Art Director

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential game development studio seeking an Art Director to lead the visual identity of a multiplayer shooter built in Unreal Engine. This is a hands-on creative leadership position where you'll own artistic direction across characters, environments, animation, weapons, concept art, and UI/UX while guiding a multidisciplinary art team through production and live-service content development.

Based in the United Kingdom, this fully remote role offers the opportunity to shape every visual element of an ambitious project moving toward Early Access and ongoing content updates.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the overall art direction, visual identity, and creative standards across the entire game
• Direct development of environment art, character and species design, animation, modeling, rigging, texturing, shader development, concept art, 2D assets, and UI/UX
• Establish clear artistic direction and provide regular feedback to ensure assets remain consistent, polished, and aligned with the game's identity
• Maintain a cohesive visual language across playable species, characters, environments, skins, cosmetics, and future content
• Build and maintain effective 3D art pipelines within Unreal Engine and collaborate with technical teams to resolve production challenges
• Optimize artistic workflows and production processes to balance visual quality, development efficiency, and the pace required for live-service content
• Plan, execute, and control art production from early concepts through release-ready assets and post-launch updates
• Track milestones, production progress, and deliverables using project management tools such as Jira and Confluence
• Provide regular feedback, guidance, and support to the art team while keeping production aligned with schedules and quality expectations
• Contribute to the development of new arenas, seasonal content, cosmetics, and other post-launch experiences
• Partner closely with creative leadership, game designers, technical leaders, and product stakeholders to integrate art seamlessly with gameplay

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Art, Design, or a closely related discipline, complemented by substantial professional experience in game production
• At least 7 years of professional experience in the gaming industry, with exposure to the full development lifecycle from pre-production through live operations
• Proven experience directing or significantly contributing to at least one shipped AA or AAA game with the ability to support large-scale productions through release
• Hands-on experience creating stylized games with hand-painted textures and maintaining a distinctive, cohesive visual identity across characters and environments
• Strong portfolio demonstrating versatility across traditional art, 3D art, animation, UI/UX, and concept art, with consistently high standards of craftsmanship
• Strong knowledge of multidisciplinary art production, including 2D, 3D, animation, modeling, rigging, texturing, shaders, and UI/UX
• Professional proficiency in Maya and Substance Painter
• Strong experience with Unreal Engine and 3D art production pipelines
• Demonstrated ability to solve technical and production challenges collaboratively with engineering, design, and other cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to improve production workflows and increase both creative output and operational efficiency
• Strong project management and organizational skills, including experience tracking milestones and coordinating multidisciplinary teams
• Experience with Jira and Confluence; familiarity with Jira Advanced Roadmaps or Jira Plans is a significant advantage
• Excellent leadership, communication, mentoring, and stakeholder-management skills
• Ability to provide clear artistic direction while remaining hands-on and engaged in day-to-day production
• Comfortable working autonomously in a distributed, globally remote environment
• Strong collaborative mindset and ability to communicate effectively across creative and technical disciplines

How We Work with You

Our talent team at Get A Job.ai partners with leading studios to connect exceptional creative professionals with opportunities that match their skills and ambitions. When you apply through our platform, a dedicated recruiter will review your profile and portfolio against the role requirements. Qualified candidates will be prepared and submitted directly to our client for consideration. We manage the coordination and communication throughout the process while the client conducts interviews and makes final hiring decisions.

Please apply exclusively through Get A Job.ai. Do not attempt to contact the client directly, as this may disqualify your application.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed with qualified candidates during the screening process.

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