Head of Art

Title: Head of Art

Location: Anywhere in the world

We are seeking a strategically minded business leader to own and grow our global Art Services line of business. This role is responsible for ensuring the successful conversion of sales opportunities into signed, executable business, while building the organizational structure, teams, and delivery models required to scale sustainably.

Working in close partnership with the Global Art Director, this leader will balance commercial goals, operational execution, and long-term strategy. They will act as the primary bridge between sales, Art/Codev leadership, production, and delivery, ensuring that client opportunities are not only won, but delivered with excellence, predictability, and profitability.

Key Responsibilities:

· Own the commercial success of the Art Delivery line of business at global level, including revenue growth, margin targets, and long-term scalability.

· Partner closely with the sales team to evaluate, shape, and close new business opportunities, ensuring they are structured for successful delivery.

· Participate in client-facing discussions to define scope, pricing models, delivery strategies, and long-term partnership potential.

· Ensure that signed deals align with operational capabilities, artistic standards, and strategic goals.

· Define and execute a forward-looking strategy for the art business, including service offerings, capacity planning, and market positioning.

· Identify opportunities for new capabilities, delivery models, tools, or geographic expansion.

· Build new teams in growth regions

· Support, grow and mentor current teams

· Stay informed on industry trends in game art production, outsourcing, and co-development to inform business decisions.

· Design, organize, and deploy cross-functional delivery teams, along with the Global Art Director, to meet client needs effectively and efficiently.

· Establish scalable structures, workflows, and resource models in partnership with production and art/codev leadership.

· Ensure clarity of roles, responsibilities, and accountability across the delivery organization.

· Act as an escalation point for delivery or resourcing challenges, driving solutions that protect client relationships and business outcomes.

· Build trusted relationships with key clients as a business and delivery leader.

· Ensure consistent communication and alignment between internal teams and external partners.

· Represent the Art Services business internally, providing clear reporting on performance, risks, and opportunities.

· 10+ years of experience in games industry services, outsourcing, co-development, or related delivery-focused environments.

· Proven experience leading business units, service lines, or large operational teams.

· Strong commercial acumen, including experience with deal structuring, pricing, margin management, and contract execution.

· Demonstrated ability to organize, scale, and deploy teams across multiple projects and clients.

· Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

· Strong strategic thinking combined with hands-on operational execution.

· Excellent communication in English, both written and spoken.

· Fluent in at least another language

· Experience with managing Eastern European teams

· Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment with tight deadlines.

· Familiarity with game development pipelines, from pre-production to post-production.

· A passion for digital art, the process of creating it, and a desire to share that passion with others.

Preferred:

· Experience working closely with art, creative, or production leadership in game development.

· Familiarity with 3D art pipelines, asset production workflows, and game development lifecycles.

· Experience supporting AAA and/or large-scale indie game projects.

· Background in distributed or global team environments.

• A dynamic and creative work environment.
• Opportunities to work on exciting, high-profile projects.
• Professional development and career growth.
• Competitive salary and benefits.
• You will be working for one of the worlds leading providers of specialist services to the games industry.

Who we are

Side is a global video game development and services provider, offering technical and creative solutions to many of the largest developers and studios around the world. Founded in 2009 and drawing on 30+ years' experience from our parent company in Japan, Side has since grown to become a global force with 15+ studios in over a dozen countries across North America, Europe, South America, and Asia. 

Our industry-leading services include game development, art production, audio production, quality assurance, localization, localization QA, player support, community management, and datasets. 

Help us bring stories to the world! Join a global team of passionate gamers and contribute to delivering unforgettable game experiences.   

For more information, visit www.side.inc.