Mobile Game Illustrator

Tripledot Studios is one of the largest independent mobile games companies in the world. We are a multi-award-winning organisation, with a global 2,500+ strong team across 12 studios. Our expanded portfolio includes some of the biggest titles in mobile gaming, collectively reaching top chart positions around the world and engaging over 25 million daily active users.

This role sits within our Clipwire Games studio. Clipwire Games is one of Canada's top grossing mobile game developers, and the creator of Monopoly: Bingo!, TPIR: Bingo! and Bingo Story. Founded in Toronto over 10 years ago, we’ve had tremendous success and are poised for another decade of record growth.

Clipwire Games is looking for a Mobile Game Illustrator to join our art team and help bring our mobile games to life. In this role, you’ll produce mid-complexity 2D assets across a range of game features, events, and live ops content, working confidently and independently within established style guides and asset standards.

• Create mid-complexity 2D assets for in-game features, events, and live ops content.
• Use AI tools to generate assets with minimal supervision, applying good judgement on when AI generation, traditional illustration, or a combination of both will produce the best and most efficient result.
• Efficiently refine and prepare AI-generated outputs to production-ready standard.
• Adhere to established style guides and asset standards with minimal feedback.
• Prepare assets optimised for mobile performance and implementation.
• Collaborate with Art Direction, Product, and Design to align visuals with gameplay and player experience.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers to support clear, readable, and engaging interfaces.
• Manage competing demands effectively, and communicate risks or blockers openly and in a timely manner.
• Iterate on assets based on feedback, playtests, and live performance data.
• Contribute to art guidelines and workflows to support team consistency and efficiency.

• 2–4 years of experience as a 2D artist in games or a closely related interactive medium.
• Strong grasp of our game style and the broader mobile games ecosystem.
• Strong sense of stylisation, rendering, colour and composition.
• Comfortable using both AI tools and traditional illustration methods — with the judgement to determine which approach (or combination) is optimal for a given task.
• Experience working with AI image generation tools and refining outputs to production quality.
• Ability to take ownership of clearly defined tasks and deliver polished work with minimal supervision.
• Reliably delivers quality assets on schedule; able to self-direct and manage competing priorities.
• Solid problem-solving skills, with a proactive approach to flagging blockers and suggesting solutions.
• Proficiency with industry-standard tools (e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate).
• Experience working on live games or live-ops content is an asset.
• A portfolio demonstrating illustration quality and the ability to work within an established visual style.

• Comprehensive Health & Wellness Coverage.
• Wellness Spending Account: $500 annually.
• Generous Vacation Time: 25 vacation days annually, plus statutory holidays.
• Paid Volunteer Days: 2 per year.
• Parental Leave & Family Support.
• RRSP Matching: 100% match up to 3.5% of annual salary.
• Employee Recognition Program: monthly awards of $400.
• Charitable Donation Matching: up to $1,000 per year.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Hybrid Work Environment.