Senior Art Director — Game Visual Identity & Team Leadership

Riot Games; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 207,000 - 289,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

401k with company match

Open PTO

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Riot Games in Los Angeles is seeking an experienced Art Director to shape the visual direction of a new project, leading with vision and partnering with Creative Direction, game leadership, and external partners.

You will translate creative direction into a distinctive, production-ready visual identity that strengthens character appeal and gameplay readability, while mentoring art teams and balancing artistic ambition with production realities.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in game development with 8+ years leading art teams.
• Experience as Art Director or senior decision maker on at least one shipped 3D game.
• Proven ability to deliver visually strong characters in model and animation.
• Strong understanding of stylized visuals pipelines and production constraints.
• Portfolio showing artistic judgment and variety across styles.
• Experience with modern game engines (Unreal, Unity).

Responsibilities

• Steward the game’s visual identity from concept through production.
• Translate creative direction into clear visual standards, production practices, and scalable art workflows.
• Drive visual quality, appeal, and gameplay readability across all player-facing art.
• Apply deep expertise in art style across art, animation, VFX, and character-driven experiences.
• Balance artistic ambition with technical requirements and production realities.
• Build, lead, and mentor high-performing internal and external art teams.
• Direct co-development partners, vendors, and distributed creative talent to deliver high-quality work.
• Partner across design, narrative, audio, engineering, product, and IP to ensure art strengthens the player experience.
• Provide clear visual feedback through reviews, paintovers, references, and development guidance.
• Maintain deep awareness of the art style, creative influences, and evolving player expectations.

Skills

Art direction

Team leadership

3D game development

Unreal/Unity engines

Visual storytelling

Art pipelines

Job description

Riot Games in Los Angeles is seeking an experienced Art Director to shape the visual direction of a new project, leading with vision and partnering with Creative Direction, game leadership, and external partners.

You will translate creative direction into a distinctive, production-ready visual identity that strengthens character appeal and gameplay readability, while mentoring art teams and balancing artistic ambition with production realities.