Associate Art Director

Summary

Join PeopleFun, an award-winning mobile game creator, as an Associate Art Director for Wordscapes Search! This hands-on role initially involves using Unity, strong graphic design skills, and color expertise to build an art team from the ground up. You'll collaborate with designers and developers to create immersive visual experiences. Over time, this role may evolve into a more strategic leadership position, mentoring a team and fostering a collaborative environment. The position requires significant experience in mobile game art direction and Unity. PeopleFun offers a competitive compensation package including base pay, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

• 6+ years prior professional experience as an artist within the mobile gaming industry and 1+ years experience directing art on a casual mobile title
• Demonstrated experience developing art and solving design problems for casual mobile games in Unity
• Strong eye for art direction, capable of defining motion behaviors and developing a systematic and scalable approach to deliverables
• Possess expert level understanding of all creative aspects of game development, including UI/UX, visual design, art content creation and overall player engagement
• Deep understanding of asset pipelines and how to create stages of art to get the team excited, and ultimately implement assets into Unity
• Maintain an eye for quality with a high level of polish and execution, keeping current with gaming trends and styles
• Demonstrated ability to operate within high ambiguity, leveraging innovation, creative problem-solving, rapid prototyping & critical thinking to produce positive outcomes
• Strong leadership abilities with the proven ability to influence colleagues at all levels, from direct reports to fellow executives. Experience creating/adapting style guides and other art/design documentation
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate production problems before they arise, solving issues collaboratively and with excellent follow through

Responsibilities

• Quickly create and interpret ideas into rough concepts and playable prototypes that can eventually become fully realized in proprietary tool sets - creating easy to navigate, captivating gameplay sequences, and rewarding moments for our players
• Collaborate with cross-discipline partners from initial concept through prototype and release - iterating and pushing ideas forward, but also knowing when to slow down, and having the craftsmanship ability to polish assets to a ‘Best-in-Class’ release quality
• Direct, manage and maintain the visual art direction, production quality and asset production
• Serve as the primary advocate for art on Wordscapes Search, guiding overall strategy alongside the product owner and other cross-disciplinary leads
• Create and maintain game-art related documentation, style-guides, templates and materials

Preferred Qualifications

• A passion for games, puzzles and collaboration
• Proficiency in user flow, graphic user interface and layout
• Experience with softwares such as Adobe Suite, Figma or another related wireframing software
• Professional experience managing in house & outsourcing pipeline in a live-ops setting

Benefits

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• Performance Bonuses
• 401K Match Policy
• Flexible PTO Policy
• Wellness Stipend
• Free Lunch each Friday
• Generous Parental Leave & Family-Friendly Culture
• Annual Credits for Professional Development & In-App Purchases