About the role
Role Overview
We are looking for a versatile and experienced Senior Concept Artist to join our production team. You will be responsible for creating high-quality 2D art assets—ranging from character concepts and environmental backgrounds to fully integrated UI layouts in Unity. The ideal candidate blends artistic talent with a practical understanding of engine implementation and mobile/web game production pipelines.
What You'll Do
- 2D Art Production: Design and render high-quality 2D character artwork, props, UI elements, and background environments (BGs) tailored to project visual styles.
- UI Integration & Workflows: Slice, optimize, and organize UI assets for engine readiness. Build and test responsive UI layouts within Unity to ensure visual integrity across multiple device aspect ratios.
- Asset Management: Maintain clean, structured layer files and organized asset hierarchies to ensure seamless handoffs to developers and animators.
- Visual Direction & Consistency: Apply strong core art fundamentals—composition, color theory, lighting, perspective, and rendering styles—across various genres and visual themes.
- Market-Aware Creativity: Stay aligned with current mobile and web gaming trends, translating industry standards into engaging, competitive visual content.
What You Will Bring
- Experience: 3-7 years of professional experience in game art, with a primary focus on 2D character art, environment design, and UI asset creation.
- Technical Mastery: Advanced proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Unity, supported by a proven track record of shipping mobile or web games.
- Engine & UI Integration: Hands-on experience setting up interactive, responsive UI screens and UI component libraries inside Unity.
- Strong Portfolio: A portfolio showcasing a diverse range of work, including high-level concept art, polished 2D assets, functional UI elements, and clean layer organization.
- Game Industry Knowledge: A real passion for playing and analyzing games, along with a solid understanding of current design trends and player expectations.
What We Offer You
- Zynga offers a world-class benefits package that helps support and balance the needs of our teams.
Company Commitment
We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, which means we are committed to creating and celebrating diverse thoughts, cultures, and backgrounds throughout our organization. Employment with us is based on substantive ability, objective qualifications, and work ethic – not an individual’s race, creed, color, religion, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin or ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, status as a victim of domestic violence or sex offenses, reproductive health decision, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing the necessary support and accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities, health conditions, or impairments (subject to any local qualifying requirements) to ensure their full participation in the job application or interview process. Please contact us at accommodationrequest@zynga.com to request any accommodations or for support related to your application for an open position.