Senior 2D Game Designer (12-month Contract)

Senior 2D Game Designer & Artist

Allwyn Lottery Solutions is a global leader in digital lottery and gaming solutions and a proud subsidiary of Allwyn Entertainment Group, a multinational lottery operator with a strong presence in Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Cyprus, and Italy.

Our mission is to make play better for all by developing cutting-edge technology that enhances player experiences, drives engagement, and maximizes returns for good causes.

With a strong focus on cloud-based technologies, AI-driven analytics, and responsible gaming, we empower lotteries to reach new players, increase engagement, and drive sustainable growth in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

Behind every great lottery experience is a team of experts ensuring seamless operations, strategic growth, and cutting-edge solutions. Our central teams are integral to supporting our technology and gaming innovations with leadership, smart processes, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

These teams play a crucial role in shaping the future of iLottery, focusing on collaboration, efficiency, and growth. We empower our people to make a real impact in a fast-moving, dynamic industry.

What makes this role exciting and challenging

We're looking for a creative and versatile Senior 2D Game Designer & Artist to develop engaging iLottery game concepts and deliver high-quality, production-ready 2D artwork. You'll combine strong game design principles with specialist illustration and digital art skills, taking ownership of the visual design process from initial concepts and UI layouts through to polished assets and animation handover.

You'll be highly proficient in Adobe Photoshop, comfortable adapting to different visual styles, and experienced in preparing clean, structured assets for animation and development teams. We're looking for someone who is organized, collaborative and adaptable, with a growth mindset and a proactive approach to improving how we work. We work in cross-functional teams across Greece, London, Ireland, and Chicago.

This role is offered as a 12-month contract position on a contractor basis.

As part of your everyday responsibilities, you will:

• Game Concepts & UI Design: Develop creative game concepts, engaging visual themes, intuitive interfaces and player experiences.
• 2D Art & Illustration: Design and produce high-quality game assets, including characters, backgrounds, environments, scene objects, symbols and UI elements.
• Visual Development: Take designs from initial sketches and concepts through to polished, production-ready artwork.
• Animation Handover: Prepare and structure layered artwork for animators, ensuring assets are correctly separated, organized and ready for animation.
• Creative Ownership: Manage design tasks independently, maintaining quality and meeting agreed deadlines.
• Collaboration: Work closely with designers, animators, developers and other stakeholders to deliver cohesive game experiences.
• Asset Management: Maintain clean, structured Photoshop files and contribute to reusable asset libraries and shared design standards.
• Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve workflows, increase reusability and adopt new tools and techniques.
• Mentorship & Feedback: Share knowledge, provide constructive feedback and support the development of other team members.