Associate Art Director, Visual Design - Unpublished R&D Product Art Riot Discove

Associate Art Director, Visual Design - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot Visual Designers seek to craft the best player experiences through their knowledge of systemic design, graphic design, interactivity, layout, typography, color theory and illustration. Designers collaborate with cross disciplinary teams and act as both artistic and design problem solvers. They understand players and ask questions about the what, who and how when solving for an interface or communication challenge.

As an Associate Art Director, Visual Design on a R&D game project, you’ll be responsible for moving a game from prototype through pre-production and into production. You’ll manage a cross discipline team of artists, set art goals, and own the execution strategy. You will identify strategic art resource needs and promote hiring for all art roles on the team. As a part of the leadership team, you’ll develop strategies and eliminate obstacles with other leaders to achieve broader product goals.

Responsibilities :

• Establish and drive a vision that is aligned with the project goals
• Set product-wide art goals and timelines
• Work closely with design to ensure the art supports the game experience
• Balance visual satisfaction and gameplay clarity to ensure amazing worlds and characters
• Create prototype assets, concept art, and 3D benchmark assets
• Set a clear vision, provide consistent feedback, and build trust with your team
• Take initiative to solve problems with excellent follow through
• Build, manage, lead, and mentor a team of artists

Required Qualifications :

Desired Qualifications :

For this role, you\'ll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players\' experiences, this could be your role!

Riot focuses on work / life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse / domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

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(Note : This job description may be used to identify candidates for this role across locations. Responsibilities and requirements may evolve with business needs.)

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