Art Director

• Own the art direction of Heptic Arena across environment art, character/species art, animation, modelling, rigging, texturing, shader development, concept art, 2D, and UI/UX
• Maintain a consistent visual language across playable species, roster additions, skins, and cosmetics
• Collaborate with the Creative Director, Game Designers, Technical Leaders, and PO to integrate gameplay, design, and art
• Build and maintain 3D art pipelines in Unreal Engine
• Solve technical challenges with cross-functional teams
• Optimize workflows for live-service content, new arenas, seasonal content, and post-launch releases
• Track progress, monitor milestones, and provide regular feedback using Jira and Confluence
• Initiate, plan, execute, and control art content development
• Set artistic vision and direct the art team
• Stay involved in production from early concepts through live content updates after release