Art Director

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Job description

About the company

Playrix is one of the most successful mobile game development companies, ranking among the top 3 mobile game developers in the world. Our games have been installed 2.3 billion times (one-third of the world’s population), and more than 30 million people 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 here.

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

We're looking for an Art Director

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 here.

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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

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

Strong product vision, high artistic taste, and a trained eye; understanding of how to balance quality

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

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

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

Solid casual 2D art portfolio is a must

Ability to see issues with graphics and give constructive feedback

Ability to see issues with graphics and give constructive feedback

Experience assessing and developing a team

Experience assessing and developing a team

Knowledge of the global mobile game market and trends in graphics

Knowledge of the global mobile game market and trends in graphics

5+ years of experience in game development (preferably on match-3 projects)

5+ years of experience in game development (preferably on match-3 projects)

Fluency in Russian and proficiency in written English

Fluency in Russian and proficiency in written English

Preferred

Preferred

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

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. 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, including individual, family, and child consultations. 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, as well as massages, spa and sauna visits, and recovery treatments. Professional development and education We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences. We cover foreign language courses. Employees who combine work with formal education are entitled to five additional paid days off per year for exams, thesis or dissertation defence, and other mandatory academic activities. 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 its own internal currency that you can use to buy unique gifts, such as a new game console or a padel racket. Pet care We reimburse a portion of pet-related expenses, including veterinary services and other eligible costs.

Flexibility at work

For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world. We only evaluate your results.

For most positions we offer a flexible schedule, and employees can work from anywhere in the world. 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, including individual, family, and child consultations.
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, as well as massages, spa and sauna visits, and recovery treatments.

Professional development and education

We pay for participation in specialized conferences and courses and hold our own internal conferences.
We cover foreign language courses.
Employees who combine work with formal education are entitled to five additional paid days off per year for exams, thesis or dissertation defence, and other mandatory academic activities.

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 its own internal currency that you can use to buy unique gifts, such as a new game console or a padel racket.

Pet care

We reimburse a portion of pet-related expenses, including veterinary services and other eligible costs.

Work Format

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