Art Director

Abnormal; United States; Remote; USD 149,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Abnormal is seeking a senior visual designer/art director to define the company’s aesthetic across products, events, and campaigns. You will shape world-building through designed objects and systems, ensuring consistency across interfaces, environments, and experiences.

Must have 10+ years in concept art or art direction, with shipped credits on high-profile projects. You will collaborate with senior leadership and translate vision into tangible visuals, balancing autonomy with teamwork.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in concept art, visual design, or art direction with a proven body of work.
• Shipped credits on AAA game titles or major film projects in sci-fi/cyberpunk aesthetics.
• Portfolio demonstrates world-building through designed objects and systems.
• Experience as the sole or lead visual voice on a significant project.

Responsibilities

• Define and own Abnormal's visual aesthetic direction.
• Lead visual ideation for product launches, events, and campaigns.
• Contribute hands-on concept work when needed; show vision-first craft.
• Build a shared creative language across the organization to scale the aesthetic.
• Serve as the creative authority for all visual output.

Skills

Concept art / art direction

AAA credits

Portfolio artistry

Lead visual voice

Visual language documentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Multimedia craft (digital, enviro, UI)

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor-level design/art degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

3D/UI/UX tooling

Job description

About the Role

Abnormal is built to look and feel like nothing else in security: precision-engineered, a little rebellious, and a few steps ahead of now. We protect more than 5,000 customers, including 30% of the Fortune 500, with a platform that stops the attacks everyone else misses. We need someone to make it look like the future it is.

What You Will Do

• Define and own Abnormal's visual aesthetic direction
• Lead visual ideation for high-stakes moments: major product launches, experiential events (RSA, Black Hat), and brand campaigns
• Contribute hands-on concept work when the moment demands it. This is a vision-first role, but your craft should be evident
• Build a shared creative language across the org so the aesthetic direction scales without bottlenecking through you
• Serve as the creative authority and taste-setter for all visual output, from brand identity to campaigns to experiential environments
• Translate the CEO's and leadership's vision into a clear, communicable aesthetic that others can execute without needing you in every room
• Partner with creative services to keep production output style-consistent, setting guardrails and reviewing work rather than running the factory
• Develop mood boards, concept art, and visual references that define "in the zone" creative for recruiter screening, vendor briefs, and internal alignment

Must Haves

• 10+ years of experience in concept art, visual design, or art direction, with a body of work that shows artistic progression and a distinct point of view
• Shipped credits on AAA game titles, major film productions, or equivalent high-craft visual projects in sci‑fi, cyberpunk, or adjacent genres, with work focused on interface design, in-world UI/UX, holographic displays, or designed objects (virtual weapons, vehicles, technology systems) rather than characters, creatures, or natural environments
• A portfolio that demonstrates genuine aesthetic vision, not just execution. Your work should show world-building expressed through designed objects and systems: architecture, vehicles, digital weapons, futuristic technology, UI. Detailed, intentional, engineered creative work. Painterly or landscape-driven portfolios are not the profile we're hiring
• Experience as the sole or lead visual voice on at least one significant project: not just a contributor, but the person who owned the aesthetic direction end to end
• Ability to articulate and document a visual language clearly enough that others can execute it without you present
• Experience collaborating directly with senior leadership or creative directors and translating their vision into something tangible
• Craft fluency across visual mediums: digital, environmental, editorial, motion
• Proven ability to work as an individual contributor in a fast-moving tech company. You operate with autonomy, take feedback, and collaborate cross-functionally. You want to stay close to the work, and you're here to bring the vision, not manage a team
• Strong communication and presentation skills. You can defend and sell a creative direction with clarity and confidence

Nice to Haves

• Experience in B2B tech, cybersecurity, or enterprise software, or a demonstrated ability to quickly internalize a technical domain and translate it visually
• Familiarity with experiential or event design (large-format, spatial, environmental)
• Experience working alongside or managing a creative production team
• Comfort with AI-assisted design and prototyping tools

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Actual compensation will be determined based on several non-discriminatory factors including skills, experience, qualifications, and geographic location.
In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for bonus or incentive compensation, equity, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Base salary range:
$149,200—$214,500 USD

A note on AI in our process:
Abnormal AI uses AI-assisted tools to help our recruiting team prepare for candidate interviews. These tools analyze resume content and role requirements to suggest interview questions and areas for the interviewer to explore.They do not make hiring decisions or screen candidates automatically. Every decision about a candidacy is made by a person. Further, if your application is successful and Abnormal AI makes a conditional offer of employment, we will carry out pre-employment checks which must be successfully completed to progress to a final offer. All processes and pre-employment checks are in line with prevailing legislation and Abnormal AI's policies relevant to our security and privacy standards.

Abnormal AI is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. For our EEO policy statement please click here. If you would like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here.