Art Department Director

The Art Department Director will lead the art organization for Candy Crush Soda Saga, guiding a diverse team of artists across all disciplines. This role involves defining art strategy, managing processes, planning work, ensuring delivery excellence, and improving workflows. The director will also communicate and align with other departments and champion the art craft in strategic discussions, ultimately shaping the game's visual experience for millions of players.

Must Have

• Lead the Art Department – Inspire and grow a diverse team of artists and leads across all disciplines.
• Drive Strategy & Organisation – Define the art organisation’s strategy, structure, and ways of working.
• Plan & Prioritise – Scope, prioritise, and resource the work so creative energy goes where it has the biggest impact.
• Deliver with Excellence – Ensure art projects land on time, to quality, and with clear ownership and alignment.
• Evolve Ways of Working – Continuously improve workflows, pipelines, and collaboration between crafts and with production partners.
• Communicate & Align – Represent the art organisation in Soda’s leadership forums; create alignment between Art, Product, Design, and Tech.
• Champion the Craft – Bring credibility and creative understanding — you know how art gets made in games, and you’re a trusted voice for the craft in strategic discussions.
• Experienced art or creative leader with a track record of leading large, multidisciplinary teams in games or creative production.
• Strong people leader — great at coaching, developing others, and building high-performing, happy teams.
• Organisationally sharp and strategically minded; you connect long-term vision with day-to-day delivery.
• Excellent communicator who builds trust and clarity across teams and senior stakeholders.
• Brings a solid creative background and understanding of art workflows in mobile game development.
• Passionate about enabling creative excellence at scale — balancing craft, quality, and delivery.

We’re looking for an Art Department Director to lead the art organisation behind one of the world’s most iconic mobile games - Candy Crush Soda Saga. Together with your team, you’ll be responsible for the Art of the game, how it looks, feels, and comes to life for hundreds of millions of players. You’ll guide the people, processes, and structure that enable Soda’s Art department to deliver high-quality, joyful, and consistent experiences. You’ll collaborate closely with the creative directors, art leads, product managers, designers, and other partners to ensure the art organisation is empowered, aligned, and set up for long-term success.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the Art Department – Inspire and grow a diverse team of artists and leads across all disciplines (2D, 3D, Animation, VFX, Tech Art, etc).
• Drive Strategy & Organisation – Define the art organisation’s strategy, structure, and ways of working to support Soda’s long-term creative and product goals.
• Plan & Prioritise – Scope, prioritise, and resource the work so creative energy goes where it has the biggest impact.
• Deliver with Excellence – Ensure art projects land on time, to quality, and with clear ownership and alignment.
• Evolve Ways of Working – Continuously improve workflows, pipelines, and collaboration between crafts and with production partners.
• Communicate & Align – Represent the art organisation in Soda’s leadership forums; create alignment between Art, Product, Design, and Tech.
• Champion the Craft – Bring credibility and creative understanding — you know how art gets made in games, and you’re a trusted voice for the craft in strategic discussions.

About You

• Experienced art or creative leader with a track record of leading large, multidisciplinary teams in games or creative production.
• Strong people leader — great at coaching, developing others, and building high-performing, happy teams.
• Organisationally sharp and strategically minded; you connect long-term vision with day-to-day delivery.
• Excellent communicator who builds trust and clarity across teams and senior stakeholders.
• Brings a solid creative background and understanding of art workflows in mobile game development.
• Passionate about enabling creative excellence at scale — balancing craft, quality, and delivery.

Why This Role Matters

This is a strategic and creative leadership role at the heart of Soda. You’ll be shaping how art happens — building the structures, systems, and culture that let creative talent thrive. Together with your team, you’ll define what beautiful means for Soda — and ensure it reaches millions of players every single day.