Art Director

About the role

We at Ravensburger are both a truly global company and a family. As a bunch full of different characters and personalities with heart and a passion for achieving our goals together, we offer a great range of entertainment for children and families. What drives us forward? A shared sense of purpose. Together we are working on creating something meaningful — pure fulfillment for your career!

At Ravensburger, we encourage the discovery of what really matters! The perspectives in our corporate family are as multifaceted as our product range. Our thinking and actions are geared towards the long term and sustainability, and thus we are looking together towards the future. Particularly through digitalization and internationalization, we offer our employees a wide range of development opportunities. As different as we are, we have one thing in common: We work for the children and families of this world — with fun and motivation! Highly motivated, committed and well-trained employees are the essential prerequisite for Ravensburger's success! In addition to competitive total compensation and rewards, we offer a collaborative and creative working environment!

Responsibilities

• Translate card concepts, narrative intent, gameplay needs, and Disney Lorcana visual standards into clear, inspiring art direction for commissioned illustrations, ensuring artwork supports both card-level execution and broader set-level visual goals across the trading card game experience.
• Review and refine art descriptions and creative briefs, ensuring they are focused, production-ready, easy for artists to act on, and aligned with narrative needs, gameplay objectives, and visual storytelling standards.
• Commission and guide a high volume of illustration work from brief through final delivery, providing timely, constructive feedback that keeps artwork accurate, aligned with narrative needs, on brand, and on schedule.
• Collaborate remotely with Set Leads, Narrative, Production, Brand, Art Coordination, and external artists to align creative goals with production realities, balancing artistic vision, production requirements, and the overall player experience.
• Use overlays, references, and visual notes to clarify direction, solve production challenges, and support artist success; maintain brand consistency, IP standards, and visual storytelling quality across commissioned artwork; and support the discovery, review, and thoughtful onboarding of freelance illustration talent with an eye toward building a broad and globally relevant artist pool.

Requirements

• Relevant experience in production art direction, illustration commissioning, art buying, tabletop or collectible trading card game development, publishing, animation, games, entertainment licensing, or other visual storytelling fields.
• Demonstrated experience commissioning and directing illustration work, with the ability to provide thoughtful visual feedback and support high-quality creative execution from concept through final delivery.
• Strong understanding of visual storytelling and creative collaboration, with experience partnering across creative, production, and cross-functional teams to achieve project goals.
• For Junior-level candidates: early professional experience and strong potential in illustration commissioning, art direction, visual evaluation, and delivering clear, actionable feedback to artists and creative partners.
• For Senior and Lead-level candidates: demonstrated ownership of complex commissions, set-level creative direction, and/or production workflows, with the ability to guide projects, drive alignment, and contribute to the successful execution of larger creative initiatives.

Pay

Salary Range: $90,000–$100,000 USD annually

Benefits

• Employee Purchase Program: Awesome discounts on various products.
• Helping Hand (Employee Assistance Program): Confidential help for you and your family, from stress management to legal advice.
• Hybrid Work: Flexible hybrid work schedule for work-life balance.
• Parental Leave: 8 weeks paid leave for birth, adoption, or placement of a child.
• Personal Insurances: Customizable coverage for home, car, pet, travel, legal, jewelry, and identity theft insurance.
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): Allocate part of your paycheck for medical or dependent care expenses with tax savings.
• Retirement Savings: Defer up to annual IRS maximum; catch-up contributions for those 50+. Safe Harbor: 100% match on first 4% of elective deferral per payroll period with True-up. Immediate Vesting: 100% immediate vesting from day one.
• Health Package: Comprehensive coverage with UnitedHealthcare — medical, dental, vision, prescriptions, and 100% in-network preventive care.
• Paid Time Off: Up to 25 days of PTO per year for vacation, sick days, or personal time, plus 12 paid holidays aligned with US or Canadian federal holidays.