Art Director – RuneScape

Overview

In this Art Director role, you own RuneScape’s visual language across environments, characters, UI, VFX, lighting and cinematics, shaping the game’s next era. You lead a large, cross-disciplinary art team, defining quality standards and ensuring consistent in-game execution for PC and mobile. You collaborate with senior directors to align artistic priorities with gameplay and roadmaps, driving cosmetic content quality and the long-term creative strategy. This is a chance to impact a legendary MMORPG and its evolving universe.

Pay / Benefits

• Private Healthcare (including Dental Plan)
• Discretionary annual performance bonus
• Minimum 6% Pension contributions
• Life Insurance
• Enhanced family leave policies from day 1
• Flexible working hours

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve RuneScape’s visual direction across environments, characters, UI, VFX, lighting and cinematics while maintaining established identity
• Lead and develop a large multidisciplinary art team, refining structure, capabilities and craft standards
• Set and maintain a clear quality bar with actionable feedback to improve visual consistency and in-game execution
• Drive end-to-end improvements to cosmetic content, boosting quality and perceived value while supporting commercial goals
• Partner with Creative, Development and Product Directors to align art priorities with gameplay goals and production needs
• Collaborate with Technical Art and Engineering to improve pipelines, tools and workflows for PC and mobile
• Champion accessibility, readability and player experience across platforms
• Represent the art discipline in recruitment, talent development and long-term creative strategy

Key requirements

• Significant experience in Art Direction or senior art leadership in games, including shipped or live titles
• Proven ability to translate artistic vision into in-game execution while balancing ambition with live-service schedules and technical constraints
• Experience leading a sizeable multidisciplinary art team, with performance management and organizational change
• Strong background directing stylised or stylised-realistic 3D art, with knowledge of 3D pipelines, production tools, optimization and constraints
• A strong portfolio showing artistic vision, problem-solving and consistent quality across multiple art disciplines
• Desirable experience joining and improving an established or live game rather than only early-stage direction

• Leadership and people management
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Communication and feedback
• Stylised or stylised-realistic 3D art
• 3D pipelines and production tools
• Optimization and performance awareness

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