Job Description

At Kwalee, we foster an environment where creativity and collaboration come together. Specialising in both the development and publishing of casual and hybrid casual games, we also bring our creative touch to publishing PC & Console titles, ensuring a diverse and exciting gaming portfolio.
By joining our talented team in Bangalore, you'll be part of a space where ideas flow freely, innovation flourishes, and team spirit stays strong. We've found that when we're all together, great things happen. With over 1 billion players already reached, your work will contribute to our shared mission of making the most fun games for the world's players.
Join the team!
As we continue to grow, we are now looking for a Senior Game Artist to join our Hybrid Casual Mobile Game team.
As a Senior Game Artist you will be responsible for creating high-quality 2D/3D art, UI, animations, and VFX that elevate the player experience and maintain a cohesive visual identity across the game.
This is a permanent role based in our Bangalore studio onsite 5 days a week, where our daily in-office collaboration fuels creativity and innovation.
Responsibilities:

• Create polished 2D/3D art, UI, VFX, and animations tailored for hybrid-casual games.
• Produce Spine animations for characters and gameplay assets.
• Develop and maintain a consistent visual style across features, levels, and live-ops content.
• Work closely with designers, and developers to ensure smooth asset integration into Unity.
• Contribute to ideation, prototyping, and rapid iteration loops during early development.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in mobile game art (Hybrid-Casual experience preferred).
• Strong hands-on skills in 2D art, 3D modelling, lighting, texturing, gameplay animations, VFX and UI.
• Spine animation skills for character and various gameplay assets
• Proficiency in Photoshop, Blender/Maya, and Unity tools.
• Ability to concept/ideate visuals that can be 2D/3D within fast paced prototype phases.
• Strong understanding of colour theory, shape language, lighting, and composition.
• Ability to create stylised, clean, and polished hybrid-casual assets.
• Strong understanding of hybrid-casual aesthetics, trends, and visual clarity principles.
• Experienced in working with Unity asset integration pipelines.

Soft Skills:

• Strong sense of ownership and accountability over assigned features.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
• Clear and effective communication skills for presenting ideas and giving/receiving feedback.
• Ability to iterate quickly, adapt to feedback, and work within fast development cycles.

Preferred but Not Essential

• Experience working on live-ops or frequently updated mobile titles.
• Understanding of UX principles for casual / hybrid-casual games.
• Experience creating Unity Shader.
• Experience using AI to speed up the ideation process.

Why Kwalee?
We believe in more than just a job-we're committed to helping you thrive with a fantastic work-life balance and a range of great benefits!
With group health insurance and 20 annual leave days, you'll have plenty of time to recharge. Stay energised throughout the day with unlimited snacks and drinks, and enjoy access to a discounted premium gym membership to keep you feeling your best.
You'll work with cutting-edge equipment in an environment designed for your success, with clear career progression and endless opportunities for growth. To keep things lively, we host seasonal events, regular townhalls, and share exclusive Kwalee merch-making sure there's always something exciting to look forward to!
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
At Kwalee, we take pride in being an equal opportunity employer, where we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to driving creativity. We are committed to creating a safe, welcoming, and supportive environment where everyone can thrive.
Our culture is built on celebrating the diverse voices of our team members, fueling innovation and strengthening our connection to our players. We are dedicated to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion across all areas of life, including age, disability, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.
We recognise the importance of self-development, career progression, and well-being in retaining our talented team. At Kwalee, we celebrate individuality and encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves to work.

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