Art Director

6 Months ago • 5 Years + • 2D Art

Job Summary

Job Description

Playrix, a leading mobile game developer, seeks an Art Director to lead the visual development of flagship projects. You'll be responsible for graphics quality, collaborating with producers on new features, and managing a team of artists. Strong product vision, casual 2D art portfolio, and 5+ years of experience in game development are essential.

Must have:

Product Vision
Casual 2D Art
Game Development
Art Team Management

Good to have:

Match-3 Projects
Effective Processes
Global Game Market
Graphics Trends

Perks:

Flexible Schedule
Health Insurance

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2d-art

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character-design

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Job Details

Art Director

About the company

Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies  in the world. In terms of mobile application revenue, we rank first in Europe  and are in the top 3 worldwide. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (that's a third of the world's population!) and more than 30 million people around the world play them every day.

Team, about the role

We're looking for an Art Director for our flagship projects loved by people all over the world.

In this position you will undertake various interesting challenges, such as developing the product's visual aspects, rethinking our current approaches to graphics and effects, and managing a strong team of artists.

You'll have a unique opportunity to add a project with a multi-million audience to your portfolio and, together with the project's producer, make strategic decisions that will take the game's graphics to the next level.

This role requires relocation from Russia and Belarus to one of our offices or remote work from other countries (except Russia and Belarus). Find out more .

Tasks

Assuming responsibility for the quality of the project's graphics and the game's visual development
Interacting closely with producers when working on the most complex tasks, such as searching for new visual solutions and developing concepts for new features and layers of the game
Participating in the development and evaluation of art specialists
Participating in the formation of efficient processes in the art team

Requirements

Strong product vision, high artistic taste, and a trained eye; understanding of how to balance quality
Understanding of production pipelines; understanding of how game graphics are created
Excellent understanding of isometry, shapes, and volumes; high level of rendering; experience in character design, creation of complex concepts and illustrations, and interface development
Solid casual 2D art portfolio is a must
Ability to see issues with graphics and give constructive feedback
Experience assessing and developing a team
Knowledge of the global mobile game market and trends in graphics
5+ years of experience in game development (preferably on match-3 projects)
Fluency in Russian and proficiency in written English

Preferred

Experience building, implementing, and adapting effective processes to the art team's needs

Our Perks

Flexibility at work

For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world (except for the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus). You can do your work however and wherever you like — we only evaluate your results.

Caring for health and well-being

We provide voluntary health insurance for employees and their children, and reimburse online sessions with a psychologist.
We offer fully paid vacation days and sick leave. In certain circumstances, you can request additional days off.
We support leading a healthy lifestyle and reimburse the cost of gym memberships and fitness app subscriptions.

Professional development and education

We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
We offer discounts on English language courses and courses for the languages of the countries in which the company operates.

Events and merch

We regularly hold offline events like team meetings, big corporate parties, and informal office parties.
We also regularly organize fun competitions, quizzes, hackathons, and online fitness challenges.
We have a merch store with an internal currency you can use to buy unique gifts. We give out this currency as a gift for significant dates, and you can earn more by participating in events and company activities.