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Art Director

Frontier Developments • United Kingdom
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Define, communicate, and deliver the artistic vision for a new game project, ensuring visual quality and alignment with design and product strategy. Lead and empower art teams to achieve consistent, impactful results at scale while balancing creative ambition with production constraints. Provide senior-level artistic leadership, decision-making, and collaboration within a hybrid or in-studio work environment.

Key Highlights
Define and own artistic vision and quality standards for the project
Lead and empower art leads and principal artists across disciplines
Balance creative ambition with technical constraints and commercial goals
Provide clear feedback and accountability for visual cohesion
Partner with production and leadership on planning and resourcing
Key Responsibilities
Define, own, and communicate the artistic vision and quality bar for the project, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with game design and product strategy
Empower and direct leads and principal artists, ensuring alignment to the project vision and consistent delivery at scale
Translate creative vision into clear direction, benchmarks, and actionable guidance
Provide clear, consistent feedback at a project level, ensuring visual cohesion and addressing quality gaps early
Act as the senior point of accountability for artistic decisions, making informed trade-offs between quality, scope, and delivery
Partner with production and project leadership to ensure the creative vision is achievable within timelines and technical constraints
Contribute to project-level planning and resourcing discussions, ensuring the right capability is in place to deliver project goals
Enable and support leads to successfully manage outsourced content
Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing game team environment
Act as a key member of the Art Leadership group, contributing to the ongoing development and success of the department and our projects
Technical Skills Required
Art direction Game pipelines Production management
Benefits & Perks
Competitive salary
Success-based annual bonus
Share option schemes
Life assurance
Private family healthcare
Flexitime working hours
Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
In-house subsidised catering
Support with relocation
Cycle to Work scheme
Free bike servicing
Social activities and events
Nice to Have
Defining the visual identity of a new IP or major product evolution
Background working across multiple styles or genres
Experience contributing to product positioning, branding, or market-facing visuals
Familiarity with industry-standard digital content creation and engine tools
Experience contributing to department-level initiatives, knowledge sharing, or cross-project improvements
Experience presenting vision to senior stakeholders or external audiences

Job Description

Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renowned for its iconic creative management simulation games, Frontier captivates players worldwide with immersive and authentic game worlds. The modern studio is located in the vibrant technology hub of Cambridge (UK). The talented team at Frontier are dedicated to nurturing our existing portfolio and delivering our exciting future roadmap.
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