REMOTE 2D Game Artist

Project Praha is a European mobile game team operating under Athena Studio, a Vietnamese mobile game company. We are a lean, senior-focused remote team building a premium casual mobile game targeting a 2026 launch. Every role on the team carries real ownership and responsibility. We hire seniors who can lead their domain, not execute instructions.

ABOUT THE ROLE

You own the 2D art pipeline. Working from an Art Director-defined Style Guide and Game Feel Bible, you translate approved specs into production-ready assets across items, UI, and visual effects. The Art Director is the visual authority. Your job is to execute within the established system at a high level of craft and consistency.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce all items and character art: clean, readable at small mobile screen sizes, consistent with the style guide
• Deliver full UI asset production across core screens. Pixel-perfect, mobile-optimized, ready for Unity integration
• Support VFX asset creation in close collaboration with the VFX/Animation Programmer. Particle textures, sprite sheets, screen effect elements
• Maintain a structured asset library that integrates cleanly with the generative artist's placeholder pipeline
• Iterate on assets based on playtest feedback, prioritize what players respond to, not what looks best in isolation
• Communicate proactively with the Art Director on spec ambiguities before starting production

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 4+ years of production 2D game art with at least one shipped mobile or F2P title
• Strong static illustration and item/character design. Clean shapes, strong silhouettes, readable at small sizes
• UI/UX art execution. Complete screen composition, icon design, and asset slicing for Unity
• VFX support capability. Able to produce sprite sheets and particle texture atlases
• Proficient in Photoshop or Procreate with experience exporting production-ready assets for Unity
• Ability to execute faithfully within a defined style guide; consistency of output is non-negotiable

PREFERRED SKILLS

• VFX animation experience: Frame-by-frame or Spine/SkeletonData is a strong differentiator
• Familiarity with casual mobile game visual language: Cozy aesthetic, satisfying item design, bright palettes
• Experience working alongside AI-assisted generative art pipelines

TEAM FIT

• English proficiency is a non-negotiable
• Is in UTC +1 to UTC +3 Time zones
• Accepts Art Director as the visual authority. All asset specs approved before production begins
• Comfortable operating within scope constraints and production priorities set by the PM

• Real Ownership: We only hire seniors. You won't just execute instructions; you will lead your domain and have a massive impact on our 2026 launch.
• Agility Meets Stability: Enjoy the lean, zero-bureaucracy culture of a European remote team, backed by the global operational stability of Athena Studio.
• Top-Tier Collaborators: Work alongside pragmatic, highly experienced system thinkers who value smart constraints, respect scope, and check their egos at the door.
• True Remote Flexibility: We fully embrace the remote lifestyle, built specifically for seamless, flexible collaboration across the UTC +1 to UTC +3 time zones