Lead Artist

Frontier is an independent video game developer and publisher, crafting immersive gaming experiences with fun gameplay and unparalleled artistic quality. Renowned for its iconic creative management simulation games, Frontier captivates players worldwide with immersive and authentic game worlds. The modern studio is located in the vibrant technology hub of Cambridge (UK). The talented team at Frontier are dedicated to nurturing our existing portfolio and delivering our exciting future roadmap.

This role is offered on a full in-studio basis or a hybrid basis (minimum 3 days per week in the studio). We can provide a comprehensive relocation support package as part of any offer, should you need to relocate.

We’re looking for a Lead Artist to help shape and deliver the scenery for our games, leading a small team to create high-quality 3D assets including props, modular building sets, and assembled environment content.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for guiding your team to deliver work that meets expectations for quality, performance, and schedule, while maintaining a strong and consistent visual style. Just as importantly, you’ll support the growth and wellbeing of the artists you work with, helping them develop their skills and confidence through clear direction, feedback, and regular support.

You’ll work closely with Art Direction, Production, and teams across the project to turn creative vision into something tangible and achievable, ensuring your team is aligned, supported, and set up for success. Your artistic judgement and hands‑on experience will help you guide quality, solve problems, and step in where needed to keep things moving.

• Leading the delivery of scenery assets and set-based content across your team’s work streams, ensuring output meets quality, performance, and schedule expectations.
• Translating art direction into clear, actionable goals and supporting your team to deliver consistent, high-quality results.
• Working closely with Production to plan work, provide estimates, track progress, and identify risks early.
• Supporting your team day‑to‑day by reviewing work, providing clear feedback, and helping to resolve challenges to keep delivery moving.
• Ensuring assets are combined into cohesive, believable scenery that supports gameplay, readability, and visual storytelling.
• Maintaining alignment with technical requirements, pipelines, and performance constraints.
• Line managing artists, supporting their development through feedback, coaching, and structured growth.
• Assigning work effectively to balance delivery needs with individual development.
• Creating a positive, collaborative team environment where people feel supported and motivated.
• Acting as the main point of contact for scenery-related work, collaborating with Art Direction, Production, and other teams to keep everything aligned and moving forward.
• Contributing to team planning and resourcing, supporting improvements to workflows and processes, and working with external partners where required.

• Strong experience delivering high-quality 3D assets within a game development environment.
• Highly developed capability in asset creation workflows, including modelling, texturing, and real‑time integration.
• Solid hands‑on experience with industry tools such as Maya, Substance Painter, and ZBrush.
• Experience leading or coordinating a team delivering content at scale.
• Experience line managing individuals, including performance reviews, goal setting, and development planning.
• A good understanding of production pipelines, scheduling, and working across disciplines.
• The ability to balance visual quality with performance and delivery constraints.
• Strong artistic judgement, including composition, scale, and visual storytelling.
• Clear communication, organisation, and decision‑making skills.

• Experience working with outsourcing teams and external partners.
• Experience supporting team planning or resourcing.
• Familiarity with modular workflows, kit building, or large asset libraries.
• An interest in improving workflows, tools, or processes.
• Experience working in different styles or across different types…