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.

Light & Wonder is the global leader in cross-platform games and entertainment. The company brings together 5,000 employees from six continents to connect content between land-based and digital channels with unmatched technology and distribution. Guided by a culture that values daring teamwork and creativity, Light & Wonder builds new worlds of play, developing game experiences loved by players around the globe. We create our own award-winning gamesand alsopartner with premium licensees such as Netflix, WarnerBros and others to bring franchises like Squid Game, WillyWonkaand The Wizard of Oz tolifein online gaming products. The company’s Infinity platform powers the largest digital-gaming network in the industry. Light & Wonder is committed to the highest standards of integrity, from promoting player responsibility to implementing sustainable practices.   

 
Basedinournew Sofiaoffice,we arelooking for an ArtLeadthatsetsthemselvesapart fromthe rest. As the ArtLead, you will lead our art team, the creative direction, and development process. Responsible for thetimelycreation of allhighestquality art within the studio and accountable for the training and growth of all graphic designers, artists,illustratorsand animators within the Games team.  Well-versed with scheduling of art asset creation, the documentation and delivery of art assets to the Engineeringteam andcommunicating schedules to management. Capable of guiding the artistic design of a project from concept to completion as well as responsible for the overallartistdirection of a game.
 

Some day-to-day tasks would be ensuring that our team is creating high quality materials while driving the development of your team and projects. You will be instrumental in our game’s visual strategy, and roadmap for the future. You will work alongside our Executive Producer to ensure the creative strategy and vision meet ourstandards andcontinue to make our games the best games on the market.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for mentorship, evaluations, conflictresolutionand recognition of the staff tomaintainhighly motivated and engaged employees.

• Createhighestcaliber of original art, original illustrations, and/or original animations, and expecthighestcaliber of art quality from studio illustratorsin regard tocharacter design, color theory, layout, text treatment, and animation ability.

• Leverage AI tools to enhance Artistic workflows, including generating concepts, and creating artworks.Collaborate with entire Art Team to integrate AI-driven solutions, ensuring alignment with LNW/Elk’sBrand.

• Display expertproficiencyin Photoshop, After Effects, andEsoteric Spine

• Continually sharpen artistic abilities through company training, independent learning, and learning from other team members.

• Communicating between engineers,designersand any non-technical artists to package assets in the most efficient manner for quality products for the target platform.

• Have the judgment todeterminewhich art issues are critical to our success

• Lead your team by defining visual and art standards

• Find opportunities of improvement, or challenges within the creative process

• Evaluate multiple concepts and solutions for various projects anddeterminewhich ideas are worth pursuing

• Work with the Production to manage projections and assignments of all art projects

• Research, explore, and communicate best practices in art and discern which competitive ideas are most effective; lead the development of goals, standards,processesand feedback mechanisms

• Develop and provide continuous quality improvement on processes for planning, execution,approvaland reporting

• Work closely with the Executive Producer, Producers, and Game Designer, producing high-quality art in an iterative process.

• Take responsibility for thetimelycompletion of art assets for assigned studio games and products.

• Create, document, and communicate all project schedules to the studio and management with minimal mistakes.

• Show efficiency in self-managingtime with a high degree of accountability and minimal instruction.

Qualifications

Required Experience:  At least 5-7yearspreviousexperience as a Sr. Artist or two years of experience as a Lead Artist in a production environment with a focus on creating original illustrations and animations. 

Education:   Bachelor of Arts in art/animation or related field or similar relevant experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

• Understand how to design art for various themes and platforms.

• Gaming experience in Online andorSocialgaming space

• Proficient inunderstandingAdobePhotoshop,Spine and After Effects.

• Knowledge of ArtLeadership

• Understand technical aspects of art creation in game development

• Proficient in various AI applications relevant to art, such as approved LNW generative images tools. Familiarity with industry trends in AI art and ability to adapt techniques to enhance traditional Art production.

• Follow and Manage standards and process for converting existing assets into previously established formats and form factors suitable for online delivery.  Convert and deliver these assets.

• Drive and manage art assets flow and allocations between artists to ensure continual pipeline and flow for engineering development.

• Recommend best practices for Art process flow, creation process and communication & knowledge sharing with Artists community.

• Possess the ability to create art and animation for all game aspects (screen layout, symbol sets,etc) to hand off to studio programmers.

All applicants MUST provide the followingin the event ofan interview:

• Portfolio (website or blogrequiredfor pre-interview)

Candidates who possess a combination of these qualifications, along with a passion for the iGaming industry, are well-positioned to excel n this role.

Additional Information

• Competitive benefits, an open and supportive environment as well as a modern and exciting workplace

• The opportunity to interact with global teams on a regular basis

• Tangible and genuine development - at Light & Wonder, you can take your career where you want it to go!

And if that’s not enough;  you will enjoy flexible working practices whilst we provide you with the guidance and development skills you need to progress quickly and enhance your career.

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