Senior Illustration Artist - League of Legends, Splash Team

Responsibilities

• Consistently solid craft executor of high-quality 2D Splash Illustrations with minimum oversight.
• Aid in driving the quality of the team's work and set the bar for excellence.
• Maintain the illustration quality and mentor our vendors by participating in review meetings and providing constructive feedback to external art teams.
• Mentor and coach artists in creating high-end Splash illustrations and developing their art skills.
• Share craft expertise and knowledge through discipline, community, mentorship, and art collaboration.
• Support team leadership through style guide creation, participating and assisting in team rituals, identifying areas for improvement, and consistent feedback.

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience as a 2D Artist/Illustrator.
• Showcase ability to create high-quality 2D Splash Illustrations.
• Extremely proficient in art fundamentals, visual storytelling, anatomy, lighting, materials, and color theory.
• Expertise in Splash Style including stylized anatomy, heroic compositions, and cinematic/realistic believability.
• Advanced experience creating high-end digital art assets in Adobe Photoshop.
• Highly experienced with 2D Illustration Asset production pipelines and showing a strong ability to drive illustrations from thumbnails to the final state.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills in working in a team environment and collaborating with different disciplines.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience owning and effectively communicating about projects and workflow.
• AAA Game Development experience.
• Familiarity with League of Legends Characters, IP Universes, and Lore.

Benefits

Our Perks: Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match.