Art Director — Lead Visual Direction for Games

the hive; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

The Hive in London is seeking an Art Director to set the visual language of a game and ensure consistency across all assets and partners.

You will lead reviews across disciplines—concept, 3D, UI, VFX and lighting—while mentoring the team and guiding outsourcing.

This leadership role involves hiring, setting style guidelines, and protecting the game's visual direction from off-brand work.

Qualifications

• Review and provide feedback across disciplines — concept, 3D, UI, VFX, lighting.
• Set schedules and quality standards for external partners.
• Leadership duties include hiring and mentoring.

Responsibilities

• Review and feedback across disciplines — concept, 3D, UI, VFX, lighting.
• Art direction leadership with ownership of visual consistency across the game.
• Hiring, mentoring and ensuring the visual style is followed by all teams and outsourcing partners.

Job description

The Hive in London is seeking an Art Director to set the visual language of a game and ensure consistency across all assets and partners.

You will lead reviews across disciplines—concept, 3D, UI, VFX and lighting—while mentoring the team and guiding outsourcing.

This leadership role involves hiring, setting style guidelines, and protecting the game's visual direction from off-brand work.