Lead Artist

Dovetail Games

Chatham, United Kingdom·Full-time·Posted 27 Oct 2026

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The role, as advertised by Dovetail Games

We are looking for a Lead Artist to drive the quality, technical excellence, and artistic vision of our Train Sim World titles.

 

Working closely with the Art Director, the successful candidate will lead a team, have hands on environment art experience, set the visual bar and steer the development of the product.

 

We are looking for someone that has experience solving visual and technical problems and can evaluate tools and workflows.

 

You will also be expected to drive planning and delivery for the environment team, identifying risks, managing dependencies and keeping the team moving.

 

This role would suit someone who is looking to take that next step into a Lead role, or you may have previously held the title of Lead.

What you’ll get from us!

https://careers.dovetailgames.com/benefits

This role at a glance

This is one of 98 art and visual roles open in England today, out of 630 live games jobs across the UK. Going by the title it’s a lead / principal role, combining hands-on work with setting direction or managing others. Like most UK games roles it doesn’t publish a salary, and too few art and visual roles do for a fair comparison. Our salary guide covers typical ranges.

Discipline
Art
Level (from the title)
Lead / principal
On gamesJobs since
28 Oct 2026
Other Art roles in England
97

About Dovetail Games

Dovetail Games is a games developer based in Chatham, England.

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