Fusebox Games
Senior Artist ( 6 Months FTC )
United Kingdom
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Senior Artist ( 6 Months FTC )
Senior Artist
Location: Remote Contract: Full-time, 6 months initially with a view to extension or permanency
About Fusebox Games
- At Fusebox Games, we create world-leading choice-based narrative mobile games enjoyed by millions of players globally.
- Since launching in 2016, we’ve become a leader in interactive narrative experiences through globally recognised licensed IPs and original stories.
- We’re looking for an experienced Senior Artist with previous management experience to mentors a team of artists and drive the visual quality of our games.
- Ideal for someone who blends exceptional artistic ability, strong creative judgement, management skills, and a passion for raising quality across an entire project.
- As a Senior Artist, you’ll take ownership of high-impact artwork, influence the visual direction of our games, mentor other artists, and collaborate across disciplines toward engaging player experiences.
The Role
As a Senior Artist, you’ll:
- Take responsibility for creating and directing high-quality visual assets, championing artistic excellence across the project.
- Define visual standards, improve workflows, support external partners, and help develop the wider art team.
- Work closely with Art, Product, Narrative, Design, and Production to ensure consistently high-quality visual experiences.
What You’ll Be Doing
Artistic Ownership
- Own the creation of complex, high-impact visual game-ready assets.
- Take responsibility for artistic quality of new features and seasonal content.
- Provide art director guidance for Big Brother project (characters, backgrounds, props).
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows, consistency, and artistic standards.
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Art Direction & Quality
- Produce polished artwork requiring minimal revisions.
- Create and maintain style guides establishing clear visual standards.
- Ensure consistency across:
- Characters
- Environments
- UI
- Promotional assets
- Review and polish artwork before final implementation.
- Maintain exceptional attention to detail throughout production.
- Identify and resolve visual inconsistencies pre-release.
Collaboration
- Work closely with Product, Narrative, Design, QA, and Production teams.
- Help define and evolve the visual identity of our games.
- Clearly communicate artistic vision and provide constructive feedback.
- Collaborate with external outsourcing partners while maintaining quality standards.
- Solve visual challenges through collaboration and creative thinking.
Technical & Creative Expertise
- Demonstrate expert knowledge within your artistic discipline, with a strong understanding of:
- Character design and anatomy
- Digital painting (Adobe)
- Shape language
- Colour and light theory
- Composition
- Mobile game art pipelines
- Balance artistic ambition with technical limitations.
- Ensure mobile-performance optimised artwork without compromising quality.
- Continuously improve the player experience through art.
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Leadership & Mentorship
- Manage, mentor, and support junior and mid-level artists.
- Conduct:
- 1:1s
- End-of-year reviews
- Share knowledge, techniques, and best practices team-wide.
- Provide detailed paint-overs, feedback, and guidance to both internal and outsourced artists.
- Help raise the visual standard of the department.
- Contribute to the growth and development of the art team.
What We’re Looking For
Must-Have Skills
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Exceptional artistic talent combined with
- Leadership
- Collaboration
- A passion for creating outstanding player experiences.
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Minimum Requirements:
- Extensive professional game art experience (commercial titles).
- Proven mobile or live-service game asset production expertise.
- Excellent artistic fundamentals with exceptional attention to detail.
- Proven experience managing artists.
- Experience creating/maintaining visual style guides.
- Strong visual storytelling and player readability skills.
- Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.
- Outstanding communication and feedback skills.
- Verifiable mentorship experience for artists and creative talent.
Desirable Experience
- Experience in:
- Narrative-driven or free-to-play mobile games.
- Directing outsourced art teams.
- UI/UX design.
- Defining or evolving an art style.
- Mobile game optimisation techniques.
- Licensed IPs or established brand collaborations.
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Skills
Artistic Ability
Creative Judgement
Management Skills
Art Direction
Visual Storytelling
Collaboration
Character Design
Digital Painting
Colour Theory
Composition
Mobile Game Art Pipelines
Mentorship
Attention to Detail
Visual Standards
Problem Solving
Feedback Skills
Location