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“Art Director”

Lionheart Games

Create Production Art

Miss the days where you created great art and had way less meetings? Get back to the good times and work in production on our games.

Make Anime

We’re one of the only studios in the United States creating anime games. From characters to world-building, you will give life to our own anime.

Lead Games

We only work in small teams, but there are still ample opportunities for senior developers to lead and mentor peers around them, raising our quality bar. 

We are looking for an experienced “Art Director” (exceptional anime portfolio required) who won’t just direct, concept, or share opinions on our games, but will also execute and produce game art themselves. Gaming and anime is more than just a job for you; it’s a passion, lifestyle, and healthy obsession. You’re motivated to create the most engaging worlds mobile has to offer, and bring to life characters that players will love for generations to come. You know the best way to do this is hands-on, surrounded by software engineers, artists, designers, and others who share your passion and drive. 

People successful in this role are intellectually curious and comfortable filling many art roles on a team with minimal oversight. You thrive in an entrepreneurial and independent environment, and you’re not afraid to take calculated risks and trust in others. For this project, you should love anime and consume a lot of it — we are excited about pursuing an art form that is similar to many popular series from over the last decade. Our team is setting out to create an amazing new world, and we hope you will join us for the journey!

 

Responsibilities

  • Create beautiful characters, assets, and environments

  • Strong ability to develop anime art for mobile games, including mastery of at least one area: 2D, 3D, VFX, or Animation+Rigging

  • Establish and refine a unified artistic vision, style, and quality standard

  • Team up with non-art developers to build and improve our games, emphasizing results over theory

  • Collaborate with external art developers abroad, reviewing and integrating their work

  • Understand and articulate art and design trade-offs; solve for best player experience

  • Stay informed on the latest industry-related art developments and harness that knowledge for the benefit of our games and teams

Qualifications

  • Anime-focused portfolio demonstrating your game-ready work in a matching art style

  • Strong understanding of cel-shaded games or high fidelity 2D anime games

  • Experience working with outsource partners as an integral and visually consistent part of the game’s art pipeline

  • Great interpersonal skills; humility and respect when receiving comments from your team

  • Passion for creating anime and mobile games

  • IMPORTANT: All applicants, regardless of experience, must be willing to take and pass a test evaluating your relevant skills.

Preferred

  • 2D, 3D, VFX, or Animation+Rigging experience at an anime-focused game studio

  • 10+ years of applicable games industry experience

  • Experience creating and optimizing game art for mobile devices

  • Unreal Engine 4 and/or mobile game development experience

  • Bilingual: Mandarin, Korean, or Japanese (oral and written, fluency or professional only)

Apply

Our team at Lionheart Games enjoys best-in-class benefits and amenities, which include competitive compensation, profit-sharing plans, 401(k) with matching contributions, medical, dental, vision, and more. At the studio, we make sure your favorite snacks and beverages are stocked. We also offer free gym memberships, as well as a great creative environment located at Atlantic Station with shopping, restaurants, and entertainment. To apply, please complete the entire form below.

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Frequently Asked Questions

For Careers at Lionheart Games

With COVID-19, are you accepting applications for remote employment?

While everyone is encouraged to work remote during the pandemic, all positions require relocation to Atlanta, Georgia within 30 days of acceptance. Once you move here, you may continue to work from home or come into the studio — the decision will be up to you until we feel it’s safe to return.

I'm worried about joining a start-up. How can I know if it's right for me? What if you run out of funding?

Lionheart Games is well-capitalized, and our CEO maintains a strong relationship with our investor. But, of course, there are no guarantees our studio will continue forever — which is true for most businesses (even very successful, large studios have layoffs). You shouldn’t worry about funding, but instead focus on what it means to be an entrepreneur with us.

Game development is challenging, and you will work a lot. If that doesn’t bother you and you’re passionate about making games with people who love them, watching anime in theaters, discussing anime in great detail, collecting waifus/husbandos in gacha games, and giving your very best even if that means less time for other things, then we might be a fit for you. If you aren’t bothered by ambiguity, are self-improving, love to learn on your own, and want to be the best professional you can be, then we might be a fit for you. These are questions to focus on, and to be honest with yourself about. Our studio is not for everyone, but for the people here it’s pretty great.

 

I don't see any open positions for internships or co-ops, do you accept applications for those?

Yes — but on a per project and as needed basis. If you are local to Georgia, we do our best to post these opportunities on your school’s job board. However, feel free to contact us directly with your credentials and cover letter even if you don’t see a posting. We don’t accept interns or co-ops from outside Georgia.

Do you offer relocation assistance?

Yes, we provide reimbursement for qualified relocation expenses up to a specified cap in your offer letter.

I heard Lionheart Games is "flat," what does that mean?

That’s correct; we don’t use formal job titles (except for certain outward facing roles) and there are no managers. When you are surrounded by people with substantial knowledge, skills, and experience in their disciplines, it’s better to trust them and move out of the way than to manage them. Of course, this leads to greater responsibility and risk in the hands of individuals, but we enjoy this model and feel it works well to remove traditional barriers that sometimes stifle creativity and greatness.

How long will it take for me to hear from you?

Due to volume, we do not respond to all applications. If you are selected for an interview, you will typically hear back from us within 1-2 weeks. However, on some occasions, we may keep your application on file and reach out much later than that when there is an open position that matches your qualifications.

If you apply and do not hear from us, don’t be discouraged and feel free to re-apply in 6-12 months when you have built up more experience in the relevant field.