Senior Visual Story Development Artist - Unpublished R&D Product

Shanghai, China · 8+ years experience · Posted Oct 15, 2026

At a glance

As a Visual Story Development Artist at Riot, you will bring characters and stories to life through visual development and cinematic storytelling.
As a Senior Visual Story Development Artist on the Unpublished R&D Product, you will apply your visual development skills and narrative sensibility to create compelling visual storytelling content.

Drive visual development and storytelling, creating and delivering illustrative, animated, and visual narrative content, as well as writing story scripts, to advance character development, worldbuilding, and the player experience.
Shape character performance, camera composition, cinematography, and editing to create compelling cinematic experiences that align with the project's visual direction.
Lead projects of varying scales, partnering closely with production to ensure work is delivered on time and to a high standard of quality.
Leverage cinematic tools and related workflows in Unreal Engine for visual development, storyboarding, animatics, and in-game cinematics.
Partner with other artists under the direction of the Art Director to build the foundations of character design, story development, and visual worldbuilding.
Use 2D, 3D, and other relevant tools and technologies to explore new approaches to visual storytelling and advance narrative expression both inside and outside the game.
Work directly with game development, marketing, and publishing teams to understand their goals and deliver high-quality visual narrative solutions.
Navigate ambiguous creative spaces with clear communication, adaptability, and sound judgment, while sharing knowledge, supporting collaborators, and balancing execution speed with exceptional quality.

8+ years of professional experience in directing, concept art, storyboarding, or animation within the video game, film, or animation industries.
Strong traditional and digital art foundations, with a deep understanding of human and creature anatomy, proportion, movement, and performance.
Hands-on proficiency with creative software, including 2D and 3D modeling, layout, and animation tools, Unreal Engine, and video editing or compositing software for storyboards, animatics, and final shots.
Proven ability to work independently in complex or ambiguous creative environments and develop ideas from early narrative beats into complete, clear, and executable visual concepts.
Strong visual judgment, narrative awareness, and communication skills, with the ability to articulate creative intent and collaborate effectively across disciplines.
Fluency in Mandarin Chinese.