The Associate Art Director at Riot oversees the quality and management of a team with a focus on Mission, Direction, and Cohesion. In this role, you will guide the art direction for an unannounced project within one of Riot’s core IPs. Your scope spans game art presentation, UI, motion graphics, and VFX, ensuring a cohesive and engaging player experience.

You will be responsible for team health, performance, and growth, while driving alignment across engineering, design, narrative, and technical art. You will report to the Art Director. As an Associate Art Director on an unpublished R D product, you will lead the game’s development from prototype through production.

You will define how players experience illustrations as interactive elements through motion, VFX, and UI. You will manage a multidisciplinary team of artists and establish scalable pipelines for integrating and optimizing illustrations for digital platforms. You’ll partner closely with other development disciplines to deliver a polished, performant, and immersive product.

As part of the creative team, you will help shape product strategy, remove obstacles, and ensure the art supports both gameplay clarity and long-term player engagement.

Responsibilities

: Set and uphold the art direction across game art presentation, UI, motion graphics and VFX Define art goals, production strategies, and timelines Build, manage, and mentor a multidisciplinary team of artists Lead hiring efforts for the art team including defining roles, reviewing candidates, conducting interviews and making hiring decisions.

Required Qualifications

Qualifications

: Experience working on live-service titles Background in Visual Design or UI design At least 3 years experience working within various game engines like Unreal, Unity, etc. Strong foundation in art fundamentals and visual storytelling Understanding of how VFX, animation, and UI support gameplay feedback Familiarity with Riot Games' various IPs Knowledge of current trends in cross-platform games Portfolio demonstrating strength in UI, motion systems, and interactive presentation For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games.

If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

Perks

: Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other

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.

Benefits

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Associate Art Director - Unpublished R&D Product