Senior Visual Design Artist - League of Legends: Wild Rift

Company

Riot Games develops and publishes player-focused video games, including League of Legends and League of Legends: Wild Rift.

What you will do

• Define, evolve, and drive the high-level artistic vision and visual style for Wild Rift publishing campaigns, moments, and product features.
• Design, implement, and maintain the visual identity, typography, brand guidelines, and brand kits across global internal and external partners.
• Shape player-centric art direction and creative collateral for social media, community hubs, player activations, and gamer culture.
• Lead RFPs, onboard external design studios, illustrators, and creative agencies, and provide actionable feedback on deliverables.
• Collaborate with Creative Directors, Brand Managers, Motion Graphics, Illustration, Narrative, Animation, and Game teams.
• Review final assets for visual quality, League of Legends IP cohesion, technical performance, and delivery readiness across mobile, web, and social channels.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in visual design, publishing, or art direction within games, entertainment, technology, or advertising, with proven leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
• Expertise in brand development, visual design systems, typography, key visuals, and game marketing trends.
• Expert knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, as well as Figma, Miro, and modern presentation tools.
• Deep understanding of the end-to-end creative development pipeline, including illustration, concept design, 2D/CG production, and animation.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, provide clear strategic rationale for creative decisions, and continuously self-educate on marketing innovations.
• Fluent spoken and written English and Mandarin.

Nice to have

• Deep familiarity with the League of Legends universe and related Riot IPs, including Teamfight Tactics and Valorant.
• Active participation in the creative craft community, with a passion for gamer culture, player empathy, social platforms, community activations, and content creators.
• Understanding of 3D art workflows, including posing, lighting, and compositing, and world-building for games, film, or animation.
• User experience familiarity across web, mobile, television, and film platforms.
• Experience owning projects from initial ideation through final delivery, localization, and cross-team communication.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work across publishing, brand marketing, creative, and game development disciplines.
• Player-focused decision-making centered on player empathy and delight.
• Opportunities to build an industry presence for the visual design discipline and participate in recruiting top talent.