Art Director — Lead Creative Vision in UE5 Studio

Steel City Interactive Ltd; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Private healthcare (medical)

Relocation assistance

Performance bonus

Job summary

Steel City Interactive Ltd in Sheffield is seeking an experienced Art Director to lead artistic vision and quality across game teams. You will collaborate with Creative, Design, Engineering and Production to translate ambitions into a clear, achievable artistic strategy, balancing creativity with technical feasibility.

As a senior leader, you will mentor Art Leads, shape visual identity, and drive scalable processes to support current and future projects, reporting to studio leadership.

Qualifications

• Senior Art leadership experience in games.
• Proven ability to deliver cohesive artistic vision for high-quality games.
• Strong understanding of composition, colour, lighting and visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Define and champion the studio's artistic vision and quality standards.
• Lead multiple Art disciplines and mentor Art Leads.
• Oversee Art pipelines, production plans and delivery timelines to ensure quality.

Skills

Art leadership

Unreal Engine 5

Art direction

Team mentoring

Visual storytelling

Stakeholder management

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Steel City Interactive Ltd in Sheffield is seeking an experienced Art Director to lead artistic vision and quality across game teams. You will collaborate with Creative, Design, Engineering and Production to translate ambitions into a clear, achievable artistic strategy, balancing creativity with technical feasibility.

As a senior leader, you will mentor Art Leads, shape visual identity, and drive scalable processes to support current and future projects, reporting to studio leadership.