Art Director
Prism Studio · Design · Lead · 21d ago
Open to candidates across Europe.
Applies on the original listing · via Himalayas
Who can apply
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Open to candidates across Europe.
“Remote (Europe)”
Prism Studio is based in Malta with a distributed team working remotely.
- Async-first
- The listing doesn't promise async-first working.
- Contractor / B2B
- No mention of hiring international contractors or invoicing.
- Global stipend
- No home office or equipment budget mentioned.
- Annual retreat
- No company-paid get-togethers mentioned.
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About the role
As Art Director for Heptic Arena, you will own the artistic vision and asset production from concept to release-ready assets across characters, species design, arena environments, weapons, and UI/UX. Working closely with creative and technical leadership, this hands-on leadership role involves directing an art team, establishing 3D art pipelines in Unreal Engine, and maintaining visual consistency across a live PvPvE arena shooter.
What you'll do
- Own the art direction across environment art, character/species art, animation, modelling, rigging, texturing, shaders, concept art, 2D, and UI/UX.
- Maintain a cohesive visual language and species roster as the game evolves through Early Access and post-launch live updates.
- Partner with creative and technical leadership to seamlessly integrate art with gameplay design.
- Build and maintain 3D art pipelines in Unreal Engine, optimizing workflows for live-service content releases.
- Track progress and milestones using Jira and Confluence, providing regular feedback to art team members.
What you bring
- Bachelor's degree in Art, Design, or a closely related discipline, paired with substantial production experience.
- Minimum of seven years of professional game development experience from pre-production through live operations.
- Hands-on experience delivering stylized games relying on hand-painted textures.
- At least one shipped AA or AAA title under your direction or direct contribution.
- Proficiency in Maya and Substance Painter alongside a comprehensive art portfolio.
- Strong management and communication skills within agile production frameworks, ideally with distributed teams.
About Prism Studio
Prism Studio is a Malta-based independent game studio creating player-first experiences with bold ideas and cutting-edge design. Their current project is Heptic Arena, a PvPvE showdown shooter built in Unreal Engine.
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