Associate Art Director, Concept Art

1 week ago

LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

As an Associate Art Director at Riot, you will bring worlds to life through your vision, craft, and leadership. You’ll help define the next generation of concept art style at Riot, build and guide a team of talented artists, and your work in character, prop, and environment design will stand as an example to the team. Beyond art, you will be accountable for your team’s artistic quality, performance, and growth.

As a Associate Art Director, Concept Art on the Research & Development team, you will be responsible for creating and maintaining a healthy Concept Art team to meet the objectives of the project. You will be accountable for the creation and execution of an artistic vision, organizing with Game Design, Narrative, Production, and Art to ensure that vision is compatible with the goals of the product. You will report to the Product Art Director.

Responsibilities:
  • Define the concept art style through concept design work, style guides, best practices and communication with the team.
  • Lead and leverage the concept art team to high quality execution.
  • Create exemplary stylized art assets in a broad range, including characters, creatures, environments, props, organics, and hard surface.
  • Work with the 3D Art teams to establish the right process to fulfill their concept art needs.
  • Partner with Narrative to create strong creative and visual development processes.
  • Discuss approaches in style, as well as technical and design constraints such as character setup, environmental modularity, and gameplay clarity.
  • Lead the collaborative process with the Design team to work with and understand their goals.
  • Build and maintain a diverse, healthy, highly functional Concept Art team that’s strongly aligned with Riot Values, while working quickly and effectively to resolve any team health issues.
  • Partner with the Production team to create the right amount of visibility into your team’s deliverables and velocity.
  • Be a great career mentor and coach for the artists on the team.
Required Qualifications:
  • Experience working with modern game engines such as Unreal, Unity, or proprietary technologies
  • 10+ years of industry experience
  • 5+ years of professional experience as a Senior or Lead Concept Artist
  • 4+ years of management experience
  • Professional experience working in stylized art
  • Experience creating clear concept art for 3D artists.
Desired Qualifications:
  • Experience working on a variety of monsters, characters, props and environments
  • Experience working with external vendors, giving direction and delivering timely, clear feedback
  • Experience in both creative development and production work
  • Experience working on high-volume content games

When submitting your application, please provide a portfolio of your high-quality character art - including stylized artwork. And as a part of the application process, you may also be asked to complete an art test.

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 has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to 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.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code . Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming .

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San
Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

  • Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
  • Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
  • Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
  • Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. 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.

  • Art Director

    1 week ago

    LosAngeles, United States 2K Full time

    Who We Are2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of...

  • Associate Art Director

    3 weeks ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    Associate Art Directors at Riot oversee the quality and management of their team with a focus on mission, direction, and cohesion. Your scope of responsibilities include overall team culture and performance, growth of your direct reports, a deep understanding of audience resonance, building vision and strategy in collaboration with team leadership, and...

  • Manager, Animation Art

    4 months ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    VALORANT is Riot’s take on a character-based tactical shooter (for more info on VALORANT click here!). As an Animation Art Lead on the VALORANT team, you will work closely with, and report into, the VALORANT Character Art Director to help create iconic agents and exciting character abilities.As the Manager, Animation Art on VALORANT for Character you will...

  • Senior Concept Artist

    2 weeks ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    As a Concept Artist at Riot, you will bring environments and characters to life. Drawing inspiration from as little as a napkin sketch or as much as a full-blown narrative concept, you will generate ideas and craft designs that are resonant, compelling and iconic. As a problem solver, first and foremost, you will come up with visual solutions for game...

  • Senior Concept Artist

    1 month ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    As a Senior Environment Concept Artist at Riot on League of Legends PC you will bring new worlds, creatures, and characters to life. Elaborating from a napkin sketch or narrative concept, you will produce visual designs that are resonant, compelling and iconic. Using your understanding of architecture, world building, terrain and prop design, you will...

  • 3D Asset Artist

    1 month ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    As a 3D Asset Artist II at Riot you will bring weapons, props, and skins to life. Drawing inspiration from as little as a napkin sketch or as much as a full-blown narrative concept, you will generate ideas and craft 3D designs that are resonant, compelling, and iconic. As a member of the team, you will help your fellow team members to continue to raise the...

  • Senior Global Creative Director

    3 months ago

    LosAngeles, United States 2K Full time

    Who We Are2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of...

  • Staff Software Engineer III

    2 months ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    Riot Engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. You'll lead without authority and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary...

  • Staff Data Engineer

    4 months ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    Riot's Data Engineers build products that improve the experience of our players worldwide using petabytes of data and state-of-the-art processing technology. Maximizing the potential of this data is a complex task. The League Data Central team is made up of engineers, data scientists, producers, and product managers focused on evolving the data powered...

  • Staff Software Engineer, Engine

    2 weeks ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. You’ll lead without authority and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary...

  • Nutrition Care Representative

    1 month ago

    LosAngeles, United States Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Full time

    DetailsPosted: 25-Jan-24Location: Los Angeles, CaliforniaType: Full-timeSalary: OpenCategories:Staff/AdministrativeInternal Number: 131Job Description Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai At Cedars-Sinai, we're motivated by a collective spirit of innovation and the challenge to continuously improve. Above all, we share a real passion for helping others. Day...

  • Senior Global Marketing Producer

    1 month ago

    LosAngeles, United States 2K Full time

    Who We AreFounded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, and HB Studios. Our...

  • Senior Global Marketing Producer

    1 month ago

    LosAngeles, United States 2K Full time

    Who We AreFounded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K's portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, and HB Studios. Our...

  • Senior Motion Graphics Artist

    3 weeks ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    Motion Graphics Artists concept and give life to Riot Games products. Your technical skills and keen aesthetic eye for motion and compositing will transform static images into interactive works of art. You will make creative decisions to define how elements within projects will interact, build, transition, and function in collaboration with artists,...

  • Associate Manager, Global Social Media Marketing

    1 week ago

    LosAngeles, United States 2K Full time

    Who We Are2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of...

  • Software Engineer III

    1 month ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As Software Engineers, we work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to overcome high-volume obstacles and to deliver player value.As a Staff Software Engineer (Tools & Engine) in the Teamfight...

  • Software Engineer III

    1 month ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As Software Engineers, we work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to overcome high-volume obstacles and to deliver player value.As a Staff Software Engineer (Gameplay / Gameplay Tools) in the...

  • Game Product Manager II, Core Game

    2 months ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    Game Product Managers at Riot perform internal and external analyses, make insightful recommendations, implement strategies, design solutions and ultimately develop products that address complex business issues to achieve company goals. We're a diverse group of consultants, business people, scientists, and at our core, a team of gamers. We are united by our...

  • Technical Product Manager III

    4 months ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    League Studio is the entity within Riot Games that makes League of Legends, Wild Rift, and Teamfight Tactics along with other games in development. To support the aspirations of these games, the Studio makes significant investments in developing and advancing the League game platform through the Tech Foundations team. Hextech is a team within Tech...

  • Principal Technical Product Manager

    1 month ago

    LosAngeles, United States Riot Games Full time

    League Studio is the entity within Riot Games that makes League of Legends (LoL), Wild Rift, and Teamfight Tactics (TFT), along with other games in development. To support the aspirations of these games, the Studio makes significant investments in developing and advancing the game platform through the Tech Foundations (TF) organization.League Data Central...