Art Director - Visionary Lead for Boxing Games

Steel City Interactive Limited; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave

Private Healthcare (Optical & Dental)

Flexible working hours (Hybrid model)

Relocation benefits

Job summary

Steel City Interactive Limited is seeking an experienced Art Director to lead the visual direction across our boxing game projects. You will define the artistic identity, lead multiple art disciplines, and partner with Creative, Engineering and Production teams to balance artistic ambition with technical feasibility.

You will mentor Art Leads, establish quality standards, and help build a scalable, high-performing art function within the studio.

Qualifications

• Extensive senior art leadership experience in games.
• Proven ability to define and deliver a cohesive artistic vision for high-quality projects.
• Strong judgment in composition, color, lighting, and visual storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Define and champion the studio's artistic vision and visual identity.
• Lead, mentor and develop Art Leads and senior artists across multiple disciplines.
• Oversee art production pipelines, planning and delivery within project constraints.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Technical Directors and Producers to align artistic direction with strategy.
• Establish quality benchmarks, style guides and review processes.
• Partner with Production to create achievable art plans and milestones.

Skills

Art leadership

Art direction

Creative direction

Mentoring & coaching

Stakeholder management

Tools

Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine 5

Job description

Steel City Interactive Limited is seeking an experienced Art Director to lead the visual direction across our boxing game projects. You will define the artistic identity, lead multiple art disciplines, and partner with Creative, Engineering and Production teams to balance artistic ambition with technical feasibility.

You will mentor Art Leads, establish quality standards, and help build a scalable, high-performing art function within the studio.