Lead Art Director in City of Westminster

Join the Mojo Digital Art Team as an imaginative leader, setting the benchmark for visual excellence across our Digital Gaming portfolio. As a Lead Art Director, you will be the driving force behind elevating artistic quality, inspiring peers, and shaping the creative vision that defines our games. This role demands a visionary who can influence, guide, and challenge the team to deliver world‑class visuals—without formal line management responsibilities. You will partner closely with cross‑functional teams and project leadership to ensure every game is visually stunning, cohesive, and commercially impactful. A key part of this role is working closely with our studio teams in India—directing art for the games they build and fostering strong collaboration across geographies.

What you’ll do:

• Champion Artistic Excellence: Set and uphold the highest standards of visual quality across all projects, ensuring consistency and innovation in the management of artistic vision.
• Define Creative Vision: Establish clear artistic style guides and visual standards that align with brand and product goals.
• Influence and Inspire: Act as a creative catalyst—providing feedback, guidance, and thought leadership that elevates the work of the entire art team, including remote studio teams.
• Collaborate Globally: Work closely with project managers and cross‑functional leads to align art direction with timelines, priorities, and commercial objectives, while building strong relationships with teams across the globe to ensure seamless execution.
• Drive Ideation: Lead and contribute to creative brainstorming sessions, offering bold ideas and innovative solutions.
• Champion AI Innovation: Advocate for and apply AI‑based tools and processes to improve efficiency, accelerate production, and unlock new creative possibilities.
• Ensure UX Layout Quality: Deliver intuitive and visually appealing layouts for mobile slot games, balancing aesthetics with usability.
• Represent with Impact: Present visual concepts and achievements to team members with clarity, confidence, and persuasive storytelling.
• Problem‑Solve Creatively: Make informed, timely decisions to overcome artistic and production challenges.
• Foster a Culture of Creativity: Promote collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement within the art team and across global studios.

What we are looking for:

• 7+ years in senior art direction roles within gaming, entertainment, or digital media.
• Consistent track record of elevating visual quality and influencing creative teams.
• Experience with slot games or similar interactive gaming products highly desirable.
• Strong portfolio showcasing leadership in art direction and delivery of high‑quality visuals across full game cycles.
• Demonstrated success in collaborating with international teams and driving creative alignment across multiple locations.
• Experience applying AI solutions in creative workflows and production efficiency.
• Exceptional ability to inspire and influence without direct authority, particularly across distributed teams.
• Strong visual storytelling and concept communication skills.
• Strategic problem solver with a eye for detail and quality.
• Ability to articulate and champion creative ideas across disciplines and geographies.
• Deep understanding of art pipelines and production workflows in digital gaming.
• Passion for innovation and pushing creative boundaries.
• Ability to work in the London office 3 days a week.

Why Aristocrat?

Aristocrat is a world leader in gaming content and technology, and a top‑tier publisher of free‑to‑play mobile games. We deliver great performance for our B2B customers and bring joy to the lives of the millions of people who love to play our casino and mobile games. And while we focus on fun, we never forget our responsibilities. We strive to lead the way in responsible gameplay, and to lift the bar in company governance, employee wellbeing and sustainability. We’re a diverse business united by shared values and an inspiring mission to bring joy to life through the power of play. We aim to create an environment where individual differences are valued, and all employees have the opportunity to realize their potential. We welcome and encourage applications from all people regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, cultural background, disability status or LGBTQ+ identity.

Our Values:

• All about the Player
• Talent Unleashed
• Collective Brilliance
• Good Business
• Good Citizen

Travel Expectations: None

Additional Information: At this time, we are unable to sponsor work visas for this position. Candidates must be authorized to work in the job posting location for this position on a full‑time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.