Atari - Asset Designer: Platform Games

Remote - Atari - US (Remote); Atari Europe (Remote); Remote1w ago

Remote EMEA Nonprofit Farming Illustrator Game Designer Adobe Creative Suite Vector HTML5

Requirements

• Demonstrated portfolio showcasing high-quality key art, store capsule design, and asset optimization for commercial game releases. • Demonstrated hands-on experience in building, adapting, or delivering platform games and interactive assets on premier distribution platforms such as MSN, Reddit, YouTube Playables, Netflix Games, etc. • Expert proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator) including non-destructive editing, batch automation, compositing, and vector creation. • Proficiency in Blender for 3D asset modeling, rendering, and web-ready optimization. • Familiarity with HTML5, WebGL, and Unity asset pipelines and optimization constraints. • Deep understanding of platform-specific asset guidelines, safe zones, UI/UX constraints, and aspect ratios across web and streaming platforms. • Strict adherence to corporate visual identity standards, logo lockups, typography, and visual brand guidelines. • Strong graphic design foundation with expertise in composition, typography, and color theory under dynamic re-formatting. • Strong operational discipline, asynchronous communication skills, and experience in milestone-driven workflows. • Motion graphics and video editing skills for animated store capsules, end cards, and promotional trailers. • Experience managing IP approval workflows with external brand licensors. • Experience with Spine 2D or frame-by-frame sprite animation. • Controlled use of AI-assisted design tooling (generative fill, upscaling) maintaining complete copyright compliance. • All deliverables are governed by standard work-for-hire provisions with complete IP rights assigned to Atari. Execution of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is required prior to project onboarding.

Responsibilities

• Produce complete, spec-compliant platform asset bundles including capsule art, hero banners, app icons, splash screens, store marketing graphics, and social media crops. • Adapt and optimize key art for specific platform technical parameters (MSN, Reddit, YouTube Playables, Netflix Games), ensuring seamless scaling across aspect ratios and display density constraints. • Deliver production-ready layered source files (PSD/AI) with clean alpha channels, structured background/foreground separation, and parallax-ready assets for UI/startup screens. • Generate, format, and optimize 2D/3D game art assets, vector graphics, and 3D models in Blender for light WebGL and HTML5 engine integration. • Design, extend, and clean up in-game 2D UI components, HUD elements, and promotional graphics. • Enforce version control, file naming conventions, and directory structures to ensure direct build integration by engineering and publishing teams without rework. • Audit deliverables against technical specs, safe zones, and platform compliance guidelines prior to executive handoff. • Incorporate licensor feedback, legal notices, and brand guidelines with precision, ensuring brand consistency across licensed IP.