2D Artist

About the Position

We’re looking for a 2D Artist to join our R&D team at WICKED GAMES. You’ll create sharp, scalable assets while helping shape the workflows behind them. You’re structured, curious, and steady under pressure. You turn feedback into clarity - and clarity into high-quality visuals.

What We Offer

We’re not a factory, we’re a studio. Based across Europe, with a core team in Belgrade, WICKED GAMES is building high-quality slot games with bold concepts, sharp execution, and a distinct personality. If you want to be part of something with ambition, clarity, and bite - you’re in the right place.

Requirements

Who You Are

• Detail-Driven Visual Thinker Your work is clean, consistent, and guided by intention - always leveling up quality.
• Structured Creator You enjoy bringing order to the creative process - clear files, clear reasoning.
• Curious Experimenter You test, analyze, tweak - and learn from every result.
• Reliable Collaborator You work well across roles, from early concepts to final integration.
• Calm Under Pressure Shifting priorities don’t rattle you - they focus you.

What You Know

• Solid Production Experience 2+ years creating 2D art for games, preferably in the creative and gaming industry.
• Tool Proficiency Photoshop and hands-on familiarity with AI-assisted creation.
• Concepting & Execution From mood boards to pixel-perfect final assets.
• Pipeline Awareness You understand export formats, asset specs, and game integration.
• Documentation Habits You document workflows, track experiments, and help refine processes.

Nice to Have

• Narrative-driven asset experience
• iGaming experience
• Knowledge of scalability techniques in game art pipelines

Responsibilities

• 2D Asset Ownership Create and refine characters, environments, and UI elements that meet style, specifications, and project needs.
• Research & Experimentation Test tools and techniques (including AI), compare results, and help define what becomes standard.
• Workflow Optimization Support pipeline testing, identify gaps, and help develop scalable workflows.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration Work with developers and QA to ensure assets integrate smoothly and perform reliably.
• Creative Contribution Build mood boards and concept art - sharpen ideas visually and early.
• Process Documentation Help ensure knowledge is captured, structured, and reusable.

Job Details

Location

Belgrade (Hybrid)

Job Type

Full-time