Art Director
Crypto-native game developer, publisher, and research lab building open, interoperable onchain games and World Engine, a scalable gamechain SDK.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
Funding history
About Argus Labs
Argus Labs is a crypto-native gaming company operating across distributed-systems research, game development, game publishing, and blockchain gaming infrastructure. Its primary infrastructure product, World Engine, is an open-source framework and sharded rollup SDK for building high-performance, real-time onchain games. Argus also develops and publishes games including Dark Frontier.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will set and oversee the visual direction for creative projects, ensuring consistency across branding, advertising, and digital content. You will collaborate with product, marketing, and creative partners to develop and implement design solutions, create storyboards and prototypes, and present concepts to stakeholders. You will manage and mentor designers, provide constructive feedback, and keep the team current with industry tools and trends.
Requirements
- Proven experience as an Art Director or similar senior creative role (minimum 5 years)
- Strong portfolio demonstrating creative skills and leadership in design projects
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop Illustrator and InDesign
- Excellent understanding of visual storytelling typography color theory and composition
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills
- Ability to manage multiple projects and meet tight deadlines
- Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design Fine Arts or related field (preferred)
Responsibilities
- Lead the creative vision and execution of visual projects
- Develop and maintain a cohesive visual identity
- Collaborate with marketing product and creative teams to conceptualize design solutions
- Manage and mentor a team of designers
- Oversee creation of storyboards mockups and prototypes
- Stay up to date with industry trends tools and techniques
- Present and defend design concepts to stakeholders
Benefits
- Flexible PTO (2 weeks required) and holidays
- 100% employer covered medical dental and vision insurance (US)
- 401k (US)
- Up to $1500 desk set up stipend
- Company retreats
- No crunch policy