Art Director (Gaming)

TL;DR

Art Director (Gaming): Defining the visual direction and creating campaign visuals for hirify.global, reinforcing and evolving its brand language. Accent on maintaining cohesive brand visuals across marketing, sponsorships, events, and merchandise channels. Focus on leading marketing-focused creative initiatives, leveraging data-driven design thinking, and staying ahead of global design trends to engage a worldwide audience.

Location: Fully remote (global)

Company

hirify.global is one of the largest gaming sites in the world and the #1 platform for playing, learning, and enjoying chess.

What you will do

• Originate and collaborate in the creation of campaign visuals that reinforce and further define the brand language.
• Define the visual direction of marketing campaigns across digital, social, video, motion, and print.
• Maintain cohesive brand visuals across all channels, including marketing, sponsorships, events, and merchandise.
• Collaborate closely with Marketing, Product, Content, Community, and Partnerships to align creative outputs.
• Leverage data and design thinking to inform visual strategy and iterate campaigns.
• Stay ahead of global design trends, audience insights, and competitive positioning.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in art direction, visual design, or brand design, ideally within gaming, entertainment, or consumer tech.
• Proven track record leading marketing-focused creative across multiple formats (digital, motion, social, print).
• Strong portfolio showcasing brand campaigns, visual systems, and demonstrated impact.
• Experience leading design teams and cross-functional creative partnerships.
• Expert level proficiency with design tools (Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, Rive).
• Comfort with working and building relationships in a remote environment.

Nice to have

• Top-tier illustration and game art capabilities.
• Familiarity with chess culture and established interest in the game.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a fully remote environment with a team of 600+ people across 60+ countries.
• Be part of a mission-driven, flat, life-celebrating, no-corporate culture.
• Enjoy a full-time opportunity with a company passionate about the game of chess.