Senior 2D Marketing Artist (Steel Hunters)

Job Overview

Join the Steel Hunters team, the newly released free-to-play mech shooter game, by Wargaming, one of the biggest publishers of free-to-play games in the world.

This strategic and tactical game in Unreal Engine 5, blends mech hero combat with Battle Royale and Extraction gameplay in a rich, futuristic setting, where players fight over a rare resource called Starfall. Each Hunter comes with its own abilities and progression paths, setting the stage for intense, memorable battles.

For more information: Steel Hunters

We're on the hunt for a highly skilled 2D Marketing Artist (Senior) to help bring the world of Steel Hunters to life across all our marketing and in-game channels. You’ll work closely within the Publishing Creative Team alongside talented artists and graphic designers, to craft compelling visuals that captivate players and deepen the Steel Hunters universe.

From futuristic sci-fi hangars to gritty, high-impact battle scenes, your art will shape the look and feel of a post-apocalyptic future for our players

Reports to

Creative Services Director

What will you do?

• Create Epic Marketing Art
  • Develop key visuals for use across trailers, websites, social media, and advertising.
  • Design eye-catching compositions that drive player engagement and tell immersive stories.
• Produce In-Game Visual Content
  • Craft art for loading screens, battle passes, and store items that reinforce game lore and aesthetics.
• Lore and World-Building Art
  • Illustrate environments, scenes, and tell stories that expand the Steel Hunters narrative.
• 3D/2D Hybrid Workflow
  • Utilize either Blender, Maya or C4D to integrate our Hunters and their unique abilities into 3D environments, and polish them into 2D marketing art.
  • Use Unreal Engine to create artwork using our in-game assets and maps, including setting up in game screenshots.
  • Enhance visuals with photorealistic detail using Photoshop and optionally Stable Diffusion.
  • High end photo-bashing/matte painting to create compelling, epic scenes.
• Build Immersive Sci-Fi Worlds
  • Create believable and cinematic sci-fi scenes, including war-torn landscapes, futuristic hangars, and tactical mech combat vignettes.
• Collaborate Across Creative Disciplines
  • Work closely with designers, other artists, and narrative stakeholders to ensure all visual content aligns with brand and gameplay vision.

What are we looking for?

• Expert knowledge of Photoshop, Blender, and Unreal Engine
• Strong experience in 2D and 3D hybrid art production
• Proven ability to model and texture realistic environments and scenes
• Exceptional composition, lighting, and storytelling skills
• Portfolio showcasing high-quality artwork, preferably in gaming
• Fluency in English

What additional skills will help you stand out?

• Experience with Maya
• Familiarity with Stable Diffusion, Loras, Comfy Ui, AI-assisted concepting workflows
• Background in game marketing art

Work mode

• Hybrid or Remote (within UK, Czech Republic, Poland, Germany, Lithuania, Cyprus, Serbia)
• This role is not eligible for relocation or immigration support.

Benefits

Benefits and perks are tailored to the local market and culture. Our benefits in Guildford include:

• 5 weeks of Annual Leave per calendar year - increasing over time to a maximum 30 days per year, with the ability to buy up to an additional 5 days through our holiday buy scheme
• Additional paid time off (Birthday Leave, Marriage Leave, Compassionate Leave)
• Sick Leave Compensation and enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave Benefits
• Dog-friendly office
• Onsite canteen (with an endless supply of free snacks and drinks)
• Video games area
• Family coverage for Private Medical Insurance (pre-existing conditions are covered), Life Insurance, Pension scheme offering a matched 4% tax free employee contribution
• Mental well-being program (iFeel)
• Wellbeing perks (Mental Health Days, Dedicated Well-being room, Team of Mental Heath First Aiders)
• Career development and education opportunities within the company
• Employee discounts via Perkbox
• Personal Wargaming Gaming Account
• Company events (including events for partners/children)
• Seniority Awards
• Referral program - you can recommend the best talents to the Company and receive a reward
• DPS Games, a Wargaming company, is one of the main European hubs for game development with 25 years of experience on the market
• To learn more about our studio in Guildford, follow this link: https://dpsgames.com/studio

Please submit your CV in English to ensure smooth processing and review.