Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
We are seeking an Art Director for a new project at Frontier Developments in Cambridge, UK. This role involves defining and delivering the artistic vision for the game. This position is offered on a full in-studio basis or a hybrid basis (minimum 3 days per week in the studio). We can provide a comprehensive relocation support package as part of any offer, should you need to relocate.
Responsibilities
- Defining, owning, and communicating the artistic vision and quality bar for the project, ensuring clarity, consistency, and alignment with game design and product strategy.
- Empowering and directing Leads and Principal artists, ensuring alignment to the project vision and consistent delivery at scale.
- Translating creative vision into clear direction, benchmarks, and actionable guidance.
- Providing clear, consistent feedback at a project level, ensuring visual cohesion and addressing quality gaps early.
- Acting as the senior point of accountability for artistic decisions, making informed trade-offs between quality, scope, and delivery constraints.
- Partnering with Production and project leadership to ensure the creative vision is achievable within timelines and technical constraints.
- Contributing to project-level planning and resourcing discussions, ensuring the right capability is in place to deliver project goals.
- Enabling and supporting Leads to successfully manage outsourced content.
- Fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing game team environment.
- Acting as a key member of the Art Leadership group, contributing to the ongoing development and success of the department and our projects.
Requirements
- Proven track record of setting and delivering standout art direction on shipped titles, from concept through to release.
- Exceptional artistic judgement across multiple visual disciplines, paired with a strong grasp of game pipelines and production realities.
- Ability to align large, cross-disciplinary teams behind a clear and compelling creative vision.
- Confident decision maker, able to balance creative ambition with scope, performance, and delivery.
- Strong communicator and influencer, able to bring stakeholders with you at every level.
- Experienced in leading and developing Senior Artists and Leads, building capability and raising the bar across teams.
- A proactive problem solver, comfortable navigating complex creative and production challenges.
- Experienced working with external partners and outsourcing pipelines.
Nice to Have
- Experience defining the visual identity of a new IP or major product evolution.
- Background working across multiple styles or genres.
- Experience contributing to product positioning, branding, or market-facing visuals.
- Familiarity with industry-standard digital content creation and engine tools.
- Experience contributing to department-level initiatives, knowledge sharing, or cross-project improvements.
- Experience presenting vision to senior stakeholders or external audiences.
We Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package, which includes a success-based annual bonus, share option schemes, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in-house subsidized catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events.
- A creative, collaborative, and inclusive environment.
- A range of wellbeing activities, initiatives, and sessions to support both mental and physical health.
- Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
About the Company
Frontier Developments is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renowned for its iconic creative management simulation games, Frontier captivates players worldwide with immersive and authentic game worlds. Frontier’s portfolio includes critically acclaimed titles such as Elite Dangerous, Planet Coaster, Planet Zoo, Jurassic World Evolution, and Jurassic World Evolution 2, plus an exciting roadmap of future releases.
With a modern studio in the vibrant technology hub of Cambridge (UK), our talented teams are dedicated to nurturing our existing portfolio and delivering our exciting future roadmap. We are proud of our creative, collaborative, and inclusive environment. We love what we do, and we work hard to provide outstanding experiences for our players.