Art Director - Boxing Game (Unreal Engine 5, Hybrid)

Steel City Interactive Limited; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Flexible hours

Private healthcare

Relocation support

Discretionary bonus

Free parking (Sheffield)

Job summary

Steel City Interactive Limited is seeking an experienced Art Director to provide strategic artistic leadership across our game development teams in Sheffield. You will define the visual identity, set quality standards and champion an outstanding player experience.

You will lead Art Leads and senior artists, build scalable processes and ensure delivery within production timelines, balancing technical feasibility with artistic ambition.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior art leadership experience in the games industry.
• Proven ability to define and deliver a cohesive artistic vision for high-quality games.
• Exceptional artistic judgement across composition, lighting, character design and visual storytelling.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary Art teams across disciplines.
• Strong knowledge of modern art pipelines, asset production workflows and cross‑team collaboration.
• Experience with Unreal Engine 5 and balancing artistic ambition with technical feasibility.

Responsibilities

• Define, establish and champion the studio's overarching artistic vision and visual identity.
• Lead, mentor and develop Art Leads and senior artists across disciplines.
• Build a high-performing Art function through recruitment, development and performance management.
• Establish discipline standards and ensure delivery against artistic and production targets.
• Oversee Art pipelines, asset production and delivery schedules with Production.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Technical Directors and Producers to align priorities.
• Represent Art in leadership discussions and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Art leadership

Creative direction

Unreal Engine 5

Team mentoring

Visual storytelling

Stakeholder management

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Steel City Interactive Limited is seeking an experienced Art Director to provide strategic artistic leadership across our game development teams in Sheffield. You will define the visual identity, set quality standards and champion an outstanding player experience.

You will lead Art Leads and senior artists, build scalable processes and ensure delivery within production timelines, balancing technical feasibility with artistic ambition.