Art Director

1 Day ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As an Art Director, you will lead projects, set standards, and direct the artistic vision of our games. You will work with Designers, Developers, and other talented artists to create incredible assets. This role offers significant ownership and requires creative flair, technical expertise, and leadership. Responsibilities include creating art styles, managing art projects, maintaining artistic standards, enhancing team skills, and driving excellence in game development.
Must have:
  • Proven track record of successful projects
  • Background in 3D art with casual styles
  • Experience with in-house and outsourcing teams
  • Excellent communication and team motivation skills
  • Created pipelines for Mobile games and knowledge of optimization.

Job Details

Art Director

 

WHO ARE WE

Lava Labs is in the exciting phase of soft launching our debut game, AFAR Rush. We've built our foundation with guidance from some of the industry's top experts. Our experienced team has developed games for PC, console, and mobile that have been enjoyed by hundreds of millions globally. Based in Nottingham and Amsterdam, and with many team members working remotely, we're dedicated to collaboration and focused on gaming. At Lava Labs, we prioritize a diverse team, valuing all backgrounds and perspectives, to create an environment where everyone feels at home and can excel.


JOB DESCRIPTION


As an Art Director, you will play a crucial role in leading projects, setting standards and directing the artistic vision of our games. You will work with Designers, Developers and other talented artists to craft incredible assets that will set our games apart and grow them into massive hits.


This position offers an unparalleled amount of ownership, autonomy and impact and requires a unique blend of creative flair, technical expertise and leadership skills.


RESPONSIBILITIES


As an Art Director at Lava Labs, you can expect to:

  • Create diverse, innovative, and functional art styles for our games

  • Lead and manage art projects from conception to completion 

  • Establish and maintain high artistic standards and creative vision for the team 

  • Enhance the skill levels and work quality of team members 

  • Work closely with teams to drive excellence in every aspect of  game development


REQUIREMENTS

  • A proven track record of successful projects 

  • A background in 3D art, focusing on casual, accessible styles.

  • Experience in working with both in-house and outsourcing/external art teams 

  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas and motivate a team. 

  • Created pipelines for Mobile games and knowledge of optimization for mobile devices.

If you seek an exciting opportunity to build something from the ground up, please apply today!


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Whilst we have listed the requirements above, we recognise individuals may not tick all of the boxes, however, you have a wealth of talents to offer that can be of tremendous value. So whilst you may fall short of one or two of the requirements, you have skills in other areas and we therefore strongly encourage you to apply if you feel you can demonstrate the skills required for the role (we recognise that this disproportionately affects marginalised groups)

Lava Labs is committed to offering Hybrid and Remote working environments to anyone that is not within a reasonable commuting distance to our studio in Nottingham, although any candidate that applies would need to have the full right to work in the U.K

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