Remote Studio Art Director — Lead Global Game Visuals

Devoted Studios; Quebec; Remote; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supplemental health and dental insurce

19 days PTO

Sick Leave: 7 business days

Job summary

Devoted Studios, a globally remote game development company, seeks a Studio Art Director to own the visual quality across multiple projects and IPs. You will lead and grow art leads and senior artists, shape proposals, staff productions, onboard freelancers, and participate in executive planning.

In this studio leadership role you will set the art direction, drive production pipelines, review assets, and ensure milestones meet artistic standards while aligning with client goals and technical

Qualifications

• 10+ years in game art production, including 5+ years as an Art Director or in an equivalent studio‑level art leadership role.
• Shipped titles where you personally owned the visual direction, with a portfolio that shows both your own work and work you directed.
• Command of multiple art disciplines (concept, environment, characters, 3D) and the judgement to set a quality bar for each.
• Experience directing several projects or teams at once, including distributed, external or outsourced artists.
• Working knowledge of modern art pipelines in Unreal and/or Unity and the main DCC tools.
• A track record of growing art leads, not just directing individual artists.
• Clear written and verbal communication with creative, technical and business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the studio's overall visual vision across multiple projects.
• Establish and maintain a cohesive art style aligned with IP, brand and audience.
• Translate high-level goals into clear guidelines and execution strategies.
• Provide art direction across projects and review key assets and style guides.
• Lead, mentor and grow art leads and senior artists; participate in hiring and staff development.
• Oversee the efficiency and scalability of art pipelines and onboarding of freelancers.
• Collaborate with Game Directors, Producers, Design and Engineering to align vision with production timelines.
• Contribute to executive planning and long‑term studio strategy.

Skills

Art Direction

Team Leadership

Game Art Production

Unreal Engine

Unity

Portfolio of shipped titles

External/Distributed teams

Tools

Maya

3ds Max

Unreal Engine

Unity

Job description

Devoted Studios, a globally remote game development company, seeks a Studio Art Director to own the visual quality across multiple projects and IPs. You will lead and grow art leads and senior artists, shape proposals, staff productions, onboard freelancers, and participate in executive planning.

In this studio leadership role you will set the art direction, drive production pipelines, review assets, and ensure milestones meet artistic standards while aligning with client goals and technical