Senior Art Director

Roblox; San Mateo (CA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

Roblox is seeking a Senior Art Director to join their creative team in San Mateo, CA. In this role, you will lead innovative projects that bring the Roblox brand to life across various platforms. Successful candidates will have extensive art direction experience, a strong creative portfolio, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in creative teams or advertising agencies.
• A portfolio demonstrating diverse art direction and visual storytelling.
• Hands-on experience with creative processes and marketing campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Concept and develop ideas across multiple mediums including mobile and social.
• Meticulously coordinate projects ensuring high-quality visual design.
• Present creative concepts to internal teams, fostering consensus.

Skills

Art direction

Visual storytelling

Communication

Project management

Collaboration

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Every day, tens of millions of people come to Roblox to explore, create, play, learn, and connect with friends in 3D immersive digital experiences– all created by our global community of developers and creators.

At Roblox, we’re building the tools and platform that empower our community to bring any experience that they can imagine to life. Our vision is to reimagine the way people come together, from anywhere in the world, and on any device. We’re on a mission to connect a billion people with optimism and civility, and looking for amazing talent to help us get there.

A career at Roblox means you’ll be working to shape the future of human interaction, solving unique technical challenges at scale, and helping to create safer, more civil shared experiences for everyone.

As a Senior Art Director at Roblox, you will be part of a multidisciplinary creative team responsible for bringing the Roblox brand to life through innovative and scalable creative solutions. In this hands-on role, you will develop original content that supports key areas of the business, including marketing, social media, and on-platform events..

You are an effective collaborator with strong organizational skills and the ability to work efficiently under deadlines. Your attention to detail, collaborative approach, and passion for storytelling, design craft, and technology will be key as Roblox embarks on our mission to bring millions of people together

You Will:

• Concept, develop, and craft ideas across mediums, including mobile, social, film, interactive content, brand activations, OOH, print, experiential, and events.
• You will partner with a copywriter and develop creative concepts for a range of projects across both traditional and digital channels
• Meticulously coordinate projects, ensuring high-quality visual design and conceptual ideas that optimally convey brand or product narratives.
• Present creative concepts clearly and persuasively to internal teams and partners, building alignment and fostering consensus.
• Collaborate across a cross-functional environment, working closely with copywriters, designers, engineers, product designers, and producers.
• Demonstrate autonomy, taking initiative to lead projects while ensuring alignment with brand and business objectives.
• Present ideas and campaign concepts to internal partners, incorporating feedback while maintaining creative integrity.
• Run projects through the entire production lifecycle, from initial concept to final implementation, ensuring all creative meets Roblox’s quality standards, brand guidelines, and timeline expectations

You Have:

• • 7+ years of experience ideally within in-house creative teams, or advertising agencies.
  • A portfolio demonstrating art direction and visual storytelling skills, with examples of both conceptual thinking and final execution across diverse mediums.
  • Hands-on experience across the creative process, marketing campaigns, graphic design, and brand development.
  • Expertise with Adobe Creative Cloud applications.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and manage multiple projects under deadlines.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to present, explain, and advocate for creative ideas across internal teams and leadership.
  • A thoughtful, resilient mindset, embracing iteration and feedback as part of the creative process.
  • The ability to work independently when needed, optimally managing timelines, deliverables, and input from partners and stakeholders

For roles that are based at our headquarters in San Mateo, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits as described on this page.

Annual Salary Range

$143,840 — $167,780 USD

Roles that are based in our San Mateo, CA Headquarters are in-office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with optional in-office on Monday and Friday (unless otherwise noted).

Roblox provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Roblox also provides reasonable accommodations for all candidates during the interview process.