Regional Director of Art

The Regional Director of Art – APAC is a senior creative and organisational leader responsible for elevating artistic excellence across our growing art teams in Australia and Singapore. With a proven background as an Art Director on high-calibre titles, this role drives vision, capability development, and cross-studio consistency, while ensuring our teams deliver world-class assets across AAA, mobile, and emerging platforms.

The Regional Director is responsible for upholding high artistic standards, developing leaders, and collaborating with global Liquid Art - such as those in North America and Europe - to achieve strategic alignment, recognition, and sustained growth. This role requires a hands-on creative leader who can inspire, set standards, and scale a multi-discipline art organisation of 25+ artists across multiple studios.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The responsibilities of the Regional Director of Art – Liquid Gold role can be broken down into the following key responsibilities:

Organisational Leadership & Creative Strategy

• Lead the artistic vision and growth strategy for the APAC art organisation, ensuring alignment with global Liquid standards and long-term business goals.
• Provide strong creative direction across multiple art disciplines, acting as a senior escalation point for quality, style, and technical execution.
• Build a cohesive regional art identity through high-level communication, collaboration, and influence across studios and global partners.
• Mentor and develop Art Leads, Senior Artists, and future leaders across the region.

Art Quality, Execution & Delivery

• Ensure consistent, high-quality delivery across all art teams and disciplines, including 3D, concept, animation, UI/UX, and technical art.
• Review pipelines, evaluate project quality benchmarks, and implement improvements to raise artistic and operational standards.
• Partner with production to forecast workload, shape creative staffing needs, and support successful project delivery across multiple titles.
• Provide expert guidance on creative problem-solving, stylistic alignment, and client expectations for AAA and major IPs.

Cross-Regional Collaboration

• Integrate with Liquid North America and work closely with other Keywords Art Studios (i.e. - Mindwalk, Lakshya, Red Hot, and Volta) to share best practices, align workflows, and strengthen global cohesion across the Keywords Create art network.
• Support cross-regional resourcing, knowledge-sharing, and the integration of new capabilities or technologies into the APAC art ecosystem.

People, Culture & Development

• Champion a culture of artistic excellence, inclusion, and continuous creative development across APAC.
• Partner with People & Culture teams to build structured growth pathways for artists at all levels.
• Identify high-potential talent and nurture future leaders through coaching, portfolio feedback, and development plans.

• Prior experience as an Art Director or Senior Art Director on multiple shipped AAA or high-quality titles.
• 10+ years in professional game art roles, with at least 5 years in leadership positions overseeing multi-disciplinary art teams.
• Deep understanding of art pipelines—including concept, modelling, texturing, lighting, animation, VFX, and technical art.
• Demonstrated ability to guide, mentor, and grow large creative teams (25+ artists).
• Strong client-facing experience and ability to communicate creative solutions to global partners.
• Expertise implementing scalable art workflows, quality standards, and creative pipelines across multiple studios.
• Experience influencing cross-regional teams and aligning with global best practices.
• Graduate degree or equivalent experience in Art, Design, Animation, or related fields preferable

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Our recruitment process typically consists of an initial review of your application and if suitable followed with a Teams or Phone interview. 

All applications will be responded to within five to ten business days where possible. For those who make it to interview stage, feedback will also be provided.

As part of our ongoing efforts to improve our candidate experience, we do randomly select individuals to participate in a very short, anonymous, survey. Your feedback is important to us and we appreciate your time providing this. 

Should you wish to discuss Keywords Studios and our opportunities prior to making an application please feel free to call our Head of Talent Acquisition, Stan Rolfe on +61 416 048 976. Leave a message and he'll return your call as soon as possible. Please note Stan is based in Perth, Western Australia. 

Role Information: EN

Studio: Keywords Studios

Location: APAC, Australia

Area of Work: Game Development

Service: Create

Employment Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time, Hybrid

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PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY

Keywords Studios is strongly committed to protecting your personal information. By sending your CV/Resume, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and consent to your data being managed and retained in accordance with our data privacy and retention policy https://www.keywordsstudios.com/en/applicant-privacy-notice/.