Lead Art Director
Join the Mojo Digital Art Team as an imaginative leader, setting the benchmark for visual excellence across our Digital Gaming portfolio. As a Lead Art Director, you will be the driving force behind elevating artistic quality, inspiring peers, and shaping the creative vision that defines our games. This role demands a visionary who can influence, guide, and challenge the team to deliver world-class visuals—without formal line management responsibilities. You will partner closely with cross-functional teams and project leadership to ensure every game is visually stunning, cohesive, and commercially impactful. A key part of this role is working closely with our studio teams in India—directing art for the games they build and fostering strong collaboration across geographies.
- Champion Artistic Excellence: Set and uphold the highest standards of visual quality across all projects, ensuring consistency and innovation in the management of artistic vision.
- Define Creative Vision: Establish clear artistic style guides and visual standards that align with brand and product goals.
- Influence and Inspire: Act as a creative catalyst—providing feedback, guidance, and thought leadership that elevates the work of the entire art team, including remote studio teams.
- Collaborate Globally: Work closely with project managers and cross-functional leads to align art direction with timelines, priorities, and commercial objectives, while building strong relationships with teams across the globe to ensure seamless execution.
- Drive Ideation: Lead and contribute to creative brainstorming sessions, offering bold ideas and innovative solutions.
- Champion AI Innovation: Advocate for and apply AI-based tools and processes to improve efficiency, accelerate production, and unlock new creative possibilities.
- Ensure UX Layout Quality: Deliver intuitive and visually appealing layouts for mobile slot games, balancing aesthetics with usability.
- Represent with Impact: Present visual concepts and achievements to team members with clarity, confidence, and persuasive storytelling.
- Problem-Solve Creatively: Make informed, timely decisions to overcome artistic and production challenges.
- Foster a Culture of Creativity: Promote collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement within the art team and across global studios.
- 7+ years in senior art direction roles within gaming, entertainment, or digital media.
- Consistent track record of elevating visual quality and influencing creative teams.
- Experience with slot games or similar interactive gaming products highly desirable.
- Strong portfolio showcasing leadership in art direction and delivery of high-quality visuals across full game cycles.
- Demonstrated success in collaborating with international teams and driving creative alignment across multiple locations.
- Experience applying AI solutions in creative workflows and production efficiency.
- Exceptional ability to inspire and influence without direct authority, particularly across distributed teams.
- Strong visual storytelling and concept communication skills.
- Strategic problem solver with a eye for detail and quality.
- Ability to articulate and champion creative ideas across disciplines and geographies.
- Deep understanding of art pipelines and production workflows in digital gaming.
- Passion for innovation and pushing creative boundaries.
- Ability to work in the London office 3 days a week.
- Robust benefits package
- Global career opportunities