideal candidate should have strong ideation skills, the ability to translate game concepts into compelling visuals, and the capability to guide the team in maintaining a strong and consistent art direction.

Key Responsibilities

• Create concept art for characters, environments, symbols, and UI elements
• Develop mood boards, style frames, and visual directions
• Explore multiple design variations and refine final direction
• Ensure alignment with gameplay and theme
• Define and maintain art style and visual consistency
• Collaborate with designers, developers, and production teams
• Mentor junior artists and provide feedbackIterate quickly based on feedback and production constraints
• Required Skills & Qualifications
• Strong experience in concept art for games
• Excellent understanding of composition, colour, lighting, and storytelling
• Strong proficiency in Photoshop and digital painting
• Ability to create quick sketches and high-quality renders
• Understanding of game art pipelines
• Good communication and teamwork skills

Experience

• 5–8 years of experience in concept art (gaming or iGaming preferred)
• Strong portfolio demonstrating ideation and final output

Good to Have

• Experience in slot game development
• Understanding of UI/UX design basics
• Exposure to 3D workflows
• Experience with AI-assisted concept generation

What We Are Looking For

• Strong creative thinking and ideation ability
• Ability to define visual direction early in the project
• Team player with mentoring capability
• Balance between creativity and production needs
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment

Mode Of Interview: (Participation in at least 1 face-to-face discussion is mandatory)

• 2 Technical Interview
• Offline Assessment
• Director Interview (In Person)
• HR Discussion