SUP2

Illustrator

About the role

Turn game worlds into marketing art players remember.
Transform characters, worlds, and stories into bold, memorable marketing art beyond the mobile screen.
Create beautiful key art, powerful character poses, standout campaign assets, and shape visual storytelling across animation, video, and other formats.
Hands-on, craft-led role built on trust and collaboration.
Work closely with game teams, marketing managers, creative producers, and artists specializing in graphic design, motion, and animation.
Proactive, self-driven, and responsible for taking ownership of the illustration craft.

Create high-impact illustrations for marketing campaigns, social channels, app stores, game events, and other player-facing moments.
Develop visual concepts that turn game characters and worlds into memorable stories while preserving what makes each game distinctive.
Own the illustration process from initial thumbnails, sketches, and concept art through polished key art and production-ready assets.
Provide draw-overs and paint-overs to keep teams and partners aligned.
Work side by side with designers, motion artists, marketers, creative producers, and game teams to turn open briefs into clear, compelling creative work.
Help select and manage a trusted network of external illustrators, agencies, studios, and production partners.
Brief and guide external partners with clear, actionable feedback while maintaining a high-quality bar throughout production.
Adapt creative assets across channels and formats without losing the character, emotion, and core hook.
Help ensure work is world-class, authentic to game worlds, and built to resonate with players for decades.

Experience: 5 to 10 years of experience in a similar role, setting artistic direction and creating hands-on work for marketing, games, or other character-driven entertainment.
Portfolio: A standout portfolio of character-led illustration and visual storytelling.
Technical Skills:
- Advanced digital illustration skills and proficiency with industry-standard tools.
- Strong fundamentals in composition, anatomy, perspective, lighting, and color.
- Expertise in stylized character design, expressions, and posing.
- Versatility to work across playful, graphic, and cinematic styles.
Creative Process: Ability to originate strong ideas, explain creative choices, and own the work from a loose brief to a finished asset.
Communication: Experience communicating creative direction and providing clear, actionable feedback to internal teams and external partners, supported by hands-on visual guidance such as draw-overs and paint-overs.
Personal Attributes: Low-ego, collaborative approach, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities independently.
Interests: Genuine interest in games, animations, related areas of pop culture, and the communities around them.
Language: Professional proficiency in spoken and written English.
Travel: Availability to travel internationally several times a year.

Attach a portfolio or include a link showcasing work that makes people stop, feel something, and want to know more.
Candidates who progress beyond the first interview must complete an art test with a 10-day completion window before the second interview.

Games company from Helsinki, Finland, known for games including Hay Day, Clash of Clans, Boom Beach, Clash Royale, and Brawl Stars.
Mission is to create great games by putting together the best teams, giving them freedom and independence to succeed, taking risks, sharing learnings, and killing projects.
Independent cells and trust are core to the company culture.

Relocation Support: Dedicated mobility team and partners provide end-to-end relocation support for the employee and their family members (human or animal kind).
Accommodations: Support available for specific accommodations needed during the recruitment process.

SUP2

Games & Interactive