Cambridge, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Frontier 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, Fron…
Skills: Art Direction, Creative Leadership, Visual Direction, Game Pipelines, Team Management
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid
Frontier 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, Fron…
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Define and deliver the artistic vision and quality bar for a new project while ensuring alignment with game design and product strategy. Lead and empower art teams and leads to deliver consistent, high-quality visual results within technical and production constraints.
Requires a proven track record of delivering standout art direction on shipped titles from concept to release. Must possess exceptional artistic judgment, strong leadership skills for managing senior artists, and experience with outsourcing pipelines.
Frontier 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. The modern studio is located in the vibrant technology hub of Cambridge (UK). The talented team at Frontier are dedicated to nurturing our existing portfolio and delivering our exciting future roadmap.
This role 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.
We’re looking for an Art Director to define, communicate, and deliver the artistic vision for an exciting new project. As a key member of the project leadership team, you will be accountable for the visual direction and quality of the game, balancing creative ambition with production realities, technical constraints, and commercial goals.
Working closely with the Game Director, Executive Producer and Development Leadership, you will guide and empower Art teams to deliver consistent, impactful results at scale. With a focus on creative leadership, clear decision-making, and team alignment, you will ensure the visual direction enhances gameplay, strengthens the player experience, and supports the overall success of the game.
\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOINGDefining, 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.
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.
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.
You will work with talented and passionate people to support, develop or publish our sophisticated and enduring games, in a creative, collaborative and inclusive environment. We love what we do, and we work hard to provide outstanding experiences for our players.
Wellbeing is a big focus at Frontier, and we are continually evolving how we can support our people. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide a range of wellbeing activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health.
We offer a 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 subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events.
We strive to create an environment where everyone can fully demonstrate their capability and potential. If you therefore need any reasonable adjustments to support you during the recruitment process, please speak to your Talent Acquisition representative.
For queries, please email: [email protected]
Frontier 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. Working at Frontier: 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. We are continually evolving how we can support our people. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide a range of wellbeing activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health. We offer a competitive salary and benefits, which includes share option schemes, company bonus scheme, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in-house subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events. Join us in shaping our future!
Offices: 26 Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 0FP, GB
Frontier 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. Working at Frontier: 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. We are continually evolving how we can support our people. We encourage a healthy work/life balance and provide a range of wellbeing activities, initiatives and sessions to support both mental and physical health. We offer a competitive salary and benefits, which includes share option schemes, company bonus scheme, life assurance, private family healthcare, flexitime working hours, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, in-house subsidised catering, support with relocation, a Cycle to Work scheme, free bike servicing, and social activities and events. Join us in shaping our future!
Offices: 26 Science Park, Milton Road, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire CB4 0FP, GB
