Riot Games

Associate Art Director - Unpublished R&D Product

Los Angeles, USA · Director

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago

UI DesignMotion DesignProduct StrategyUnityUnreal EngineCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

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 define how players experience illustrations as interactive elements through motion, VFX, and UI.

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.
Partner with design to ensure strong gameplay clarity and readability
Collaborate with engineering and tech art to build scalable, performant game art
Manage external partners for game art, animation and VFX work
Experience managing artists and leads across multiple disciplines like UI, motion graphics, VFX, and illustration
That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player.
Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday.
Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:
Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.

10+ years of industry experience creating high quality game art in UI, motion graphics, or VFX
Experience shipping games across various platforms (i.e. mobile, PC, console, etc.), with strong visual direction and execution
Strong understanding of visual hierarchy, readability, and player-focused design
Experience working with and adapting existing art assets for real-time applications
Experience working on live-service titles
At least 3 years experience working within various game engines like Unreal, Unity, etc.
Familiarity with Riot Games' various IPs
Knowledge of current trends in cross-platform games
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players.
Background in Visual Design or UI design
Strong foundation in art fundamentals and visual storytelling
Understanding of how VFX, animation, and UI support gameplay feedback
Portfolio demonstrating strength in UI, motion systems, and interactive presentation

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.
You will be responsible for team health, performance, and growth, while driving alignment across engineering, design, narrative, and technical art.

At Riot Games, we put players first.
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.
If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we're looking forward to your application.

This listing is sourced directly from Riot Games's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.