As a Concept Artist / Illustrator, you excel in visualizing creative ideas and transforming game concepts into compelling visual designs that guide the development team. You demonstrate proficiency in creating original artwork, background illustrations, character designs, and environmental assets that bring game worlds to life. Your artistic vision and technical illustration skills contribute significantly to establishing the visual identity and artistic direction of the game projects, ensuring every element resonates with players and supports the overall gaming experience. Responsibilities - Create original concept art and illustrations that visualize game ideas, characters, environments, and visual elements from initial sketches to polished designs. - Design background illustrations and environmental art for various game scenarios (e.g., racing tracks, water environments, landscapes, atmospheric settings). - Develop visual effects concepts including particle effects, water splashes, explosions, win/lose screens, and other dynamic visual elements. - Illustrate game UI elements such as buttons, icons, victory screens, defeat screens, tutorial graphics, and other interface components. - Create character concept art and variations, including different poses, expressions, and animations references for game characters and NPCs. - Design props, objects, and environmental details that enhance the game world's believability and aesthetic appeal. - Produce style guides and visual references that establish consistent art direction across game projects. - Collaborate closely with game designers, animators, and developers to ensure concept art aligns with technical requirements and game mechanics. - Iterate on designs based on team feedback and project requirements to achieve the desired visual quality. - Create animation-ready illustrations and asset breakdowns that facilitate smooth handoff to the animation team. - Design marketing and promotional artwork including key art, promotional illustrations, and visual assets for game launches. - Maintain organized asset libraries and documentation of concept iterations for team reference. - Stay current with gaming industry art trends, visual styles, and illustration techniques to keep the games visually competitive. Desirable Skills and Experience Must-Haves: - Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts, Illustration, Digital Arts, Game Design, Multimedia Arts, or equivalent experience. - Strong portfolio demonstrating concept art, illustration skills, and ability to create diverse visual styles. - Proficiency in digital illustration software (Photoshop, Procreate, Clip Studio Paint, or similar). - Solid understanding of color theory, composition, lighting, and perspective. - Ability to create both stylized and realistic art depending on project requirements. - Strong sketching and drawing fundamentals with ability to quickly iterate on ideas. - Experience creating background art and environmental illustrations. - Understanding of visual storytelling and how art supports game design. - Ability to work within established art styles and maintain visual consistency. - Strong communication skills to articulate artistic vision and incorporate feedback. Nice-to-Haves: - Previous experience as a concept artist or illustrator in game development. - Experience creating art for mobile games, casual games, or web-based games. - Knowledge of animation principles and creating animation-ready assets. - Familiarity with visual effects design and particle systems. - Experience with 3D concepts or basic 3D modeling skills (Blender, Maya). - Understanding of technical constraints in game development (resolution, file formats, optimization). - Knowledge of current gaming art trends and popular visual styles. - Experience with vector illustration software (Adobe Illustrator). - Ability to create character designs with appeal and personality. - Understanding of different game genres and their visual conventions. - Experience creating style frames and mood boards. - Knowledge of asset pipeline and handoff processes to animators and developers. - Portfolio showing variety in styles (cartoon, realistic, semi-realistic, pixel art, etc.). - Passion for gaming and understanding of player psychology through visual design. Perks and Benefits: - 13th Month pay   - 12 Paid Time Off - Maternity or Paternity leave   - HMO upon regularization - Life insurance upon regularization   - MediCash for personal and dependents use   - Rice, clothing, laundry, and meal allowance  - Achievement Allowances   - Birthday Treats   - Company Events and Treats   - Online trainings/Webinars   - Career advancement and promotion opportunities  Job Type: - Work from home - Full-time - Mid-Level Schedule: - Day Shift (Australia-based client) - Monday to Friday Salary - Starts at 50,000 About Kwanii: Kwanii is a BPO company with operations in Australia and the Philippines. With a strong commitment to excellence, we aim to provide outstanding outsourcing solutions for businesses of all sizes. The company values transparency and honesty, ensuring that clients receive reliable and accurate services. Kwanii also prides itself on its proactiveness and adaptability, staying ahead of industry trends and adjusting strategies to meet the evolving needs of clients. Whether it's customer support, data entry, back-office processes, or other outsourcing requirements, Kwanii is dedicated to delivering high-quality solutions that drive both efficiency and growth.

nDreams Studio Elevation is re-establishing the boundaries of VR. We’re looking for an exceptionally talented Lighting Artist to help us explore, create, and deliver world-leading innovation in software and VR hardware. With our first title nearing release and a second in early planning stages, it’s a great time to join our fully remote, VR-first studio.   As a lighting artist, you will work closely with the art team to create and refine lighting and shading elements within the game. Helping to enhance the visual atmosphere across various scenes and environments.    The rundown:   - 12-month fixed-term contract   - Full time (37.5 hours per week)   - Fully remote within the UK  - Salary is competitive and dependent on experience    Key responsibilities:  - Lighting levels in an optimised way that works across multiple platforms, including Quest VR.  - Ensuring clear golden path lighting that guides the player through their objectives and highlights points of interest.  - Working closely with the Art Director and Leads to develop and follow the artistic vision.  - Collaborating with other departments to help create memorable and captivating visuals.  - Creating and maintaining lighting documentation.

As a Lead Character Artist, you will set the benchmark for character quality and help shape the artistic vision for character development across the project. This role combines creative leadership with hands-on technical expertise, supporting strong workflows and scalable pipelines while ensuring characters achieve high visual quality and perform well on target hardware. You’ll collaborate closely with concept art, animation, design, narrative, tech, and production teams to keep character development aligned with the project’s creative and technical goals. You will help refine processes, encourage innovation, and play a key role in delivering a cohesive character art direction. The rundown:   - 12-month fixed-term contract   - Full time (37.5 hours per week)  - Fully remote within the UK  - Salary is competitive and dependent on experience    Key responsibilities:  - Set and uphold high standards for character art quality across the project. - Help define and maintain the visual direction for characters in collaboration with art leadership. - Lead and improve character pipelines, workflows, and best practices. - Support and mentor character artists across different experience levels. - Work cross-disciplinarily to ensure character art aligns with creative, narrative, and gameplay goals. - Review character assets and provide constructive feedback to ensure consistency and quality. - Collaborate with production to plan work, estimate effort, and meet milestones. - Ensure characters meet technical, performance, and platform requirements. - Support outsourcing efforts where needed, including feedback and quality checks.

Assist in studio management and maintenance, teach community education courses, facilitate events, and contribute to student mentorship while pursuing personal artistic goals in a collaborative environment.