2D Lead Artist (Console & Mobile Games)

Yogyakarta , Indonesia
full-time

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Drive the artistic vision for console and mobile game projects, leading a talented team to produce high-quality visuals and innovative game experiences.

Gameloft Indonesia are looking for an exceptional 2D Lead Artist to drive the artistic vision of console and mobile game projects. This role combines creative excellence, leadership, and production ownership, ensuring world-class visuals while guiding and inspiring a talented art team.

You will work closely with the Art Directors and cross-functional teams to deliver visually outstanding, market-leading mobile game experiences.

In addition to leading the team, you will also take a hands-on role in AAA-level creation projects, actively contributing to high-quality asset production and setting the benchmark for artistic excellence across the project lifecycle.

What You Will Own

  • Define, elevate, and maintain the visual direction of the project
  • Lead, mentor, and develop the 2D Artists into a high-performing team
  • Oversee end-to-end art production: planning, execution, and delivery
  • Take an active hands-on role in AAA-level asset creation, setting the artistic benchmark and contributing directly to high-impact visuals
  • Create and supervise character concepts, environments, UI, and marketing assets
  • Ensure artistic consistency and premium visual quality across all assets
  • Establish and improve art pipelines, workflows, and quality standards
  • Collaborate closely with Designers, Developers, Art Leads, 3D Artists, Animators, and Producers
  • Contribute to benchmarking and visual innovation within the mobile market

What We’re Looking For

  • 5+ years of experience in the game industry
  • 2–3+ years in a Lead / Senior art position, with at least work on 1 shipped titles
  • Proven experience leading and scaling art teams
  • Strong mastery of color theory, composition, and visual storytelling
  • Outstanding drawing skills and solid classical art fundamentals
  • Deep understanding of 2D production pipelines (artistic & technical)
  • Working knowledge of 3D workflows and integration
  • Strong proficiency in Photoshop (experience with 3D tools is a plus)
  • Solid understanding of the mobile games market and player expectations

Nice to Have

  • Experience in live-ops and performance-driven art production
  • Exposure to marketing creatives and promotional art
  • Experience working with game engines
  • Familiarity with production management tools (Jira, Confluence, Miro, etc.)
  • Art-related academic background

Why Join Us

  • Work on high-quality, ambitious mobile projects
  • Influence the visual identity of products reaching global audiences
  • Collaborate with a senior, cross-functional team
  • Structured onboarding and leadership support

 

Please include a link to your portfolio in your CV — this is an important part of your application.

Applications without a portfolio link may not be processed.

Kindly double-check that your portfolio link is accessible and working properly before submitting your CV.

 

Additional information

 

  • You want to be part of an exceptional experience, within a company that is constantly growing.
  • You want to work with talented people who are industry pioneers.
  • You want to join a global company and meet great people around the world from all walks of life.
  • Motivating, challenging and rewarding work on the next great frontiers in games.
  • Career-development opportunities.
  • Exceptional library of diverse top games with broad distribution.

For more information go to www.gameloft.com

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Gameloft is a prominent developer and publisher of mobile video games that crafts engaging titles across digital platforms, including smartphones, tablets, and connected TVs. Serving a global audience, Gameloft offers a diverse portfolio of over 200 games, catering to players with varying preferences, while also expanding into cross-platform titles for PC and consoles.

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