Art Director

Abnormal

9h•$149,200 - $214,500

About The Position

Abnormal is seeking an artist-first Art Director to own and advance the company’s distinctive visual aesthetic. The role sets the vision and protects its integrity across brand identity, campaigns, product launches, and experiential environments. The Art Director will work closely with the CEO, CMO, VP of Product Marketing, and VP of Revenue Marketing to understand the company’s worldview and translate leadership’s vision into a clear aesthetic that collaborators can execute. This is a vision-first individual-contributor role, distinct from the creative services function that manages production. The Art Director will establish creative direction and guardrails, review work for consistency, and contribute hands-on concept work when needed. The desired visual approach is bold and cinematic, grounded in high-craft science-fiction or cyberpunk visual storytelling—especially designed interfaces, holograms, objects, and systems rather than characters or atmospheric environments. The role also develops mood boards, concept art, and visual references to align internal teams and external vendors.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in concept art, visual design, or art direction, with work demonstrating artistic progression and a distinct point of view.
Shipped credits on AAA game titles, major film productions, or equivalent high-craft visual projects in sci-fi, cyberpunk, or adjacent genres, focused on interface design, in-world UI/UX, holographic displays, or designed objects and systems rather than characters, creatures, or natural environments.
A portfolio demonstrating genuine aesthetic vision and world-building through designed objects and systems such as architecture, vehicles, digital weapons, futuristic technology, and UI; painterly or landscape-driven portfolios are not the desired profile.
Experience serving as the sole or lead visual voice on at least one significant project, owning its aesthetic direction end to end.
Ability to articulate and document a visual language clearly enough for others to execute without the Art Director present.
Experience collaborating directly with senior leadership or creative directors and translating their vision into tangible work.
Craft fluency across digital, environmental, editorial, and motion visual mediums.
Ability to work as an autonomous individual contributor in a fast-moving tech company, take feedback, and collaborate cross-functionally while staying close to the work rather than managing a team.
Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to defend and sell a creative direction clearly and confidently.

Nice To Haves

Experience in B2B technology, cybersecurity, or enterprise software, or demonstrated ability to quickly understand a technical domain and translate it visually.
Familiarity with experiential or event design, including large-format, spatial, or environmental design.
Experience working alongside or managing a creative production team.
Comfort with AI-assisted design and prototyping tools.

Responsibilities

Define and own Abnormal’s visual aesthetic direction.
Lead visual ideation for major product launches, experiential events such as RSA and Black Hat, and brand campaigns.
Contribute hands-on concept work when needed.
Build a shared creative language across the organization so the aesthetic can scale without depending on the Art Director for every decision.
Serve as the creative authority and taste-setter for visual output across brand identity, campaigns, and experiential environments.
Translate the CEO’s and leadership’s vision into a clear, communicable aesthetic that others can execute independently.
Partner with creative services by setting guardrails and reviewing production work for style consistency rather than managing production.
Develop mood boards, concept art, and visual references for recruiter screening, vendor briefs, and internal alignment.