Game Artist United Kingdom
Job description
About Playtech
Founded in 1999 and premium listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, Playtech is a market leader in the gambling and financial trading industries with c.6,400 employees across 24 countries.
Playtech is the gambling industry's leading technology company delivering business intelligence driven gambling software, services, content, and platform technology across the industry's most popular product verticals, including, casino, live casino, sports betting, virtual sports, bingo and poker. It is the pioneer of omni-channel gambling technology through its integrated platform technology, Playtech ONE. Playtech ONE delivers data driven marketing expertise, single wallet functionality, CRM and responsible gambling solutions across one single platform across product verticals and across retail and online.
Playtech partners with and invests in the leading brands in regulated and newly regulated markets to deliver its data driven gambling technology across the retail and online value chain. Playtech provides its technology on a B2B basis to the industry's leading retail and online operators, land-based casino groups and government sponsored entities such as lotteries. Playtech directly owns and operates Snaitech, the leading sports betting and gaming company in online and retail in Italy. www.playtech.com
Reporting into the Art Team Lead, we're looking for an exceptional Game Artist to join our ever growing #PlaytechFamily.
If you are an experienced game artist, can create art in different styles/themes, control the technical side of art creation and game implementation and you have a keen eye for detail - we are looking for you!
Your main responsibilities will include but are not limited to:
- End to end creation of art for games and related products using different styles including illustration, graphic design, characters, symbols, backgrounds, game logos, frames and some UI
- To control art files used in games from a technical perspective, following brand guidelines though to exportation
- Work actively with all the art team at large (across various locations), and closely with the Lead Artist and Game Producer; implementing feedback as necessary
- Work on various projects/pipelines concurrently
Required skills
- Experience as a professional artist, iGaming experience is a plus
- High knowledge and control of Adobe suite, mostly Photoshop and Illustrator. Any other software/tools is a plus
- Spine animation skills is a SUPER plus
- Strong organisation skills
- Keen eye for attention to detail
- Good English communication skills (written, verbal, spoken)
- Positive attitude and a willingness to learn and grow
- Portfolio required.
Additional Information
Job perks:
- Private comprehensive worldwide health and dental insurance,
- 20 vacation days + 12/13 bank holidays
- Complimentary breakfast, lunch, fruit, snacks, unlimited hot and cold drinks and more at our in-house canteen
- Many opportunities to socialise with your colleagues throughout the year, with many Company parties, events, team building activities, CSR initiatives and more!
- Free parking at Alcaidesa Car Park in La Linea de la Concepcion (for employees who reside in Spain outside of the La Linea area)
- A chance to level-up, with many learning and development opportunities available to all team members
- An investment in your mental and physical health, with a fully subsidised gym membership, as well as a free subscription to Headspace; the mindfulness meditation app.
We also offer a competitive salary, bonus scheme, pension program as well as a fantastic team culture. In addition, you'll get the opportunity to work in the gaming industry with one of the top teams in the sector. You'll get the chance to grow as a professional as well as the opportunity to invest in your educational growth. Playtech is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all interested candidates. If you require any accommodations during the recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected]. Unless otherwise instructed, we will retain your details on file for 6 months in accordance with GDPR requirements.
