Technical Artist (B2B agreement)

Company Description

Yggdrasil is a provider of superior online gaming solutions for iGaming operators. The business was founded in 2013 and is today one of the industry’s most respected and acclaimed suppliers. In 2019 Yggdrasil introduced the three pioneering value propositions; YG Franchise, YG Masters and YG Game IP, of which the last two is powered by Yggdrasil’s enabling technology solution GATI (Game Adaptation Tool & Interface). Since its inception, Yggdrasil has embarked on a rapid growth trajectory enabled by a strong corporate culture focused on innovation, creativity, quality and technology leadership. 

Job Description

Technical Artist at Yggdrasil is primarily a bridge between two worlds - artists and developers. Therefore, he must have knowledge of these two aspects of game production. Should have concepts such as: pixel perfect, optimization, localization and directory structure. The best candidate will be a communicative individual, not afraid of challenges and technical innovations, looking for new solutions that can facilitate the work of people in the team. 

What You'll Do:

• Preparing assets for games and other Yggdrasil Gaming’s products (eg. Marketing): Game layout preparation and updates during production, working with source files received from other artists and designers, internal and external, optimizing the images and animations, exporting final graphics and animations. 
• Reexporting (or recreating when needed) graphics for the Porting Project. 
• Cooperating with the Dev Team to keep the asset flow at peak performance. 
• Cooperation with external art studios - guiding them and technical verification of their work.
• Looking after the project folder structure. 
• Contributing to the company knowledge and good practices database. 
• Historical game assets custody. 

Who You Are:

• Strong technical 2D art skills 
• Familiarity with Git or SVN 
• Independently replacing assets using solutions similar to Git and SVN 
• Perfect knowledge of Adobe Photoshop 
• Experience in working with Spine (Esoteric Software)
• Experience in working with Animators 
• Experience in cooperation with external art studios 
• 2+ years experience in art production 
• Superior communication and teamwork skills 
• Fluency in English
• Passion for games! 

Extra Points For:

• Experience in game design, art, or development.
• Previous iGaming experience 

Equal Opportunity:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Join us to bring your creativity and leadership to a dynamic and innovative team!

Encouragement to Apply:

We understand that confidence gaps and imposter syndrome can deter amazing candidates from applying. Please apply anyway — we’d love to hear from you.

Additional Information

Applications without a portfolio will not be considered!