Character Art Director (Stylized Games | Mobile | NA Time Zones)

Location: Fully remote; primarily work during North American business hours (ET/PT), with sufficient overlap for collaboration with the European studio hub. The role is associated with the Concept Art Department in Poznań, Poland.

Company

hirify.global provides co-development support for game projects through distributed US and European studio hubs.

What you will do

• Define and maintain the artistic vision, visual language, quality standards, and cohesive identity for a stylized character roster.
• Create and refine character designs through sketches, paintovers, design explorations, expressive silhouettes, appealing proportions, shape language, color relationships, facial expressions, and visual details.
• Guide character development from early concepts through 3D production and final in-game presentation, reviewing concepts, models, materials, expressions, and visual presentation.
• Translate character personalities, motivations, gameplay roles, and emotional storytelling into readable designs that work across perspectives and gameplay camera distances.
• Lead and mentor character artists, provide actionable creative feedback, and collaborate with concept artists, animators, technical artists, game designers, and creative leadership.
• Balance artistic ambition with production requirements, technical constraints, animation needs, gameplay requirements, and distributed-team priorities.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional experience in game art, including proven experience as a Character Art Director, Art Director, or Character Art Lead.
• Experience contributing to commercially released games and a strong understanding of full game production.
• Portfolio demonstrating stylized character design, outstanding artistic quality, and memorable character personalities.
• Strong understanding of character appeal, visual storytelling, stylized anatomy, proportions, shape language, color, and composition.
• Ability to create visually distinctive characters that communicate personality, emotion, and intent through design, and to refine details that improve character appeal.
• Experience guiding character art from initial concept through final in-game implementation and maintaining a cohesive visual identity across a diverse roster.
• Strong hands-on artistic skills, including communicating direction through paintovers, sketches, or visual explorations.
• Experience leading artists, providing actionable creative feedback, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong understanding of stylized game art production and the relationship between character design, animation, and gameplay.
• Excellent communication skills and fluency in English; availability to work primarily during North American business hours (ET/PT) with sufficient overlap for the European studio hub.

Nice to have

• Experience with Unity3D and mobile game development.
• Familiarity with pixel-inspired, simplified, or highly stylized visual aesthetics.
• Experience directing humanoid and non-human character designs.
• Strong understanding of facial expression design, character acting, and animation-friendly character development.
• Experience establishing character art bibles, visual guidelines, and production pipelines.
• Experience developing characters for established franchises or original IPs.
• Previous experience in a co-development environment with external creative teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work in a supportive and collaborative environment.
• High creative ownership and direct influence over character identity, personality, and visual quality.
• Close collaboration with experienced international creative teams across US and European studio hubs.
• Long-term collaboration and professional growth opportunities.
• Annual team retreats and a friendly, passionate studio culture.
• Competitive compensation based on experience and location.

Hiring process

• Submit a portfolio and a short introduction.