Visual Designer - Wild Rift (Contract) at Riot Games

<h2>Company Introduction</h2> <p>Founded in 2006 by passionate entrepreneurial gamers, Riot Games centers its game development philosophy on player experience. The studio debuted <em>League of Legends</em> in 2009, which earned widespread critical acclaim and grew into the world’s most-played video game with over 100 million monthly active players. The global player community forms the core foundation of Riot’s business, driving continuous iteration and optimization of in-game player experience.&nbsp;</p> <h2>Role Overview</h2> <p>Riot Visual Designers seek to craft the best player experiences through their knowledge of graphic design, interactivity, layout, typography, color theory, and illustration. Designers collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams and act as both artistic and design problem solvers. They understand players and ask questions about the what, who and how when solving for visual communication design challenges.</p> <p>As a Visual Designer for Wild Rift, you embody this approach as the execution core of the Publishing Art team. You deliver high-quality visual assets across all player touchpoints, partner with cross-functional teams to bring campaign visions to life, and ensure visual excellence in every deliverable. This role focuses on hands-on production and design implementation, serving as a key driver in translating high-level brand strategy into impactful visual campaigns to delight global players.</p> <p>This role is based in Shanghai, China.</p> <h2>Core Responsibilities:</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Visual Execution &amp; Production:</strong> Independently execute end-to-end advanced visual design production (Visual Identity/social assets/event materials) to deliver high-aesthetic global publishing content.</li> <li><strong>Brand Consistency:</strong> Rigorously apply global brand guidelines to ensure every asset aligns with the Wild Rift visual identity across all marketing channels.</li> <li><strong>Cross-Functional Collaboration:</strong> Work seamlessly with motion, illustration, and localization teams to unify visual messaging and ensure smooth, efficient creative workflows.</li> <li><strong>Vendor &amp; Asset Support:</strong> Assist in reviewing outsourced deliverables and provide precise, actionable visual feedback in line with Riot’s quality bar.</li> <li><strong>Resource Stewardship:</strong> Manage and organize scalable visual asset libraries; contribute to the maintenance of standardized design production files.</li> </ul> <h2>Qualifications:</h2> <h3>Required Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>5+ years’ professional experience as a Visual Designer within games, entertainment, or high-end advertising industries.</li> <li><strong>Mastery of core craft:</strong> Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in layout, typography, visual system construction, and commercial design.</li> <li>Advanced technical proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects), Figma, and 3D production tools (Cinema 4D or Blender). Familiarity with collaboration tools such as Miro is a plus.</li> <li>In-depth understanding of full creative production workflows, covering motion and VI asset development standards.</li> <li>Solid English reading/writing for design communications; functional spoken English. fluent Mandarin.</li> </ul> <h3>Desired Preferred Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>Proficiency in visual art pipeline (C4D/Blender, posing, lighting, compositing etc.) to streamline guidance for outsourcing.</li> <li>Multi-platform design experience covering mobile, social media, and web-based visual development.</li> <li>Experience in translating creative briefs into successful marketing campaigns with clear impact.</li> <li>Expertise in crafting high quality Key Art for marketing campaigns; strong understanding of motion design and storytelling to elevate digital publishing assets.</li> </ul> <h2>Core Hiring Criteria:</h2> <p>Successful candidates excel through robust design craftsmanship, a collaborative mindset, and player-centric decision-making. We prioritize candidates with strong player empathy who prioritize the end-user experience throughout all design work. We also value grounded, resilient team members who thrive within fast-paced, rapidly evolving working environments.</p> <p>Employment Type: employment contract with FESCO Adecco, a professional personnel company in China</p>