Riot Games · 1 day ago
Senior Art Director - VALORANT
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
13+ years expRiot Games is a leading gaming company known for its player-centric approach, and they are seeking a Senior Art Director for VALORANT. In this role, you will be responsible for owning the art direction of VALORANT, ensuring cohesion in style and quality while leading a collaborative culture across the art organization.
ComputerDeveloper PlatformPC GamesVideo Games
Responsibilities
Steward VALORANT’s distinct visual style, continuing to evolve it to stay fresh whilst remaining rooted in its foundations
Maintain strong attunement with the VALORANT player experience and global youth culture, ensuring that the visual identity of the game resonates with players
Lead a strong collaborative culture across the art org that prizes design thinking, player empathy, and collective quality over personal ownership
Foster a world-class art org that inspires artists' passion & relentless curiosity in which they aspire to deliver the best work of their careers for millions of players around the world
Serve as the art stakeholder for teams across the game, IP stakeholders and partner teams to ensure consistency of art expressions across game and media
Partner with VALORANT’s game leadership team to help guide the strategic vision for the future growth of VALORANT, and be able to hold and drive a vision for how that manifests across art
Work closely with Studio Creative on VALORANT visual development that expands the broader IP
Produce and maintain artifacts that inform, align, and empower teams to successfully create in the VALORANT style and in accordance with our IP foundations
Qualification
Required
13+ years of experience in game development with 8+ years leading or directing art teams
5+ years in a senior leadership role on a shipped game or live service
Experience as an Art Director or key artistic decision maker on at least one of the following: shipped games, live services, or R&D projects
Demonstrable ability to lead creative work as part of a world-class entertainment IP
Practitioner, mentor, and student of world-class creative design practices able to maintain the highest standards of professionalism and craft across the art org
Skilled communicator with experience producing visual design briefs, style guides, running art reviews, and making presentations to the team and across the company
Demonstrated deep understanding of player motivations and needs for the games they have worked on
Knowledge of various art disciplines and artistic trends
Demonstrated understanding of how to appeal to a global audience
Preferred
Experience Art Directing the work of scaled teams of 50+ artists
Demonstrable experience in driving org culture and health
Experience working within First Person Shooter genre and/or team based competitive games
Deep knowledge of the VALORANT IP
Benefits
Open paid time off policy
Flexible work schedules
Medical, dental, and life insurance
Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
401k with company match
Company
Riot Games
Riot Games is a global company that develops online games.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$21M2018-12-31Series Unknown· $6M
2016-11-14Convertible Note
2011-02-01Acquired
Leadership Team
A. Dylan Jadeja
Chief Executive Officer
Brandon Beck
Co-chairman, Co-founder
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