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Illustrator

Multiple

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Ta Xbiex • 🇲🇹 Malta

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Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

Tech Stack

Unity

About the role

  • Produce high-quality concept art and visual explorations during early game development stages.
  • Design polished mock-ups of complete game screens, conveying layout, mood, and style direction for development.
  • Create 2D assets including characters, symbols, backgrounds, and UI elements for games with various themes and art styles.
  • Translate creative briefs into final in-game artwork ready for implementation.
  • Contribute to visual development and maintain a consistent art direction across all assets.
  • Work closely with animators, developers, and producers to ensure your illustrations work seamlessly within the game engine.
  • Document visual guidelines and asset production processes to help standardize future projects.

Requirements

  • Strong portfolio showcasing a wide range of 2D game art, including character, UI, and environment work.
  • 2+ years of professional experience in digital illustration, or a related field.
  • Expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, or equivalent digital painting tools.
  • Solid understanding of graphic design principles, color theory, and composition.
  • Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously and meeting tight deadlines.
  • Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal.
  • A collaborative, positive mindset with a strong work ethic and attention to detail.
  • Nice to have: Familiarity with game development tools (e.g. Spine, Unity).
  • Experience preparing layered art files for animation.
  • UI/UX design experience for mobile or desktop games.
  • A flair for branding, icons, and logo design for in-game features or promotional assets.
Benefits
  • Attractive remuneration package
  • Health Insurance
  • Wellness benefit (after probation)
  • Optician/Spectacle and Blue Lens Benefit (after probation)
  • Breakfast/lunch all week
  • Monthly snacks allowance
  • Training support
  • Refer a friend bonus
  • Modern office facilities
  • Exciting Company Events
  • Relocation package (if applicable)

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
2D game artdigital illustrationgraphic design principlescolor theorycompositionUI designUX designlayered art files preparationbrandinglogo design
Soft skills
communication skillscollaborative mindsetpositive mindsetstrong work ethicattention to detailproject managementtime management