Technical Art Director

We're a small, AI-forward game studio developing Moonsters, an ambitious mobile game with extensive LiveOps, monetization features, and content updates. We believe in leveraging cutting-edge AI tools to achieve AAA production quality with a lean, highly skilled team.

We're seeking a hands-on Technical Art Director who will be instrumental in building and managing AI-powered art pipelines for massive content production. You'll lead a small art team while directly contributing to asset creation and pipeline development. This is a unique opportunity to shape the visual direction of our game while pioneering new AI-driven production methodologies.

Responsibilities

Pipeline & Production

• Design and implement scalable AI-powered art production pipelines for generating hundreds of game assets efficiently
• Establish comprehensive art style guides and implement technical systems to maintain visual consistency
  
  

• Maintain consistent visual quality across all game content, LiveOps events, and monetization features
• Lead and mentor 1-2 artists while remaining deeply involved in production
• Hands-on creation and refinement of game assets using both AI and traditional techniques
  
  

• Collaborate with game design and engineering to ensure seamless asset integration
• Document technical workflows for team scalability
  
  

• 5+ years in game development
• 2+ years in a lead/director role
• Shipped titles in mobile gaming
• Built and deployed AI pipelines currently in production
  
  

• High-quality game art AND technical pipeline work
• Experience shipping mobile games
• Ability to maintain visual consistency across hundreds of AI-generated assets
• Understanding of mobile game monetization art requirements
  
  

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work autonomously
• Passion for pushing the boundaries of what's possible with AI in game development
• Excellent communication skills and ability to document technical workflows
  
  

• 🚀 Opportunity to pioneer AI-driven game art production
• 🎨 Significant creative ownership and impact on a growing title
• 🏡 Flexible work environment
• 💰 Competitive salary
• 📈 Equity participation
• 👥 Small team culture where your contributions directly impact success
  
  

• Unity Integration: Working knowledge of Unity's UI systems, particle effects, and animation implementation
• 2D Art Production: Expert-level skills in concept illustration and UI/UX design using Photoshop, Midjourney, and ComfyUI
• Motion Design: Advanced proficiency in After Effects for animations and visual effects
• Experience with Figma or similar collaborative design tools
  
  

• Generative AI Mastery: Production experience with Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, DALL-E
• Technical Workflows: ComfyUI or Automatic1111 workflow creation
• Prompt Engineering: Proven strategies for consistent, production-ready outputs
• Integration: Experience bringing AI-generated assets into game production pipelines