Advanced Game Artist (iGaming)

Location: Reno, NV, United States of America; onsite

Company

Light & Wonder develops technology, products, and content for land-based gaming, casinos, and gaming operators.

What you will do

• Create cohesive visual designs and production-ready assets for slot games.
• Communicate visual concepts during pre-production through concept art, storyboards, animatics, and game flow documents.
• Design and develop major strategic products, revising artwork according to director feedback.
• Collaborate with software engineers, technical artists, game designers, and test engineers on reviews and planning.
• Mentor junior art staff and contribute to studio documentation, processes, and resources.
• Explore generative and agentic AI models to improve productivity and problem solving.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in slot, mobile/social gaming, or video game graphic development.
• Expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Creative Cloud, graphic design, UI design, layout, and typography.
• Advanced character and fantasy art development skills across varied illustrative styles.
• Experience using generative AI models for concept work and agentic AI models for productivity and problem solving.
• Working knowledge of After Effects, particle-effect plug-ins, common 3D programs, Unity, and version control software.
• Strong storyboarding skills, including the ability to explain and conceptualize logical gameplay and animation sequences.
• Understanding of art and file preparation for the Unity environment.
• Ability to multitask, maintain high quality and attention to detail, communicate design and production strategy at all organizational levels, accept direction, and adapt to change.
• Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design, UI Design, or Gaming Design preferred; equivalent work experience required.
• Employment may require gaming or other licenses, background investigations, security checks, and compliance with applicable legal or contractual standards.

Nice to have

• Experience with Blender or Maya and After Effects particle effects.
• Slot gaming or video gaming industry experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite work in Reno, Nevada.
• Work in a diverse, motivated, and collaborative game development team.
• Some domestic and international travel is required.
• Physical work includes sitting, standing, walking, bending, computer operation, and close and distance vision activities.