Rivals Innovation designs and builds next-generation interactive games and physical-digital attractions for the global leisure industry.

Our games combine physical gameplay with digital scoring, competition and feedback systems, and are installed in real-world venues where thousands of players interact with them every week.

We are expanding our Unity-based mini game development and are looking for a production-focused Unity Game Artist to help build visually striking, highly readable game experiences for fast-paced competitive play.

This role focuses heavily on game UI, sprite-based assets, and gameplay feedback systems.

We are looking for a Unity Game Artist specialising in 2D game UI and gameplay assets for mobile and kiosk-based mini games.

This is a hands-on production role, creating assets that go directly into Unity and are used by players in real-time competitive gameplay.

You will work closely with our Unity developers to design and implement assets that are:

• Visually bold and readable

• Optimised for mobile performance

• Designed for fast gameplay feedback

• Efficient to implement within Unity

This role focuses on game-ready assets, not traditional marketing or branding design.

Design and produce UI systems for mini games, including:

• HUDs and score displays

• Countdown timers and player feedback systems

• Menus and game start screens

• Win / lose screens

• Competitive scoring interfaces

• Icon sets and UI components

All UI must be designed for clarity, speed of understanding, and gameplay readability.

Create stylised 2D gameplay assets including:

• Icons and collectible items

• Props and gameplay objects

• Background elements and environments

• Visual feedback elements

• Sprite-based animations

• UI components and interface assets

Assets should be clean, readable and optimised for fast gameplay environments.

Prepare and export assets specifically for use in Unity, including:

• Sprite sheets and texture atlases

• UI element slicing and layout preparation

• Resolution scaling for mobile devices

• Optimisation for performance

You will work closely with Unity developers to ensure assets integrate smoothly into the game.

Help establish and maintain a cohesive visual style across multiple mini games, focusing on:

• Bold colour palettes

• Clear silhouettes and iconography

• Strong gameplay readability

• Responsive visual feedback

Strong portfolio showing game UI, mobile game art, or stylised gameplay assets.

You should demonstrate:

• Experience designing UI specifically for games

• Strong understanding of gameplay readability

• Ability to create clean, stylised 2D game assets

• Strong iconography and interface design skills

• Understanding of sprite-based asset workflows

We are particularly interested in candidates who understand how artwork functions inside a game engine.

• Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator / Photoshop) or equivalent

• Experience preparing sprite sheets and UI assets for Unity

• Understanding of mobile resolution scaling

• Knowledge of optimising assets for real-time gameplay

• Experience working directly inside Unity

• UI animation or micro-interactions

• Particle/VFX awareness

• Experience with arcade or competitive games

• Basic knowledge of shaders or materials

• Experience building cohesive UI systems across multiple games

• Build real games played by thousands in physical venues

• Work on fast-moving arcade-style mini games

• Help shape the visual identity of a growing interactive entertainment brand

• Work closely with developers and influence gameplay visuals

• Free onsite parking

• Company pension

• Employee discounts

• Casual dress

• Creative and collaborative studio environment

If you’re passionate about game UI, stylised assets, and fast-paced interactive gameplay, we’d love to see your portfolio.