2D Game Artist and Illustrator

About Jackpot Technologies

Jackpot Technologies is a fast-growing company in the online gaming sector. We operate our B2B games division that licenses in-house games to casino operators globally and our own successful crypto casino with a loyal player base. Our portfolio includes classics like Dice Blackjack and Plinko and originals like Top Dollar Dr Pump and Cases.

We are a small agile team that moves quickly and takes real pride in our work. Every game that ships carries our name which means craft and follow-through are paramount.

The role

You will design create and deliver the full range of 2D art our games need: characters symbols backgrounds and UI plus the illustration that sells those games before a player opens them. Key art splash screens promotional visuals and character illustration for pitch decks marketing and in-game events.

This is a broad craft-heavy role. You will move between styles (realism cartoony lo-fi retro original creative) and between contexts (in-game assets and hero illustration) on the same week. Sometimes the same day.

What you will do

• Design and deliver high-quality 2D art for our casino games: characters symbols backgrounds and UI.
• Build iconography and asset sets for our classics (Dice Blackjack Plinko Mines) and originals (Top Dollar Dr Pump Cases).
• Develop visual concepts and art styles that align with game design and lift the player experience.
• Create key art splash screens and promotional illustration for marketing social pitch decks and in-game events.
• Illustrate characters worlds and narrative moments for original titles from rough concept to polished final render.
• Collaborate closely with designers the 3D character artist the animator and engineers so the final product feels cohesive.
• Iterate on feedback without getting precious about drafts.
• Ensure assets are optimised for web and mobile without compromising artistic quality.
• Maintain and organise the art asset library so the whole team can move fast.

What you will bring

• Proven experience as a 2D game artist or illustrator. 3 years is a good benchmark but shipped work matters more than years.
• A strong diverse portfolio: production-ready game assets and finished illustration across realism cartoon and original styles.
• Expert proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
• A solid grasp of art fundamentals: composition colour theory lighting anatomy and storytelling.
• The ability to adapt across styles from classic to contemporary to deliberately weird.
• A real feel for iconography. Your symbols read at thumbnail and still hold up full screen.
• Comfort with Figma for collaboration handoff and UI/UX work.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills. You thrive in a small collaborative environment where feedback moves fast.
• A meticulous eye for detail and a real passion for shipping great games.
• Fluent with modern AI tools in your daily workflow. Midjourney Stable Diffusion ComfyUI Photoshop Generative Fill Ideogram Krea and the rest. You use them to explore faster iterate more and push quality higher.
• A fast reliable production cadence. You plan your files hit your dates and do not leave messes for the next person.

Bonus points

• Experience within online gaming or the casino industry.
• 2D animation principles and experience with Spine DragonBones Rive or After Effects.
• Editorial narrative or comic illustration chops. Telling a full story in a single image.
• Typography and lockup work for game logos and wordmarks.
• Familiarity with a 2D game engine or renderer: PixiJS Phaser or Unity 2D.
• A love for casino game history. You know what a classic Vegas 7 should feel like.

Tools you will work with Daily: Photoshop Illustrator Procreate or Clip Studio Paint Figma. Often: After Effects Fresco Krita. Bonus: Spine DragonBones Rive PixiJS Unity.

How we work We care equally about quality and velocity. The best people in our team use modern tools as a multiplier not a shortcut. AI has changed how great art teams operate and we expect everyone we hire to be on the front edge of that change.

• Fluent with AI tools as part of your daily craft. You know which tools help which do not and when a traditional workflow still wins.
• Stay on top of industry standards. New tools new pipelines new techniques. You read you try things you do not wait for someone to tell you the industry moved.
• Use that fluency to ship higher quality work faster not to cut corners. Craft comes first. AI is the lever not the product.
• Share what you learn. If you find a workflow that saves the team two days a week write it up.

Why you might like it here

• You ship real games to real players not pitch decks. Our B2C platform is live so your work goes in front of actual users fast.
• We are early. You will have real ownership of your craft and real influence on the art direction.
• We do not believe in slide-deck culture. If you like building more than meeting you will fit.
• Dubai base international team healthy pace. We work hard we deliver we go home.

Compensation and benefits

• Monthly salary: AED 8000 to AED 15000 dependent on experience.
• A key role in a fast-moving fast-growing iGaming company where your work ships and real players see it.
• A creative collaborative environment where your contributions have direct visible impact.
• On-site in Dubai with a small craft-obsessed team.