Manager, 3D Character Art (Game Development)

Location: Singapore Studio; collaboration with production teams in Singapore and Los Angeles.

Company

Riot Games develops games and player-focused entertainment products, including an unpublished R&D game product.

What you will do

• Lead the exploration, execution, and quality direction of 3D character content, including stylized characters, cosmetics, and other 3D assets.
• Provide craft direction and hands-on support across the 3D production process, from setup through production and troubleshooting.
• Balance visual satisfaction with gameplay clarity and maintain consistent art style and quality.
• Manage team member lifecycles from selection and onboarding through performance development, feedback, and exits where necessary.
• Develop a highly engaged, creative, and motivated team culture, improving team rituals and production efficiency.
• Collaborate with the Associate Art Director, discipline leads, Product Leads, Delivery Leads, stakeholders, and Production teams in Singapore and Los Angeles.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in 3D character art for games, including high-quality stylized characters, cosmetics, or other 3D assets.
• 2+ years in a lead or management role providing artistic direction, feedback, mentorship, and guidance to artists or teams.
• Experience shipping game titles as a Senior or Lead 3D Artist with responsibility for artistic quality and consistency.
• Strong understanding of modeling, sculpting, and texturing fundamentals, including stylized hand-painted techniques, PBR workflows, and application in modern game engines.
• Strong artistic foundation in anatomy, shape language, form, proportion, composition, color theory, and design.
• Proficiency with industry-standard tools including Maya, 3ds Max, ZBrush, Substance Painter, and Photoshop.
• Experience reviewing and guiding 3D art production and providing clear, actionable feedback to internal artists and external vendors.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills across concept art, animation, technical art, and production disciplines.

Nice to have

• AAA game development experience, particularly with stylized characters, skins, or cosmetic content.
• Experience working with distributed teams or external co-development partners across regions.
• Multilingual ability, including Mandarin or other regional languages, for communication with partner studios.

Culture & Benefits

• Full relocation support.
• Health insurance covering the employee, spouse, and children.
• Open paid time off, retirement benefits with company matching, life insurance, parental leave, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Play Fund for expanding knowledge of players and the community through games.
• Matched donations of time and money to non-profits.

Hiring process

• Submit a resume and cover letter.
• A well-written introduction demonstrating a serious approach to play is encouraged.