Associate Art Director

Dovetail Games; Chatham; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading game development company in Chatham is seeking an Associate Art Director to drive visual direction for their simulation titles. The ideal candidate will possess a robust understanding of art disciplines, mentorship capabilities, and a strong portfolio. This role offers flexibility in working arrangements, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment for creativity.

Benefits

37.5 hour working week with flexible working

Collaborative, supportive team environment

Company funded away days

Qualifications

• Experience in a lead role within the games industry.
• Solid understanding of game art pipelines and workflows.
• Ability to guide teams through style guides.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Art Director to develop and maintain vision across projects.
• Review art assets for quality and coherence across platforms.
• Mentor artists and provide feedback.

Skills

Understanding of all art disciplines

Concept art

Strong portfolio

Ability to give clear feedback

Mentoring experience

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Job description

We are looking for an Associate Art Director, to work closely with the Art Director and studio and development teams to drive the visual quality, consistency, and innovation across our simulation titles. You'll be responsible for supporting art direction, and ensuring assets align with the creative vision of projects.

This is a fantastic opportunity for a lead level artist looking to step into a leadership role and influence the artistic direction of our Train Sim World titles and beyond.

Our ideal candidate will have a good understanding of all art disciplines, with a focus on concept art and the ability to guide the teams through style guides and paint overs.

Dovetail Games are committed to promoting diversity, and all applicants will be considered on their merit, qualifications, competence, and talent regardless of any protected characteristics. At the individuals request, all roles will be considered for part time, term time only and job shares.

With a huge emphasis on our culture and wellbeing you’ll experience an environment where you will be challenged but supported. We have an industry leading work life balance and flexible working is offered from day one! Want to work fullyUK based remote as that’s where you do your best work? That is fine by us, though certain roles will require a more hybrid style with time in the office.

What you’ll get from us!

Work where you work best –UK Based Remote, Hybrid or in Office? You choose!

37.5 hour working week with true flexible working

Collaborative, supportive team environment

Access to the latest tools & tech

Company funded away days and team building

Opportunity to grow and work on much loved titles

Competitive salary and benefits

Benefits: https://careers.dovetailgames.com/benefits

• Collaborate with the Art Director to develop and maintain vision across projects

• Take ownership and propose visual direction on projects when needed

• Contribute to the creation of style guides, visual benchmarks, and documentation

• Support and guide internal and external art teams in delivering assets that meet style and quality expectations

• Review art assets for quality, coherence, and performance across platforms

• Provide hands-on support across the art teams

• Mentor artists and provide feedback

What we look for in you:

Required:

• Experience in a lead role within the games industry

• Strong portfolio demonstrating an understanding of colour, shape and composition

• Solid understanding of game art pipelines and workflows

• Ability to give clear, constructive feedback and support a collaborative team culture

• Experience mentoring artists and working with skills development

Preferred:

• Experience as a concept artist on a realistic title

• Experience working in Unreal Engine 5

• Familiarity with asset optimisation and performance constraints on multiple platforms

• Experience working with third party vendors or co-dev