Art Director (Stylized AAA Mobile / Fantasy IP)

We’re building Taliara’s Rise, a stylized, cinematic, and emotionally charged mobile experience where tabletop meets fantasy, and every tile tells a story.

Now, we’re looking for a visionary Art Director to lead our art team through the next phase of development and help shape the visual identity.

Your Mission:

You’ll be responsible for defining and directing the game’s art style across environments, characters, UI, VFX, and marketing materials ensuring cohesive visual storytelling and AAA-level execution within a stylized, mobile-friendly world.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead and mentor a team of 3D artists, concept artists, and animators.
• Define and maintain the art bible, ensuring stylistic consistency across factions, maps, and game states.
• Collaborate closely with the Creative Director to align gameplay, story, and art direction.
• Oversee cinematic splash art, trailers, and promotional assets.
• Establish efficient pipelines between DCC tools (Blender/Maya → Unity).
• Ensure every visual element is optimized for clarity, performance, and emotional impact on mobile.

Required Skills:

• Strong experience as an Art Director, Lead Artist, or Senior Concept/3D Artist on a shipped stylized or mobile title.
• Proven ability to guide a team and maintain a unified artistic vision.
• Mastery of stylized rendering principles, lighting, and composition.
• Expertise in Blender, Substance, Photoshop, and Unity workflow integration.
• Strong sense of humor, imagination, and cinematic sensibility we build worlds that feel alive.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in leading stylized fantasy or collectible IPs.
• Knowledge of cinematic trailer production or storyboarding.
• Familiarity with modular asset pipelines and shader logic for stylized worlds.

💼 Location: Remote / EU preferred

🎯 Compensation: Competitive, with studio revenue share.

• If you’re ready to help define the next generation of stylized mobile art.