Animation Full-Time Hybrid

Lead Game Artist

Lead Game Artist at Kwalee

Job Overview

The Lead Game Artist will lead a small art team in delivering high-quality 2D and 3D art, UI, animations, and VFX for hybrid-casual mobile games. This role involves close collaboration with designers, developers, and production teams to define and execute the visual direction of engaging and polished game worlds.

This is a permanent, full-time position based in Kwalee’s Bangalore studio, requiring on-site collaboration five days per week.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own the creation, scheduling, and implementation of art assets across multiple projects.
  • Lead and mentor a small team of artists, providing feedback and supporting career development.
  • Create polished 2D/3D art, UI elements, VFX, and animations tailored for hybrid-casual games.
  • Produce Spine animations for characters and gameplay assets.
  • Maintain a consistent visual style across features, levels, and live-ops content.
  • Collaborate with game designers and developers to ensure smooth asset integration in Unity.
  • Contribute to ideation, rapid prototyping, and early development iterations.
  • Ensure art quality, performance optimization, and clarity meet hybrid-casual standards.
  • Report directly to the Art Director.

Required Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in mobile game art (hybrid-casual experience preferred).
  • Strong expertise in 2D art, 3D modeling, lighting, texturing, animation, VFX, and UI design.
  • Experience creating Spine animations for characters and gameplay assets.
  • Proficiency in Photoshop, Blender or Maya, and Unity tools.
  • Ability to rapidly concept and ideate visuals during fast-paced prototype phases.
  • Strong understanding of colour theory, lighting, composition, and shape language.
  • Experience creating stylised, clean, and polished hybrid-casual assets.
  • Solid understanding of hybrid-casual aesthetics, trends, and visual clarity principles.
  • Experience managing small art teams through production and reporting.
  • Availability to work on-site in the Bangalore office five days per week.

Why Join Kwalee?

  • Strong focus on work-life balance.
  • State-of-the-art equipment and creative resources.
  • Career growth and professional development opportunities.
  • Seasonal events, regular townhalls, and exclusive company merchandise.
  • Dog-friendly office and vibrant studio culture.
  • Inclusive, diverse, and supportive workplace environment.

Kwalee is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. The company encourages individuals from all backgrounds to apply and bring their authentic selves to work.

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