Joel Emslie is the Studio Art Director at Infinity Ward. Emslie joined Infinty Ward in 2004 and worked as the Lead Character Artist on Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 before leaving the studio following a dispute between Infinity Ward and Activision to join Respawn Entertainment.
Emslie returned to Infinity Ward in 2017, becoming the Studio Art Director, and worked on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.