Senior Motion Graphics Artist - League of Legends

As a Senior Motion Graphics Artist on League of Legends, you will work alongside art and product leads to bring League of Legends pages and UI to life. Motion artists operate at the intersection of art and tech through collaboration with visual designers, game designers, audio designers, UX designers, and engineers. 

You will work as a key contributor on various product features that span both the in-game and around-game spaces. You will design eye-catching transitions and interactive states that reinforce an established motion language, expanding / evolving that language when necessary. You will then translate your vision into real-time executions by working directly in the game engine, where you balance aesthetics, functionality, and performance of your executions. 

Motion Graphics Artists frequently work with various teams or initiatives across the League org. The Senior Motion Graphics Artist reports to the Sr. Visual Design Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Help shape motion and interactive direction for League features, defining directions that meets the creative goals and artistic direction of the project
• Align the team on a vision by creating high-quality animatics that demonstrate full motion user flows
• Work alongside engineers, tech artists, and visual designers to translate your animatics into interactive experiences 
• Collaborate with that multi-discipline team at each stage of development, from concept to in-engine implementation
• Raise the bar for and uphold the League of Legends art style & quality standards
• Contribute to logistical efforts like planning and estimating scope of work
• Utilize strong communication skills to advocate for your craft across the org
• Drive workflow improvements to unlock the potential of future artists
• Work within proprietary tools and workflows to efficiently import/export assets, optimize animations, and streamline development pipelines.
• Be an active member of Riot’s Motion Graphics craft community

Required Qualifications:

• 4+ years of motion design experience across UI, games, or media
• Portfolio showing proficiency of motion graphics fundamentals (easing, pacing, timing, composition, legibility)
• Portfolio showing experience creating motion graphics for real-time UI (celebrations / ceremonies, design systems, notifications, HUDs, interactive states, screen transitions etc)
• Mastery in the Adobe Suite (After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator)
• High proficiency with VFX particle plugins like Trapcode Suite or xparticles
• Strong understanding of version control tools and game dev workflow / pipelines
• A keen eye for maintaining best practices related to optimization and performance
• Experience in Figma

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with the game engine tools like Unreal or Unity
• Experience animating with Spine 2D, Protopie, Rive
• Experience in a 3D modeling / animation package (Maya, 3DSMax, Cinema 4D, or Blender)
• Knowledge of League of Legends IP and style

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.