Open/Speculative Applications - Character Art Director

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION! For 30 years we have been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd.

We are searching for an experienced Character Art Director to join our growing Art department, to manage and inspire a team responsible for creating memorable character models for our games. You will be responsible for defining the look of our protagonists and antagonists in a variety of thrilling unannounced projects. You will apply your visual standards and actively be involved in the day-to-day Character Art production. It will be your responsibility to collaborate with discipline leads to set quality standards for the games using in-depth knowledge of techniques and technical approaches. This role is based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success. We can provide a relocation package, including moving assistance, temporary accommodation, and full support to ensure a smooth transition to your new environment.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the Code, Design and Art teams to identify, research and help implement innovative ideas and technical approaches needed for the vision of each project.
• Drive research and development into new software and art techniques through an understanding of emerging trends and technologies in games, media, and visual effects.
• Establish a solid creative vision in a variety of art styles.
• Define best practices, workflows and pipelines as well as develop and improve existing processes.
• Accurately scope a project's art requirements.
• Inspire, mentor and train artists to ensure solid working foundations and career development.
• Establish clear in-game budgets and ensure proper game performance and optimisation.
• Be involved with the recruitment needs of your team.
• Extensive leadership experience, shipping 3D game titles on multiple platforms.
• Have a creative eye and aesthetic judgment to help drive and critique the visual quality.
• Exceptional understanding of game development process from concept and pre-production, through production, to finalising and optimisation.
• Strong technical understanding of common and proprietary tools and technology used for content creation.
• Diligence with individual and team tasks, considering scheduling and budget limitations.
• Excellent knowledge of industry standard task tracking software such as Jira, Excel, and MS Project.

We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including: 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days). Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision. Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover. Enhanced Family Leave. Interest Free, Tax-Free loans. Enhanced Pension Scheme. EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support. Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!

Right to Work Statement: This role is only open to applicants who have the permanent right to work in the UK. We are unable to provide or take over visa sponsorship, either now or in the future. Applicants must therefore be able to demonstrate their ongoing eligibility to work in the UK without the need for employer sponsorship.

Life at Our Oxford HQ: Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces. Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio.

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable!

Inside Rebellion: Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms.

Find out more about us: Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work‑life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well‑being.

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and beyond, because a representative team makes better products. If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies.