Overview
In this role, you define and craft stylized, production-ready visuals for a new mobile IP. You shape concepts, build assets from idea to engine, and ensure polished, consistent art across Unity implementations. As a founding generalist, you help raise the art bar and establish workflows while collaborating with Art Direction, designers, and technical teams to deliver clear, engaging visuals for mobile gameplay. This position offers broad creative influence and hands-on production across concept, 3D, and in-engine work, contributing to a major global IP on mobile.
Pay / Benefits
- collaborative art team
- opportunity to shape global IP visuals
- cross-scope experience from concept to engine
- team-focused culture
- ownership and trust in work environment
- craft, clarity, and polish emphasis
Responsibilities
- Create high-quality visual concepts for characters, props, environments, events, and gameplay elements
- Produce stylized, production-ready assets
- Work across the full asset pipeline from idea exploration to engine implementation
- Model, texture, optimize, and prepare assets for Unity
- Implement and review assets in-engine to meet visual and technical requirements
- Support visual development and maintain consistency across art style, scale, readability, materials, and lighting
- Collaborate with Art Direction to refine visual direction and solve creative challenges
- Provide clear visual feedback and support to other artists
- Help improve asset workflows, documentation, and implementation standards
- Collaborate with Game Designers to support gameplay clarity
- Work with Technical Artists and Unity developers to ensure assets are optimized
- Mentor and share best practices for asset creation and Unity implementation
- Respond to feedback and iterate quickly while maintaining quality
- Maintain visual consistency when working with established art direction
- Troubleshoot asset issues in Unity and collaborate with technical teams
- Produce assets with production readiness and polish
Key requirements
- Strong portfolio showing concept art, visual design, and 3D game art
- Solid 3D production skills (modeling, texturing, materials, optimization)
- Experience implementing art assets in Unity
- Good understanding of real-time game art constraints and mobile performance
- Ability to take assets from concept to in-engine integration
- Strong understanding of stylized art pipelines
- Knowledge of scale, readability, lighting, materials, and in-engine consistency
- Experience working with established art direction and maintaining visual consistency
- Ability to mentor or support other artists with feedback and best practices
- Strong communication skills and ability to give/receive constructive feedback
- Polish-oriented, production-ready mindset
- Strong communication
- Collaborative teamwork
- Adaptability
- Blender
- Photoshop or Clip Studio Paint
- Substance Painter
Senior Game Artist | New Games in London employer: King Games
At King, we pride ourselves on fostering a vibrant and inclusive work culture where creativity and collaboration thrive. As a Senior Python Developer, you will have the opportunity to work on impactful projects within a supportive environment, leveraging cutting-edge technologies while enjoying continuous learning and growth opportunities. Located in the heart of the tech industry, our offices provide a dynamic atmosphere that encourages innovation and teamwork, making King an exceptional employer for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in technology.
