Welcome to Bossa Studios! An immensely talented, daring, multicultural team of individuals (or as we like to call ourselves - Bossians!).

Chances are, you know us as that quirky, London-based studio behind several critically acclaimed, YouTube-renowned hits, many of which have become an integral part of gaming meme culture (Shhh… I doctor now!). These include Surgeon Simulator, I Am Bread and the BAFTA-winning Monstermind.

While most games studios are mainly driven by their bottom-line, Bossa is leading a movement of creativity-first. We create together. We laugh together. We innovate together. As we believe that’s the only way to build legacy, and the only way we can revolutionise the way in which games are experienced. Games that are truly fun and relevant to people’s lives.

As one of the studio’s senior team you will be responsible for pushing the quality of art across all of our games. Collaborating with the individual project teams you will be able to offer informed and experienced advice on how to increase their level of execution and support them in delivering games which will delight our players.

As an experienced Art Director you will have a deep understanding of the relationship between audience, gameplay and art, how they coexist and support each other and how to use art to increase both adoption and engagement. You will have a reasoned and logical approach to both style and execution, something you will be able to articulate to all stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Quality. Overall responsibility for the visual quality of all games Bossa produces
Art style. Working with the project Lead Artists to set an appropriate art style for our games
Review. Reviewing the visual progress of every game in development, identifying areas in need of improvement and actions needed
Branding. Working closely with marketing to provide suitable visual identities and branding for our games
Collaboration. Working with Product, Marketing and other departments to understand our target audience, business goals and reflect this appropriately in our art style and content choices
Ambassador. Being an ambassador for art quality in each of our games, studio wide
Team. Working closely with the Head of Art to support them with their studio, process, artist career paths and other departmental initiatives

Requirements

Previous experience as an Art Director on games
A track record of setting compelling audience appropriate art styles
A deep understanding of the fundamentals of Art, how it can create emotion, tell stories and influence player decisions, including but not limited to; colour theory, shape language, lighting
Proven commercial and critical success
Excellent communication and presentation skills
A natural problem solver
A fascination for finding new and better approaches to problems
An open and inclusive approach to art direction
You understand that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and you respect those around you
A drive to learn, improve and share
The ability to adapt to fluid situations, you know when to stick to the plan and when to put it to one side

Portfolio submission (required)

Examples of personal and professional artwork
Examples demonstrating your workflow from concept to creation
Examples of work you have directed but did not create
Examples of style guides for projects you have worked on

Benefits

Annual Holiday Allowance - 22 days, to increase 1 day after every year up to a maximum of 25 days
Private Medical Insurance – Provided by Bupa
Life Assurance – Tax free lump sum payment of 4 x annual salary
Pension Scheme – We match up to 5%
EMI Share Scheme - Generous lump sum of shares awarded upon joining which will vest over a 4 year period
Flexible Working - Work from home days and flexible core hours 10.00-16.00 (standard hours 09.30-18.00)
Supportive family policies - 6 months fully paid maternity leave and 3 months fully paid paternity leave
Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 Helpline
Cyclescheme - up to £1,000 loan deducted from monthly salary over 12 month period
Discounted gym membership
Travel to Work Loan – Loan deducted from monthly salary over 10 or 12 month period
Food - Free snacks, fruit and drinks
Social Events - We have fantastic company culture and loads of fun social events