Material Game Artist

About ELK Studios With a passion for games! Since 2013, ELK Studios has passionately pushed boundaries in the online casino industry. From groundbreaking mathematics to astonishing artwork, ELK takes pride in developing entertaining mobile-first content that maximizes the experience for players around the world. Do you want to be part of creating fantastic, unique, and entertaining iGaming experiences in a competitive global market? We are looking for a Game Artist with a deep passion for realism, material understanding, and the craft of transforming objects into high-quality artwork. ELK is a leading developer in the iGaming industry, known for our innovative, visually stunning, and critically acclaimed game titles and IPs. We push the boundaries of gameplay and visual fidelity, setting new standards in the iGaming world. About the role: At ELK Studios, we take great pride in creating and offering our players a wide range of different art styles and themes in our games. We are now strengthening our team with an artist who excels in realistic and highly polished assets. In this position, you will act as a liaison between two teams and projects, being the driving force in taking game assets from great to extraordinary, pushing them to a level of polish and perfection that elevates the entire player experience. You will identify opportunities for improvement and set the standard for excellence across our games. A typical work week as a Material Game Artist can consist of: **Cross-Team Collaboration:** Work as a liaison between two teams and two projects, collaborating closely with other artists, animators, and programmers to create best-in-class iGaming experiences. Your realistic artwork will serve as the foundation for animations and visual storytelling. **Polishing Assets to Perfection:** With a strong focus on material definition, lighting, realism, and depth, you will refine and enhance existing game assets, ensuring they reach the highest possible quality. Your expertise in materials such as gold, gemstones, and metallic surfaces will bring depth, realism, and storytelling to every detail. **Storytelling Through Art:** Use visual storytelling to make assets not only beautiful but also meaningful within the game world, enhancing player immersion and engagement. **Hands-On Creation:** While much of your focus will be on polishing, you'll also create high-quality 2D assets and UI elements when needed, prepared for seamless handover to animators. **Raising the Bar:** Help shape and push the boundaries of our visual quality, inspiring other artists while ensuring consistency and alignment with each game's unique art direction. **Communication:** Partner with the Art Director and Creative Director to follow the unique art style of each game. Be open to feedback and take the initiative to independently enhance and perfect your work while ensuring it aligns with the creative vision. **Innovation:** Push the boundaries of what is possible in the realms of iGames to create visually stunning and memorable experiences. Who are you? You are a Game Artist with a strong passion for realism. You understand how materials like stone, metal, wood, and gemstones behave, and you enjoy refining artwork until it feels truly authentic. Your illustration skills are solid, your eye for light and texture is sharp, and your portfolio reflects high-quality, realistic rendering. To thrive with us, you need to be a team player with a good ability to handle feedback and work collaboratively with different disciplines. You are self-driven, responsible, and strive to develop your skills and those of others constantly. It is important that you are organized and solution-oriented, with the ability to tackle challenges and solve problems with a strong sense of ownership and deliver on deadlines. **Qualifications:** - Experience in creating 2D assets within the mobile game industry, with proven expertise in polishing and refinement. - **Materials Mastery:** Exceptional ability to render and polish materials such as gold, gemstones, and metallic surfaces with striking realism and artistry. - **Polishing Expertise:** Skilled at taking assets from "good" to "unforgettable," ensuring every detail is aligned with the creative vision and ready for production. Experience polishing characters is a plus but not required. - **Software Skills:** Strong knowledge of Photoshop. Knowledge of 3D tools is a plus but not required. - **Creativity & Storytelling:** A sharp eye for detail, composition, color, and lighting, with the ability to give game assets narrative depth and life. - **Passion for Gaming:** A genuine love for games and an understanding of what makes them visually engaging and immersive. - **Language:** Excellent English language skills, both written and spoken. Proficiency in Swedish is a plus but not required. - **Portfolio:** A captivating portfolio showcasing both original asset creation and refined/polished work, with examples of storytelling, material rendering, and diverse art styles. We offer An ever-changing opportunity to explore different art styles, concepts, and themes together with highly skilled creatives in various crafts. Our project cycles are short, and you will be able to thrive in your creativity and passion by creating a range of visually stunning, unforgettable iGaming experiences. We