Art Lead (f/m/d)

About the company: Your role: As Art Lead, you are responsible for the planning, execution and control of the Art Team’s contribution within complex, multi-disciplinary projects. This role is fundamentally management-driven, combining production ownership, team leadership and creative direction. You will ensure that art production is structured, predictable and aligned with project goals, balancing creative ambition with technical constraints, timelines and budgets.

Rather than operational creation, your role is to define scope, guide execution, mitigate risks and ensure delivery across all art disciplines (2D, 3D, concept art, animation, VFX, lighting, UI/UX). You act as a central communication and coordination hub between Art Direction, development team other department leads. You will be part of translating vision into clear plans, actionable tasks and measurable outcomes.

The kind of stuff you`ll be doing: Your day-to-day work focuses on planning, coordination and control of art production: Production Ownership & Planning Own art production planning within a project, including sprint planning, milestone definition and backlog structuring. Break down high-level goals into clear tasks, priorities and deliverables for the team. Prepare and maintain project roadmaps, progress tracking and reporting.

Actively monitor progress, identify risks early and take corrective action. Scoping & Estimation Contribute to initial project scoping, defining art requirements, complexity and r