Devoted Studios is a production management company for external development in video games. With a mission to create equal opportunity for all talent globally to work on the games of their dreams, Devoted Studios aims to decentralize game development.
We are looking for a highly creative and experienced 3D Art Director to join Devoted Studios in leading the visual direction of external game development projects. In this role, you will oversee the artistic vision across a variety of titles, working closely with clients, internal producers, and external partner teams. You will be responsible for maintaining high-quality 3D visual standards, ensuring alignment with project goals, and providing creative leadership throughout the production pipeline. The ideal candidate has a strong background in 3D art for games, a deep understanding of external development processes, and exceptional communication and feedback skills.
Major Responsibilities:
Managing the Art Team
Review other projects for quality and technical consistency, providing feedback
Vet and manage vendors
Communicate directly with art teams, clients, and partners
Feedback and Guidelines
Provide video and delivery template feedback for art teams
Create guidelines and technical requirements, pitch guidelines/presentations for clients
Production Workflow
Resolve workflow problems for production projects
Identify work process improvements
Communicate in advance to the Producer in case Change Requests are needed or if out of initial estimates, providing reasoning.
Team Leadership
Inspire, motivate, and mentor other artists in best practices, processes, and procedures related to production
Ensure all assets created by the art team and outsource studios conform to style and technical guidelines
Work together with the team of Art Directors, Lead Artist, 3D Modeler
Project Management
Estimate pre-production requests
Evaluate art content and perform final polishing if required
Maintain accurate documentation of production methodologies and techniques
Help develop best practices for art creation
Onboarding and Training
Participate in the onboarding process and project setup
Train, assign, schedule, and coach the internal team
Time Management
Ensure timely time tracking
Collaboration
Work with US-based Art Directors to ensure high-quality production, on-time delivery, and budget adherence.
Partner with team members (Art Director, Lead Artist, 3D Modeler) on various projects.
Coordinate with internal teams to enhance project quality.
Requirements:
Leadership & Team Management
4–6 years of leadership experience in the video game industry, including as a Lead Artist or 3D Character Artist
Proven experience managing, mentoring, and reviewing performance for remote and cross-functional art teams
Ability to foster a positive, productive, and collaborative team environment
Experience working with external vendors and service providers while maintaining high artistic standards
Artistic & Technical Expertise
Strong background in 3D art with a deep understanding of artistic pipelines, styles, and quality benchmarks
Proficient with industry-standard tools: Unreal Engine or Unity, Photoshop, Maya, Blender, Substance Suite, Marmoset
Familiarity with project management tools like Jira and documentation tools like Confluence
Experience in developing and maintaining production guidelines, pipelines, and technical documentation
Production & Communication
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills
Strong ability to estimate project requirements, manage pre-production tasks, and oversee multiple projects (3–5 simultaneously)
Ability to work autonomously and remotely with a global team
Fluent in English (C1 level)
Additional
5+ years in a game development or entertainment studio environment
Experience with Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) is a plus
A strong passion for video games
Why Join Us?
We offer:
Strong and enthusiastic team – you will have the opportunity for knowledge sharing, learning, and professional self-development
Interesting and challenging tasks – solve diverse and challenging issues, communicate with people within the company as well as with our partners;
Convenient working conditions – remote work, the opportunity to build your own working day with flexible working hours
? chance to work in a highly professional and dynamic team working with a wide range of International Game Production projects, attractive remuneration package, and opportunities to develop professionally.
This is a remote, full-time contracted position.
We are an equal opportunity company and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for a contract without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
