Art Lead - Teamfight Tactics

Job Description

As an Art Lead at Riot, you will manage a team of Artists and oversee the development and growth of the team. You are also responsible for the hiring, onboarding, and offboarding of direct reports and ensuring that the team is meeting department quality and product needs. You will lean on your years of experience to help build some of the most iconic art in the world of gaming. Your skills, artistic eye and understanding of art principles and process will lead the way in art creation. Working within both technical and design constraints, you will use your knowledge of game development art production and readability to ensure art is optimized in game. Your craft expertise and high-level execution will enrich the player's immersive experience.
As the Art Lead on Teamfight Tactics (TFT) Gameplay, you will report to the Gameplay Art Director (AD). You will be responsible for understanding TFT's creative direction in collaboration with the Gameplay AD and driving the vision for TFT sets through all aspects of art including concept, illustration, environment, character, animation, VFX and audio. You will partner with the discipline specific art leads and various other departments such as product owners, designers and engineers to create globally-appealing TFT sets that inspire your team and delight players. You will also collaborate globally across Riot.

Responsibilities:
• Lead art direction and world-building of TFT sets alongside the Gameplay AD and drive the vision across all art craft disciplines
• Drive Product efforts and prioritize resources
• Collaborate closely with product, narrative, and design partners to develop the vision for TFT sets
• Collaborate with production to define clear schedules, priorities, and task delegation across all set phases, ensuring timely execution.
• Collaborate with both internal and external teams
• Provide constructive, goal-oriented feedback on artists' work to ensure art quality and achievement of product goals
• Advocate for your team, and be a source of calm and compassion
• Manage artists across concept and illustration
Required Qualifications:
• 5+ years of experience working in the games industry as a Senior Artist or Art Lead
• 1+ years of management experience
• A background in concept or illustration
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience mentoring others
• Strong visual communication skills
• Experience with production pipelines, scheduling, and task prioritization in collaboration with producers
• Experience partnering with external studios and delivering feedback to produce high quality art
Desired Qualifications:
• BA in game art development or similar
• 7+ years of industry experience
• 1 year of experience in art direction, especially world building and thematic development
• Experience with Unreal Engine
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!
Our Perks:
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. Whether you're working directly on a new player-facing experience or you're supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we're better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we're looking forward to your application.

• (Los Angeles Only) Base salary range between $166,600.00 - $232,800.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.
• (Mercer Island only) Base salary range between $166,600.00 - $232,800.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-j6z4zw-216-73-216-0-42 in your application.