Senior Visual Designer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Senior Visual Designer (Gamedev): Leading visual design for brand development and creative execution of marketing campaigns with an accent on conceptualizing and executing visual assets. Focus on driving art direction, maintaining visual identity, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams.

Location: Must be located in Mercer Island, USA

Salary: $150,000.00 - $209,600.00 USD

Company

Riot Games is focused on creating games and experiences that make it better to be a player.

What you will do

• Perform expert, hands-on Visual Design duties while simultaneously driving the art direction of branding and marketing work.
• Drive and maintain the holistic visual identity for the publishing campaigns, moments, seasons and ensure that internal and external partners consistently adhere to brand guidelines and established visual identity
• Lead and manage relationships with external art vendors, design studios, and creative agencies
• Determine art resources, skills and timing needed to achieve positive campaign outcomes
• Collaborate efficiently and effectively with a multi-disciplinary team providing creative input and feedback: Motion Graphic, illustration, Creative Direction, Gameplay Capture, and Animation

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a visual designer and/or art director in games, entertainment, tech, or advertising.
• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Miro, and presentation tools
• Proven record of outstanding craft skills in branding, typography, visual design systems, motion graphics and brand guidelines
• Expert knowledge of illustration, animation, and general creative development process for art
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, providing rationale and strategy to back creative decision making.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of 3d art pipelines (posing, lighting compositing, etc)
• Experience owning projects end-to-end
• Video Editorial and gameplay capture for game trailers and social media
• Able to perform at several altitudes, going from high level direction to hands-on individual contributor craft work
• Experience or passion for the games industry, entertainment, or youth-culture-driven brands

Culture & Benefits

• Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and 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.
• Riot Games puts players first.