Senior Studio Artist

As Senior Studio Artist at HBA Art, you will create original artworks for hospitality, commercial, and residential projects, while taking senior responsibility for presentation, client relationships, and project coordination. The role combines strong visual authorship with the ability to translate curatorial and design briefs into compelling artwork concepts, developed visuals, production-ready files, and well-managed client approvals. Based in Singapore, you will support projects across Asia Pacific and collaborate with HBA Art teams globally. Working with the Creative Director, project teams, clients, artists, and fabricators, you will help move work from brief and concept through presentation, refinement, production, and installation, protecting creative intent while keeping communication clear and progress on track.

Responsibilities

Create original artworks for hospitality, commercial, and residential projects; Take senior responsibility for presentation, client relationships, and project coordination; Contribute to curatorial strategy with the Creative Director, project team, and external stakeholders; Undertake focused art and cultural research; Create original digital artwork concepts, studies, compositions, mock-ups, and visual tests; Develop selected concepts into resolved artwork directions; Lead project-level client relationships; Provide creative direction and constructive feedback to junior team members, external artists, makers, or creative partners; Prepare polished visual packages and client presentations; Present creative work confidently in internal and client meetings; Manage artwork development workstreams day to day; Coordinate with designers, consultants, suppliers, fabricators, and internal teams; Track decisions, risks, sample reviews, approvals, and next steps; Support artwork approvals, IP, credits, permissions, QA/QC, installation planning, and handover documentation; Prepare clear technical and production packages; Prepare and review production-ready digital files for print, CNC, laser cutting, 3D-print tests, or specialist maker workflows; Review mock-ups, material tests, prototypes, and production progress

Requirements

Strong fine-art foundation, with excellent judgement in composition, colour, detail, materiality, and visual storytelling; A confident creative practice and the ability to originate artwork ideas, not only interpret or document them; Advanced digital artwork skills, particularly in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, with confidence preparing presentation and production files; Confident presentation and client communication skills, with the ability to explain creative thinking and guide feedback constructively; Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage priorities, deadlines, approvals, and coordination across multiple projects; Degree in Fine Art, Visual Arts, Graphic Design, Illustration, or a related creative field; Minimum 5 years’ experience in a studio artist, visual artist, artwork creation, art consultancy, design studio, or fabrication-related role, with a strong portfolio of original digital and/or mixed-media work; Fluency in English is mandatory

Nice to have

Proficiency in additional Asian languages is advantageous; Working knowledge of CAD, SketchUp, Rhino, or light 3D tools is advantageous