🏢 Company: Elk Studios
🇸🇪 Location: Sweden
🌎 Work Model: On-Site
About the Role
We take great pride in creating and offering our players a wide range of different art styles and themes in our games. As a Game Artist, you’ll take on the exciting challenge of transforming early concept art into pixel-perfect final assets, while also crafting original concepts and artwork from the ground up.
A Typical Work Week as a Game Artist Can Consist of
Asset Creation: Craft a diverse array of high-quality 2D game assets, UI element designs and awesome, polished headlines (typography) prepared for seamless handover to our expert animators. Your sharp eye for composition, color, perspective, and lighting will be critical in ensuring the highest standard of work.Collaborate Across Disciplines: Work closely with other artists, animators and programmers to collaboratively build “best in class” iGames.Communication: Partner with the Art Director and Creative Director to follow the unique art style of each game. Be open to feedback and take the initiative to independently enhance and perfect your work, while still ensuring it aligns with the creative vision.Innovation: Push the boundaries of what is possible in the realms of iGames to create visually stunning and memorable experiences.
Who Are You?
We believe you are a passionate artist with an eye for details and the urge and ideas to make the best looking iGaming experiences ever. You are creative and innovative and aim to find solutions which maximize the game experience in relation to the technical limitations. You have the ability to follow the game’s visual style and ability to adapt to multiple styles, for all visual material produced throughout the game’s development.
Qualifications
Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience creating 2D assets with focus on mobile within the gaming or similar industry.Polishing & UI Expertise: Skilled at polishing game assets to perfection, ensuring every detail shines and aligns with the creative vision. Experienced in creating intuitive UI elements that enhance the player experience, seamlessly combining functionality with captivating design.Software skills: Strong knowledge of Photoshop. Knowledge in 3D is a big plus but not required.Portfolio: A captivating portfolio demonstrating excellent artistic ability including the effective use of color, composition, and typography.Creativity: A passion for art and a sharp eye for detail are essential, along with the ability to adapt to various art styles. Your understanding of animation will be crucial, as you’ll help create assets ready for seamless animation.Passion for Gaming: A passion for video or other games and an understanding of what makes them visually engaging and immersive.Language: The ideal candidate will possess excellent English language skills, both in written and verbal communication, as this is essential for daily tasks and collaboration. Proficiency in Swedish is a plus but not required.
We Offer
An ever-changing opportunity to explore different art styles, concepts, and themes together with highly skilled creatives in various crafts. Our project cycles are short, and you will be able to thrive in your creativity and passion by creating a range of visually stunning, unforgettable iGaming experiences.
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone is respected, valued, and empowered to succeed.
Location and Application Process
We work on-site at our awesome office, 2 minutes from T-Centralen in Stockholm. Fill in an application below and please include your portfolio and CV. For the right candidate, the recruitment process includes: interviews (digitally and at our studio), as well as a work assignment. We will fill the position as soon as we have found the right candidate, so do not hesitate to submit your application as soon as possible.