Game Artist Job at Light & Wonder, Inc. in Chicago

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

Job Description

Game artists are tasked with bringing our games to life by developing eye-catching art for casino games throughout the world. At Light& Wonder you will work with a group of exceptionally talented artists, creating game art for extraordinary brands such as: Lord of the Rings, James Bond 007, Wizard of Oz, Wonka, and many more. As part of our Chicago studio you will enjoy working in a friendly environment in the center of the city, with all the tools and guidance necessary for your professional growth.

Essential Job Functions:

• Create game art for all aspects of our slot games, including symbol art, backgrounds, display art and game animations.
• Create high-caliber art, maintaining excellent art quality in regard to character design, color theory, layout, text treatment, and animation ability.
• Continually sharpen artistic and software expertise through company training, independent learning, and learning from other team members.
• Work closely with Senior Artists and Lead Artists, producing high-quality art in an iterative process.
• Display a high degree of professionalism at all times, accepting critique from team members.
• Show efficiency in self-managing time with a reasonable degree of accountability and minimal instruction.
• Demonstrate excellent file structure and organization. Create art assets and document all art assets created with minimal mistakes.

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• Preferred Education: Bachelor of Arts in art/animation.
• Preferred Experience: 2 - 5 years previous experience as an Associate or Core Artist in a production environment.
• Ability to create art and animation for all game aspects (screen layout, symbol sets, etc.) with minimal guidance.
• Understand how to design art for various themes and platforms.
• Excellent drawing and rendering abilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficient in Photoshop, Animate, and After Effects.
• Working knowledge of Illustrator, Studio Max, Maya, or other 3D platform.

ALL APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE:

• Please provide all links or digital files upon application.

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.

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.

Light & Wonder is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.