Tech stack & skills

Art Lead / Art Director (Remote)

Define and maintain the visual direction across multiple game projects
Set a high quality bar for concept art, characters, environments, UI direction, VFX, and key visuals
Create or guide style frames, moodboards, visual references, and art direction documentation
Ensure visual consistency, gameplay readability, and strong player appeal
Maintain cohesive visual identity across assets, features, and live updates

Lead early-stage visual exploration for new game concepts, worlds, themes, and mechanics
Produce or supervise high-quality concept art and visual development
Rapidly explore multiple visual directions and identify the strongest commercial approach
Balance creativity, production feasibility, and market fit
Bring modern casual and midcore game quality into gameplay experiences

Provide clear feedback and direction to artists, illustrators, animators, and outsourcing partners
Review work regularly and support fast iteration cycles
Create sketches, paint-overs, briefs, and visual examples when needed
Mentor artists and help raise the overall quality level across the team
Improve workflows for both concept exploration and production delivery

Collaborate closely with developers to ensure clean implementation in game engines
Understand both 2D and 3D production pipelines and technical constraints
Work with technical artists and engineers on optimization, animation integration, VFX, and performance
Help define efficient art pipelines for prototyping and production

Explore AI-assisted workflows for ideation, visual exploration, and production acceleration
Maintain a strong human-led artistic standard while leveraging modern tools
Help establish scalable creative workflows for rapid concepting and asset variation
Stay current with trends in casual gaming, mobile games, concept art, animation, and AI-assisted production

7+ years of experience in game art, concept art, illustration, or art direction
Strong portfolio showcasing high-end concept art, characters, environments, props, and visual development
Proven experience defining and maintaining visual direction across game products
Excellent understanding of composition, anatomy, lighting, color, perspective, storytelling, and visual hierarchy
Strong artistic taste and ability to distinguish good art from exceptional art
Experience mentoring artists and managing quality across teams
Ability to work quickly, iterate fast, and adapt to changing priorities
Experience in mobile, casual, casino, social casino, or midcore games
Strong understanding of 2D production workflows
Familiarity with Unity, Cocos2D, or similar game engines
Proficiency with Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, Blender, Spine, After Effects, or similar tools
Strong English communication skills

Experience as an Art Director, Lead Artist, Principal Concept Artist, or Senior Concept Artist on shipped games
Experience building visual direction from scratch for multiple projects
Background in gaming, social casino, or regulated gaming products
Knowledge of mobile game UX, readability, iconography, and player motivation
Experience with animation, VFX, motion design, or particle systems
Experience working with distributed or outsourcing art teams
Familiarity with AI creative tools and workflows
Ability to contribute hands-on production art when needed

Strong and memorable visual identity across the game portfolio
Consistently high-quality concept art and visual development
Fast and effective exploration of new game ideas
Efficient production workflows and clean implementation
Clear artistic direction and strong collaboration across teams
High-quality gameplay experiences with polished visuals and strong player appeal

## Portfolio Expectations