Head of Art

1 Month ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

As the Head of Art at FuturLab, you will be the creative leader shaping the artistic vision of the studio. You will be responsible for defining and executing the art direction for new and existing games, ensuring consistency and high-quality execution. You will foster a collaborative environment, build and lead world-class art teams, and work closely with other disciplines to align delivery with studio goals. The role involves strategic leadership, mentoring, and improving art tools and pipelines.
Must have:
  • Define and execute the artistic vision of FuturLab.
  • Build and lead world-class art teams.
  • Collaborate across disciplines.
  • Ensure artistic excellence.
  • Strategic leadership ability.

Job Details

We’re FuturLab, the award-winning game studio behind PowerWash Simulator, the Velocity series, Peaky Blinders Mastermind, and many more awesome games. 

We’re looking for a Head of Art to join the team. 

As our new Head of Art, you'll be the creative force shaping FuturLab’s artistic vision. We need someone who is as comfortable defining a compelling visual direction as they are leading strategic discussions. 

You've developed leadership skills to guide teams to success while staying hands-on when needed. You've helped ship multi-format games with stunning visuals and cohesive art direction in recent years. 

You're passionate about crafting great looking games and equally invested in building the teams, tools, and processes that bring those games to life. 

You are an excellent mentor and an empathetic leader with a pragmatic attitude that everyone will look up to. 

 

Role and Responsibilities:   

  • Define and execute FuturLab’s artistic vision. Develop and roll out an art direction for new IP and support existing multi-format games with established visual styles, ensuring consistency and high-quality execution. 
  • Focus on the big picture while staying detail-oriented. You know when to dive deep into artistic details and when to step back – and help others do the same! 
  • Foster a strong creative culture. Build an environment of collaboration, innovation, and artistic excellence where teams can level up and thrive. 
  • Build and lead world-class art teams. Recruit, develop, and retain top talent across the spectrum from 3D through to VFX and technical art while managing and mentoring art leads across all disciplines. 
  • Collaborate across disciplines. Work closely with design, tech, and production teams to align delivery with studio goals. 
  • Ensure artistic excellence. Oversee the quality, consistency, and technical execution of art across all projects. 
  • Leverage and refine art tools and pipelines. Work with technical artists and engineers to improve workflows, optimise performance, and enhance creative efficiency. 
  • Strategic leadership ability. Contribute to leading the studio, not just the art team. 

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About The Company

We’re FuturLab, the award-winning game studio behind PowerWash Simulator, the Velocity series, Peaky Blinders Mastermind, and many more awesome games.

Our zero-crunch policy and commitment to staff well-being is testament to our belief that happy, healthy teams make great games – backed up by our award-winning catalogue.

FuturLab was originally founded in 2003, but things really took off for us in 2007 when we decided to take a risk: we rocked up to Sony HQ and delivered the pitch that would put us on the map as game developers.

Back then, we didn’t have the commercial video game experience that we do now, but what we did have was unbridled enthusiasm, distinctive ideas, and fearless audacity. To this day, we carry these essential ingredients through to every project we work on.

Although our head office in Brighton remains open, FuturLab is a remote first studio, allowing us to work with talent across the UK and beyond to deliver the best games possible, whilst empowering our team to work comfortably and flexibly in their own spaces.

Our studio is a place where everyone belongs, a space for us to cultivate great ideas and flourish together, with our differences as our strength. As a Ukie #RaiseTheGame pledge partner, we are committed to championing diversity and inclusion across all areas as we continue to expand.

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