Lead Visual Designer

Yahoo serves as a trusted guide for hundreds of millions of people globally, helping them achieve their goals online through our portfolio of iconic products. For advertisers, Yahoo Advertising offers omnichannel solutions and powerful data to engage with our brands and deliver results.

Yahoo is a global media and tech company that reaches nearly 900 million people around the world, bringing them closer to what they love—from finance and sports, to shopping, gaming, and news—through trusted products, content, and technology that fuel their day. For partners, we provide a full‑stack platform that helps businesses amplify growth and build meaningful connections across advertising, search, and media.

We are seeking a talented Lead Artist (Games) to establish, create, and evolve the visual identity for Yahoo Games first‑party original games as well as provide feedback on third‑party games. In this role, you will own the visual direction across all 1P games—setting a cohesive look that aligns with the Yahoo brand while helping define a distinctive visual language for Yahoo Games.

This is a hands‑on individual contributor role with leadership influence. You will create high‑quality game art assets, guide external artists and partners, and collaborate closely with Game Design, Product Management, Product Design, Engineering, and Production to bring games to life. You will also partner with Marketing, Yahoo Design Studio, and Growth teams to support promotional art and campaigns that help players discover and engage with our games.

If you are a strong visual storyteller, a casual games enthusiast, and a taste‑maker who cares deeply about craft and player experience, this role is for you.

• Own and define the visual direction for Yahoo Games first‑party titles, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with Yahoo brand guidelines.
• Establish and evolve a distinctive visual look and feel for Yahoo Games while maintaining flexibility across different game types and formats.
• Create high‑quality game art assets, including UI elements, environments, characters, icons, and animations.
• Partner closely with Game Design and Product Management to shape the game experience from concept through launch.
• Collaborate with Product Design to ensure strong UI design, usability, and adherence to best practices.
• Work closely with the Game Producer to support project planning, schedules, and milestones.
• Manage and guide contract artists and external development partners, providing clear direction, feedback, and quality control.
• Ensure art assets are optimized for performance across desktop and mobile web platforms.
• Partner with Engineering to ensure smooth integration of assets into builds and production pipelines.
• Support the creation of promotional and marketing art in collaboration with Marketing, Growth, and Yahoo Design Studio.
• Contribute to playtests and reviews, providing feedback on visual clarity, readability, and overall player experience.
• Champion visual quality, craft, and consistency across all Yahoo Games experiences.
• Provide feedback on the visual design of third‑party games.

• 5+ years of professional experience as a game artist, visual designer, or similar role in the games industry.
• Extensive experience working on casual games, ideally for desktop and mobile web platforms.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating visual direction, game art, UI design, and production‑ready assets.
• Deep proficiency with Figma, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop.
• Experience creating both static and animated assets.
• Strong understanding of UI design principles and usability best practices.
• Familiarity with asset optimization, performance considerations, and production pipelines.
• Experience collaborating with cross‑functional teams including product, engineering, and design.
• Experience working with external studios or contract artists.
• Deep interest in casual games and a strong point of view on what makes game art feel polished, approachable, and fun.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and feedback skills.

• Experience supporting live‑ops games or content updates.
• Familiarity with motion…